By George Slaughter Dawn Champagne, who works in retail sales, is seeking reelection to the Position 7 seat on the Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees. She was elected in 2018. She faces one opponent, Walter Butler, who works […]
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Meet the Katy ISD School Board Candidates: Walter Butler
By George Slaughter Walter Butler, who works in sales, is seeking the Position 7 seat on the Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees. He faces incumbent Dawn Champagne, who works in retail sales. She was elected in 2018. Voters […]
Katy ISD Hosts Virtual Teacher Job Fair Saturday
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District is hosting a virtual job fair from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. this Saturday. “Katy ISD wants to continue the tradition of conducting our job fairs in a personal manner where interested […]
Meet the Katy City Council Candidates: Gina Hicks
By George Slaughter Gina Hicks, a cybersecurity professional, is seeking a Ward B seat on the Katy City Council. She faces incumbent Jenifer Jordan Stockdick, a business owner, who was elected in 2019. In addition to the council race, voters […]
Meet the Katy City Council Candidates: Jenifer Jordan Stockdick
By George Slaughter Jenifer Jordan Stockdick, a business owner, is seeking re-election to her Ward B seat on the Katy City Council. She faces Gina Hicks, a cybersecurity professional, In addition to the council race, voters will decide whether to […]
Meet the Katy City Council Candidates: Diane Walker
By George Slaughter Diane Walker, who works as a virtual assistant, is seeking a Ward A seat on the Katy City Council. This is her second bid for a council seat. Last year she unsuccessfully ran for the seat held […]
Meet the Katy City Council Candidates: Dan Smith
By George Slaughter Dan Smith, a territory senior manager, is seeking a Ward A seat on the Katy City Council. Incumbent Dusty Thiele, an insurance executive, was appointed to the seat last year following the resignation of Frank Carroll. Thiele […]
Katy ISD Named “2021 Best Communities for Music Education”
By George Slaughter For the 17th straight year, the Katy Independent School District has received the “Best Communities for Music Education” designation from the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation for the District’s outstanding commitment to music education. Of the […]
City Adopts Water Leak Adjustment Policy to Give Customer Refunds for Overcharges
By George Slaughter The Katy City Council Monday adopted a policy that enables city water customers get their water bills adjusted during the recent winter storms, when many Texans found themselves with burst water pipes. In addition, the city will […]
Local Little Free Library Dedicated to Memory of Katy Junior High Student
By George Slaughter Celia “CiCi” Rico, a 14-year-old Katy Junior High student, committed suicide in January. Her family and friends Friday turned that tragedy into something positive by dedicating a little free library in her honor. The library is a […]
