Thursdays, March 20 – April 10, 6 p.m. central, online You are invited to join an online discussion series built around 15-minute videos featuring interviews with US faith leaders, representatives of climate-impacted communities from the global South, and presentations by […]
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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 […]
Beach Clean-Up
Sunday, March 23, 2 – 4 p.m. Surfside Beach Highway 332 at Surf Drive Village of Surfside Beach, Texas 77541 Calling people of all faiths, or no faith at all, to care for our common home in a beach clean-up […]
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. Jeff Sargent, Development Director, Native Prairies Association of Texas […]
On the Cutting Edge of Downsizing
Art & Antiques by Dr. Lori by Dr. Lori Verderame This column is celebrating its 20th year in 2025 and while I am proud of the content I share, I want to consider some of the most popular topics with […]
Libraries Offer Online Access to Worldwide News Archives
Fort Bend County Libraries offers online access to a variety of news outlets from around the world, making millions of full-text articles from newspapers, journals, magazines, newswires, transcripts, and blogs available free to library cardholders for research or daily use. […]
IRS and partners highlight Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the EITC
One in five eligible taxpayers don’t claim this credit worth up to $7,830 TX-2025-02, Jan. 31, 2025 WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service and partners around the nation today celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) with the launch of […]
CenterPoint Energy announces multi-year Systemwide Resiliency Plan to benefit communities and combat extreme weather threats, outages, and other hazards across Greater Houston
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric’s enhanced Systemwide Resiliency Plan (SRP) expected to reduce outage impacts due to extreme weather and storms by 1.3 billion minutes into 2029 100% of lines serving the most customers will have automation devices capable of self-healing; 99% of substations […]
Annual Texas Abandoned Crab Trap Removal Dates Set for 2025
AUSTIN —For the past 23 years in February, countless volunteers band together to search the Texas coastline for abandoned crab traps. The abandoned traps foul shrimpers’ nets, snag anglers’ lines, ghost fish (when lost or abandoned fishing gear, such as […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Observes National Unclaimed Property Day, Feb. 1
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is joining other unclaimed property administrators to celebrate the fourth annual national Unclaimed Property Day tomorrow, Feb. 1. “I am proud to have returned more than $3 billion to Texans since becoming Comptroller, including a […]
Nutrition and Food Services Dept. Harvests Texas’ Top Award Highlighting Locally-Sourced Food
KATY, TX [January 31, 2025] – Katy ISD’s Nutrition and Food Services Department reaped the Texas Department of Agriculture’s “Cream of the Crop” award for the state’s 2024 Farm Fresh Challenge. This represents a “best of the best” award and continues […]
