KATY, TX [April 24, 2025] – Looking to top last year’s strong third-place national finish, Beckendorff Junior High was named champion in the middle school category, or Division B, at the state Science Olympiad competition this month at Texas A&M University. […]
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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 […]
Harris County Attorney Sues Trump Administration Over Illegal Elimination of Public Health Funds
Houston, TX – Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee announced today that Harris County has sued the Trump administration for illegally cutting off millions of dollars in public health funding—funding that Congress had already approved and that local governments across the country were already […]
Camp Invention’s Fun, Action-Packed Summer STEM Program Coming to Innovate Learning Hub
Brookshire, Texas – April 23, 2025 — Camp Invention®, a nationally recognized, nonprofit summer enrichment program, is coming to Innovate Learning Hub the week of July 28 – August 1, 2025.A program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame® in partnership with the […]
BAM Range Will Help “Bring Fear to Our Enemies”
U.S. Officials Praise Texas A&M System Center for Hypersonic & Laser Testing. BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The BAM Range, a giant high-tech tool in the race for the world’s best weapons systems, is open for business on the Texas A&M-RELLIS […]
PUBLIC NOTICE / AVISO PÚBLICO
Woof! Prime, LLC has submitted an air quality permit application to the TCEQ for a Permit by Rule to operate a diesel-fired pet incinerator at 3130 N Fry Rd, Ste 1400, Katy, TX 77449. Contact TCEQ or visit www.tceq.texas.gov. Woof! Prime, […]
COMMISSIONER SID MILLER ANNOUNCES WORKSHOPS TO ASSIST AGRICULTURE PRODUCERS WITH 1944 WATER TREATY GRANT APPLICATIONS
Workshops are optional and will aid producers completing applications AUSTIN – Today, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) have announced ongoing optional workshops for agriculture producers to assist with the applicants who need additional support as […]
Rent-a-Ruminant® goats are “baaack” at the Houston Arboretum to “mow” the woodland understory starting Wednesday, May 7th
Public is welcome to come and view the goats as they work HOUSTON, April 24, 2025 – Everyone’s favorite ruminants, the goats from Rent-a-Ruminant® Texas, return to Houston Arboretum & Nature Center on Wednesday, May 7th for nearly two weeks to […]
Texas Senate Approves $950 Annual PTax Cut for Over 65 & Disabled Homeowners, 30–1
Sen. Bettencourt’s SB 23 & SJR 85 delivers property tax cuts to 2.08M Texans on fixed or low income AUSTIN, TX – Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) today passed Senate Bill 23 (SB 23) and its constitutional amendment Senate Joint Resolution […]
Man Executed for Murdering Young Mother After Attorney General Ken Paxton Successfully Defended Death Sentence
HUNTSVILLE – The State of Texas has executed a man who assaulted and murdered a young mother after Attorney General Ken Paxton successfully defended the application of the death sentence. In 2004, Moises Sandoval Mendoza violently killed Rachelle O’Neil Tolleson, […]
Violent Fugitives on Texas’ 10 Most Wanted List Nabbed
(Left to right: Hector Padilla Jr., Rondarrius Evans) Fugitives from Webb, Bowie Counties Back in Custody AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announces two of Texas’ 10 Most Wanted Fugitives are off the streets following their recent […]
