May 24 – August 31 The Laudato Si Reading Challenge is brought to you by Laudato Si’ Movement Texas to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’: On Care For Our Common Home. Have you read every word of Pope […]
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Supplemental Insurance: Helping Families Prepare for the Expenses Health Insurance May Not Cover
By Hortense Manbauman, Senior Account Executive, Combined Insurance Most people understand the importance of having health insurance. We depend on it to help pay for doctor visits, hospital care, prescriptions, procedures, and other medical services. But what many individuals and […]
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A Path to Impact: Discover Katy ISD’s KEYS Mentoring Program
Friday, September 25, 2026 Community members, prospective and current mentors invited to attend (Katy, Texas) – The path to making a difference in a student’s life can start with a simple connection. Katy ISD Partners in Education will host the […]
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Bo’s Place Brings Free Grief Support to Katy, Opening New Location in Time for National Grief Awareness Day
Bo’s Place, a non-profit, free-of-charge bereavement center, is expanding its free grief support services westward with a new location in Katy, offering families in Katy and the surrounding communities a closer place to turn when they are grieving the death […]
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Katy-Area First Responders Begin Autism Awareness Training at Willowfork Fire Department ESD2
Willowfork Fire Department Launches Autism Awareness Training By The Katy News Staff KATY, Texas (July 21, 2026) — Katy-area firefighters and public safety professionals participated Tuesday in Willowfork Fire Department’s inaugural Autism Awareness Training for First Responders, a new initiative […]
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After the Storm: Is Your Security System Still Protecting You? – ioT Security
After the Storm: Is Your Security System Still Protecting You? Don’t Let Winter Weather Compromise Your Safety. For Service Call: 346-531-1340 or email: service@iotsecurityes.com The recent winter storm has left more than just snow in its wake—it may have […]
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Harris County, Temporarily Blocks Trump Administration’s Federal Layoffs
Houston, TX – Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee announced today that a federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from carrying out a sweeping executive order that would have enabled mass layoffs of federal workers and the elimination of entire government offices. […]
Sunday Evening Conversations on Creation Continue…
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2025 is Environmental Issues & What You Can Do. Plant It Forward Farmer Sameer Louamba, originally from the Congo […]
Sen. Cruz Resolution Overturning Biden Appliance Regulation Signed into Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued a statement after President Trump signed into law his Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to rescind a consumer appliance regulation on natural gas water heaters, which was imposed by the Biden-Harris administration in December […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Historic $1.375 Billion Settlement with Google Related to Texans’ Data Privacy Rights
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a $1.375 billion settlement in principle with Google, delivering a historic win for Texans’ data privacy and security rights and marking the highest recovery nationwide against Google for any attorney general’s enforcement of […]
Texas DPS Hosts Inaugural National Top Trooper Competition
AUSTIN – This week, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) hosted the inaugural National Top Trooper Competition at the DPS Tactical Training Facility in Florence. Designed to showcase the highest levels of law enforcement excellence, the event brought together […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Protects Texas Environment and Secures $60 Million Judgment Against Recycling Company Dumping Chemicals into River
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a judgment of more than $60 million against David Polston and his companies, Inland Environmental and Remediation, Inland Recycling, and Boundary Ventures, for illegally dumping pollutants in Texas waterways and lands. In 2019, […]
Taylor High School Student Earns Top Prize in International Essay Contest Honoring Women in Math
KATY, TX [May 9, 2025] – Eclipsing a field of global entries, Taylor High School student Vivian Liu earned the Grand Prize in the 2025 Student Essay Contest, held by the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM). This year’s contest included […]
Sen.Bettencourt Closes Loopholes to Keep Predators out of Schools & Juvenile Systems Bettencourt Bills Expands ‘Do Not Hire’ Registry to Protect Students and Juveniles in Texas Two Key Bills-One Signed into Law (SB 1437), One Passed by Texas Senate 30-1 (SB 571)
AUSTIN, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) announced two major victories this week in his ongoing efforts to strengthen child safety laws in Texas. Senate Bill 571, which passed the Texas Senate yesterday in a bipartisan 30-1 vote, and Senate […]
Libraries’ Summer Reading Challenge — for kids, teens, & adults — STARTs MAY 26
Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) presents special reading challenges during the summer to encourage reading among children from birth and up, as well as teens and adults. “Color Our World” is the theme for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge, which takes […]
