This summer, Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) will offer fun, online programs specifically designed for high school-age teens in grades 9 through 12. The programs will be either live-streamed via Webex or pre-recorded videos. Registration is required for the live-streamed […]
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DPS Increases Highway Enforcement for Click It or Ticket, Memorial Day Weekend
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) wants to remind drivers to travel safely as we close out May and head into the Memorial Day holiday. Monday, May 24, through Monday, May 31, Texas Highway Patrol Troopers will participate in […]
Typhoon Texas Opens Daily for 2021 Summer Season Beginning Memorial Day Weekend
The 2021 waterpark season kicks off Friday, May 28 when Typhoon Texas opens its family raft rides, twisting tube slides, free-fall body slides, children’s Gully Washer, Texas-sized wave pool and winding lazy river for the entire summer. The west Houston […]
LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch Eyes Thriving Summer & Fall Seasons with New Stores, Restaurants & Events
Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch has remained a staple of family friendly activity in the Katy community and surrounding areas. Through obtainment of the Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC) STAR™ accreditation, the gold standard for […]
Katy Police Arrest Three Men Following Catalytic Converter Thefts in Katy
By George Slaughter Earlier this month, Katy Police arrested three men who had tools used to commit catalytic converter thefts and confessed to conducting such thefts. On May 5, police arrested Terry Jose Emanuel, 19, of Houston, along with David […]
Katy Police Officers Association Holding Online Fundraiser
By George Slaughter The Katy Police Officers Association is holding an online sale in lieu of its annual fish fry, which had to be cancelled due the pandemic. This is the second consecutive year the pandemic has forced cancellation of […]
Four Charged in Murder of Katy-Area Man
By George Slaughter The Harris County Sheriff’s Office has charged four people with murder following the shooting death of a Westminster Village subdivision resident. One of them, Joe Argueta, 19, is in custody. The other three are wanted: Margarito Alcantar, […]
Sheriff’s Office Launches Virtual Deputy Program
By George Slaughter The public has a new option for submitting criminal mischief, lost property, or theft reports, thanks to a new program launched by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. The new Virtual Deputy program enables anyone with a webcam […]
Who Do You Buckle Up For? Click It or Ticket Coming Up – May 24 to June 6, 2021
Who do you buckle up for is a question asked by the Kailee Mills Foundation, an organization established in memory of 16-year-old Kailee Mills who lost her life in 2017 in a crash when she unbuckled for a moment to […]
FBCL Announces Re-Opening Of More Libraries On June 4
Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) began the process of re-opening buildings on March 15, when five locations resumed in-person service. On Friday, June 4, the library system will welcome patrons back to five additional locations: the Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch, the First Colony Branch, […]
