By George Slaughter Katy started its state title defense with a 40-7 win over Clear Springs Friday night at Legacy Stadium. The Chargers, coming off a 7-4 record last season, had high hopes for the game. But they got off […]
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Katy ISD Announces Deadline for Kindergarten Gifted and Talented Screening
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District announced an Oct. 1 deadline for screening kindergarten students for the district’s Challenge Gifted and Talented program. The district said kindergarten parents will receive information this week detailing how to refer a […]
City Sets Hearing to Adopt Proposed Tax Rate
By George Slaughter The Katy City Council Monday set a Sept. 27 public hearing to consider and adopt a proposed tax rate for its forthcoming 2021-22 city budget. The proposed tax rate is $0.447168 per $100 property evaluation, which reflects […]
Katy ISD Trustees Approve 2021-22 Budget
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees Monday approved a $1.1 billion budget that will include a property tax decrease for the fourth consecutive year. In a presentation to trustees, Chief Financial Officer Chris Smith said […]
District Continues Curbside Grab and Go Meals for its Virtual Instruction Students
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District said it will continue to offer curbside grab and go meals for students enrolled in its Katy Virtual Academy (KVA) Grades K-6 program. Meals will be distributed from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays […]
Katy ISD Teaming with Amazon to Help Teachers Purchase Classroom Items
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District and Amazon have partnered to help teachers purchase classroom items. The district is providing teachers up to $200 each to spend through an Amazon business account for supplies such as color pencils, […]
Fort Bend Sheriff’s Office Seeking Public’s Help in Finding Aggravated Robbery Suspect
By George Slaughter The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on a man who was part of an aggravated robbery in May. Deputies said a couple returned on May 31 to their Katy-area apartment in the 21600 block […]
Katy ISD Offering Free COVID-19 Testing for Enrolled Students
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District is offering free COVID-19 testing to its enrolled students. Tests are available from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at the west entrance of the Leonard Merrell Center, 6301 South Stadium Lane. “This summer […]
Katy ISD Opens New Haskett Junior High As Students Return to School
By George Slaughter The Katy Independent School District Wednesday opened its 17th junior high school while welcoming approximately 87,000 students to all its schools across the district. The school is named in honor of Bill and Cindy Haskett, two of […]
Katy ISD Reviewing Its Options Amid Conflicting Executive Orders on Masking
By George Slaughter This week, both Harris and Fort Bend counties issued public health orders that require universal masking for all schools in those counties. The orders conflict with an earlier executive order from Gov. Greg Abbott that denies local […]
