AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has stopped three Texas doctors from illegally providing children with dangerous “gender transition” drugs while litigation continues. In October and November 2024, Attorney General Paxton sued May Lau, M. Brett Cooper, and Hector Granados, medical doctors who […]
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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 […]
Texas Game Wardens Arrest Outfitter, Guides for Illegal Exotic Hunts
PORT MANSFIELD – Texas Game Wardens arrested a local hunting outfitter and two others for illegally guiding nilgai hunts on private property. The suspects used airboats and thermal optics to take clients on hunts for the exotic animals, operating a sophisticated scheme and profiting […]
Teach For America Hosts Third Annual Texas Education Symposium, Fostering Collaboration and Innovation
Bringing Together Leaders to Advance Educational Equity and Student Success in Texas Austin, Texas, Feb. 4, 2025 — Nearly 200 community leaders, organizational partners, students, and education advocates from across the state gathered in Austin for the third annual Texas Education […]
TDLR Closes Garland Massage Establishment For Suspected Human Trafficking
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation has issued a six-month emergency closure order effective January 21, 2025, for a massage establishment in Garland for suspected human trafficking. Changxing JIang, d/b/a Healing Foot Spa, located at 565 W. Oates […]
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4.3 Billion in January
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $4.3 billion in January, 6.8 percent more than in January 2024. The majority of January sales tax revenue is based on sales made in December and remitted to the […]
Sen. Cruz Announced as Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement after the announcement of subcommittee assignments for the 119th Congress on the Committee. Sen. Cruz will be the Chairman of the Subcommittee […]
LOCAL McDONALD’S RESTAURANTS TO HOLD ‘SHARE THE LOVE’ FUNDRAISER FOR RMHC FROM FEB. 1-14
Funds will benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities Greater Houston (HOUSTON – January XX, 2025) Next month, local McDonald’s restaurants will hold a fundraiser to support Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) Greater Houston in their mission of keeping families close while […]
QUICK QUACK CELEBRATES OPENING OF NEW HOUSTON LOCATION WITH TWELVE DAYS OF FREE CAR WASHES
Award-winning Car Wash Chain to Hold Special Fundraiser on Feb. 3 and Free Washes from Feb. 5 to Feb. 16 Houston, TX – February 3, 2025 – Quick Quack Car Wash, the largest and fastest growing chain of car washes […]
The Salvation Army Houston Command Center located in Near Northside Grand Opening Announcement
Houston, TX – February 3, 2025 – The Salvation Army is excited to announce the grand opening of the new Salvation Army of Greater Houston Command Center located in the Near Northside Community on February 6, 2025, at 11:00 AM. […]
Tompkins High School Students Soar to Upper Orbit at NASA’s Global App Design Challenge
KATY, TX [February 3, 2025] – Reaching upper atmospheric heights in a worldwide competition, Tompkins High School senior Sahus Gupta and junior May Lynn Espinola earned Honorable Mention at the 2024 NASA International Space Apps Challenge. The worldwide competition saw nearly […]
