Lifeguards, cabana attendants and security positions available for the 2025 season HOUSTON, Tex. – March 3, 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 […]
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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 […]
HCAD Offers Business Personal Property Rendition Help
Houston — The Harris Central Appraisal District (HCAD) has begun the process of mailing personal property rendition forms to businesses known to have been operating in Harris County during 2024. The appraisal district will continue offering its free rendition assistance […]
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.8 Billion in February
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.8 billion in February, 4.3 percent more than in February 2024. The majority of February sales tax revenue is based on sales made in January and remitted to the agency […]
The Health Museum Now Accepting Internship Applications for Summer 2025
HOUSTON – (March 3, 2025) For high school and college students looking to get a jump start on their future careers in science, build their resume, or who are just curious about the latest scientific and healthcare developments, The Health […]
Houston Grand Opera Announces World Premiere Song Cycle A Voice Within
New work by Joel Thompson and Deborah D.E.E.P. Mouton to be presented in partnership with the Emancipation Park Conservancy and the African American History Research Center at the Gregory School Tickets are now available for the song cycle, set to […]
TSTA OPENS 2025 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS
(Round Rock, TX) – The Texas State Troopers Association (TSTA) is pleased to announce that the application period for the 2025 TSTA Scholarship Program has opened and will run through May 30, 2025. This year, TSTA will award ten scholarships of $500 […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Investigation Leads to 10-Year Prison Sentence and Over $26 Million in Restitution for Texas Doctor
DALLAS – Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has secured 10 years in federal prison and a $26,622,522 restitution payment for Dr. David M. Young, 61, of Fredericksburg, Texas, who was sentenced for his role in a scheme […]
Anglers Reel in Hundreds of Record-Setting Fish in 2024
ATHENS – Anglers across Texas set fishing records through Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Angler Recognition Program (ARP) in 2024. Joan Swartz of Austin enjoyed one of the most notable catches, setting multiple fly-rod records on Oct. 15. Swartz, […]
CenterPoint Energy teams monitoring potential severe weather threat and NWS fire weather watch; Company is prepared for storm response as forecasted cold front moves across Gulf Coast region
Houston – Mar. 3, 2025 – CenterPoint Energy is closely monitoring weather forecasts and preparing for storm impacts across its Gulf Coast region. According to the National Weather Service, there is potential for strong to severe thunderstorms on Tuesday, ahead of, […]
Sen. Cruz at Press Conference for Inaugural SAT-DCA Direct Flight: ‘Texas Prevailed’
Highlights bipartisan, bicameral effort to deliver new direct flight WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, delivered remarks during a press conference at San Antonio International Airport (SAT), celebrating the […]
