Local Sales Tax Allocations – March 2025 Recipient March 2025 Allocation Change from March 2024 Year-to-Date Change Cities $685.2M ↑10.1% ↑6.2% Transit Systems $223.5M ↑10.6% ↑5.5% Counties $65.5M ↑2.8% ↑6.3% Special Purpose Districts $106.8M ↑15.0% ↑13.2% Total $1.1B ↑10.2% ↑6.7% […]
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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 […]
Tickets still available for the Voice of Brubeck: Themes and Explorations presenting major orchestral and choral works of jazz icon Dave Brubeck
Concert is Friday, Mar. 21 at Moores Opera House through Lago Vista Community Concerts Foundation and the University of Houston WHAT: Tickets are still on sale for the Voice of Brubeck: Themes and Explorations, presenting major orchestral and vocal works of jazz […]
THREE-TIME TONY AWARD®-WINNING THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE
TO PLAY THE HOBBY CENTER IN HOUSTON AUGUST 19-24, 2025 TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MARCH 14 AT 10AM WHO: Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center WHAT: LIFE OF PI WHEN: August 19 – 24, 2025 Tues – Fri at 7:30 […]
Suspects Arrested in Major Credit Card Skimming Operation
State, City and Federal Agencies partnered to disrupt multi-million-dollar fraud scheme & prevented more than $5.2 million in potential losses AUSTIN – The Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center, in collaboration with multiple law enforcement agencies, has successfully dismantled a sophisticated credit […]
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown Hiring for More than 700 Jobs
Lifeguards, cabana attendants and security positions available for the 2025 season HOUSTON, Tex. – March 11, 2025 – Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown will host its annual job fair to recruit more than 700 seasonal employees for the 2025 season. The hiring event will […]
Houston Arboretum Hosts Spring Plant Sale Friday & Saturday, March 21-22
Plants will help attract birds, bees, and butterflies WHAT: Spring is one of the best times to garden in Houston, so upgrade your garden with Texas native plants during Houston Arboretum & Nature Center’s Spring Plant Sale. The Sale features […]
Rep. Troy E. Nehls Leads Bipartisan Group of Colleagues in Reintroducing the Save our Shrimpers Act of 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22), along with Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA-03), Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34), and Congressman Troy Carter (D-LA-02) reintroduced the bipartisan Save Our Shrimpers Act of 2025. This bipartisan legislation would prohibit federal funds from being made available to International Financial Institutions (IFIs) to finance any […]
Rep. Troy E. Nehls Votes to Avoid Government Shutdown and Support President Trump’s Agenda
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Congressman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22) issued the following statement following the passage of H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, which keeps the government open, allows President Donald Trump and his administration to continue to identify waste, […]
Memorable Night to Make a Difference for Children
Get ready to step into a world of colorful emotions and boundless creativity! The highly anticipated Child Advocates of Fort Bend (CAFB) Inside Out “All the Feelings” Gala is set to take place on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at the […]
Houston National Cemetery honors Vietnam Veterans during 50th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony, March 28
WHAT: Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony to thank and honor Veterans of the Vietnam War. WHO: Veterans who served between Nov 1, 1955 and May 15, 1975, in country, in-theater, or were stationed elsewhere during this time period. All were called to […]
