Would you like to make yourself more marketable to an employer by being bilingual? Are you interested in other cultures and want to understand their languages? Learning another language can have many benefits, and Fort Bend County Libraries’ (FBCL) “Transparent Language® Online” resource makes learning a new language easier than ever – and it’s free! Throughout the month of May, Fort Bend County Libraries will have demonstrations of the key features of this free language-learning resource […]
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Revised Price Structure for Online Business Directory Listings with The Katy News
Katy News owner and publisher Pat Wilson has announced a revised price structure to a business directory listing available to local businesses and service professionals on The Katy News website for up to two years. It’s very straight forward says Wilson: A business directory of basic business services or products will cost $50 for one year from the start of publication. A business director of basic business services or products will cost $75 for two […]
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Ben Rosado: A Handyman Whose Clients Trust Him to Get The Job Done Right
For well over a decade, Katy homeowners have discovered that Ben Rosado is an outstanding example of a high-quality handyman who can help them plan and implement from simple repairs to more complex remodeling projects that allow them to restore quality of life in their homes within a range of budgets and a long history of customer satisfaction. A native of New York, Rosado pursued community college training in the carpentry profession right out of high school. […]
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At Katy’s The Dog Stop, Your Dogs Are Our Clients; You Are Our Customers
From the moment that his new owners took him home from the rescue kennel over six years ago, Mickey has lived a life full of love. He’s a genuine sweetheart with children, a warm and friendly greeter to the service folks who visit, and a “rock-star” at Katy’s The Dog Stop where he is everyone’s friend. Mickey is called “the greatest love-dog we’ve had in 46 years” by his owners. When it comes to watching […]
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Katy News Launches a Bold Program Telling Your Real Story of Your Business
The Katy News owner and publisher Pat Wilson has announced a major new initiative for the website that will offer local and regional businesses an effective new way to tell consumers in their market arenas why their businesses are uniquely capable of helping them and to get that message out. “We have established a new feature of Business Profiles that offer companies a chance to explain the background and professionalism in a ‘news style’ report […]
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Sue West Personal Journey to Elite Personal Injury Attorney
The West Law Office 738 S. Highway 6, Suite 180, Houston, TX 77079 281-347-3247 www.houstonpersonalinjury.law Sue West Personal Journey to Elite Personal Injury Attorney Sue West owner of the West Law Office, PLLC. did not follow a traditional, straight-line path on her journey to becoming a recognized and successful personal injury attorney. She has helped her clients obtain significant awards for financial damages imposed upon them wrongfully by others ranging from individuals to corporations. With […]
Special Spring Events 4/26 and 5/8 at the Lone Star Flight Museum
HOUSTON, Texas (April 25, 2025) – The Lone Star Flight Museum is hosting the 50th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon this Saturday, April 28, and the Inaugural Lone Star Flight Museum Clay Shoot on Thursday, May 8. SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS: Sat., Apr. 26 – 50th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon – In His Words – Nick Tran Thu., May 8– Inaugural Lone Star Flight Museum Clay Shoot Registration Open NOW – Summer Camps at […]
Minnette Boesel Honored with George Christian Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award
AUSTIN, TX — At the Real Places 2025 Conference in Austin, Texas, on April 24, The Texas Historical Commission (THC) proudly recognized Minnette Boesel of Houston, the outgoing volunteer board president of The Heritage Society, as the 2024 recipient of the George Christian Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award. “When I learned that I was selected this prestigious award that acknowledges individuals for outstanding volunteer service in historic preservation efforts across Texas, I felt refreshed […]
Lone Star Flight Museum Celebrated the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame Class of 2025, Now Boasting 100 Members, with Induction Ceremony and Luncheon on April 11.
(HOUSTON, Texas) April 11, 2025 – 300 guests celebrated the newest members into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame at the induction ceremony and luncheon held on Friday April 11 at the Lone Star Flight Museum located at Ellington Airport. The Class of 2025 included Al Cisneros, the first Hispanic pilot with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels; Jeannie Leavitt, the first female U.S. Air Force fighter pilot; and Tammie Jo Shults, one of the first U.S. Navy fighter pilots […]
HHSC Releases Data Showing $121.8 Million in Health Care Costs for Persons Not Lawfully Present
AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission today released data showing that in November 2024, Texas hospitals incurred $121.8 million in health care costs for persons not lawfully present in the U.S. Individuals not lawfully present in the U.S. visited Texas hospitals more than 31,000 times within that month, according to the data. Hospitals throughout the state reported the data to HHSC in accordance with Governor Greg Abbott’s Executive Order 46. HHSC provided the data […]
Texas Senate Passes Sen. Bettencourt’s Bill to Stop “Lottery Socialism”
SB 2010 Bans Local Governments from Funding Unconstitutional UBI Programs Austin, TX – The Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 2010 by Senator Paul Bettencourt (R- Houston) in a decisive, bipartisan 22-9 vote, taking direct legislative action against Harris County’s controversial “Uplift Harris” Universal Basic Income (UBI) program. The bill ensures that political subdivisions in Texas cannot spend public funds on guaranteed income giveaways with no accountability or measurable public benefit. “Harris County’s UBI scheme violates […]
Mosquitoes Don’t Take Vacations — Plan Ahead to Prevent Malaria
HCPH Urges Travelers to Take Action on World Malaria Day HOUSTON – Harris County Public Health (HCPH) is joining health organizations around the world to recognize World Malaria Day this Friday, April 25. This day helps raise awareness about malaria, a serious disease spread by mosquitoes, and encourages people to take steps to protect themselves, especially when traveling to endemic areas. Malaria is caused by a parasite that spreads when an infected Anopheles mosquito bites a susceptible host. HCPH Mosquito […]
Hundreds Attend DPS Airborne Public Safety Training in Austin
DPS Aircraft Operations Division Performs Rescue Demonstration AUSTIN – This week, the Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Aircraft Operations Division (AOD) hosted a specialized aircraft public safety training organized by the Airborne Public Safety Association (APSA) at the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Flight Services hangar in Austin. The two-day training, which ran April 23 and 24, brought together more than 150 local, state and federal law enforcement personnel from across the state and outside […]
Application for Mixed Beverage Permit made
Application has been made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Mixed Beverage Permit (MB) by Old Katy Patio LLP. Located at 1306 Avenue A. Katy, TX 77493, Harris County, Texas. Owners of said corporation are Oscar Blanco, Keith Jobe, Silvia Paiz and Ashli Blanco.
Heading Back to Nationals, Beckendorff Junior High Tops State in Science Olympiad
KATY, TX [April 24, 2025] – Looking to top last year’s strong third-place national finish, Beckendorff Junior High was named champion in the middle school category, or Division B, at the state Science Olympiad competition this month at Texas A&M University. In Division C, or the high school category, Seven Lakes High School landed a stellar second-place finish, and both teams have advanced to the national competition slated for May at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Rounding […]