Katy News

Houston Grand Opera Opens the 2023-24 Season with Intelligence 

Company launches new season with a world-premiere opera for the first time in its history WHAT: On October 20, 2023, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will launch its new season with a company-commissioned world premiere, the new American epic Intelligence, produced in collaboration with […]

TABC announces 93% retailer compliance rate during back-to-school operations

AUSTIN — A statewide series of inspections by agents from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission found that 93% of retailers successfully prevented the sale of alcohol to minors during the busy back-to-school season. The inspections, called “underage compliance operations” (UCOs) […]

The Women’s Fund for Health Education and Resiliency Hosts “Doc Talk” on Living to the Fullest:

Maximizing Sleep and its Benefits Thursday, September 28, 2023 HOUSTON (September 21, 2023) – The Women’s Fund for Health Education and Resiliency, a nonprofit providing Houston-area women and girls with the tools needed to be advocates for their health, will present […]

MD Anderson expands breakthrough research campus with groundbreaking of innovative new facility

Rendering of MD Anderson's South Campus Research Building 5. Image courtesy of Elkus Manfredi Architects.

$668 million investment supports construction of inspiring, functional space to anchor institution’s research park HOUSTON ― The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today broke ground on a 600,000-square-foot facility intended to anchor the institution’s expansive south campus research park. The building was […]

Houston Chick-fil-A restaurants held a check presentation at Monday’s Astros game and the Katy-based nonprofit Hope Impacts received an $8K donation!

Chick-fil-A Houston donated $36,000 to nine local charities fighting hunger, combatting food insecurity, and supporting the community. This donation was matched by the Astros Foundation for a grand total of $72,000, which was evenly distributed to the charities below: Hope Impacts […]

SPARK announces 40th year celebration with $10 million campaign to build/ “reSPARK” 40 school parks in four years in the Greater Houston area

The Kinder Foundation, Houston Endowment, and The Brown Foundation have donated $8 million HOUSTON, September 20, 2023 – To commemorate 40 years of building community parks, SPARK School Park Program today announced a $10 million campaign to build 40 school parks […]

Collaborative for Children Hosts 2023 Building Blocks Luncheon to Shape a Brighter Future for Houston’s Children

Houston, TX – Collaborative for Children, a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to early childhood education, is proud to announce the eagerly awaited 2023 Building Blocks Luncheon, set to take place on Wednesday, September 27, 2023, at 11:30 am (CDT). The […]

Houston Grand Opera Presents Katie: The Strongest of the Strong October 10 through 12 at Miller Outdoor Theatre

HGO invites Houston students and families to the park for inspiring new company-commissioned opera What: Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will present Katie: The Strongest of the Strong, part of its Opera to Go! series for students and families, from Tuesday through Thursday, […]