(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.1 billion in local sales tax allocations for January, 0.3 percent more than in January 2024. These allocations are based on sales […]
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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 […]
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures Court Order Preventing Biden Administration from Auctioning Off Border Wall Materials Prior to President Trump’s Inauguration
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a court order confirming the agreement he reached with the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) which will officially prevent the Biden Administration from auctioning off or otherwise disposing of any border wall […]
Deferred Property Tax Payments
Houston —Texans who are age 65 or older or who are disabled as defined by law may postpone paying current and delinquent property taxes on their homes by signing a tax deferral affidavit at the Harris Central Appraisal District office. […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar to Release Biennial Revenue Estimate
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar will present the Biennial Revenue Estimate to the 89th Legislature on Monday, Jan. 13. The Biennial Revenue Estimate reports the amount of revenue available to spend for the fiscal 2026-27 state budget. Hegar will host […]
Tickets to Giving Voice Now Available at HGO.org
Houston Grand Opera and Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church to host free, ticketed concert in celebration of Black artists in opera and song What: On Friday, February 28, 2025, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will stage the sixth annual Giving Voice concert in partnership with […]
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. Amanda Kuhl, Board Member, Citizens’ Environmental Coalition Stewardship in […]
Sen. Cruz, Rep. Norman, Colleagues Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Impose Term Limits for Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to impose term limits on members of Congress. The amendment would limit U.S. Senators to two six-year terms and […]
Judge Hidalgo Secures $67.3 Million in Direct Allocation of Federal Funding to Support Hurricane Beryl Recovery and Disaster Resiliency in Harris County
Harris County, TX, January 7, 2025, Today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) granted Judge Lina Hidalgo’s request for Harris County to receive a direct allocation of federal funding to support Hurricane Beryl recovery and disaster resiliency. The Texas Congressional […]
IRS reminder to disaster area taxpayers with extensions: All or parts of 14 states, 2 territories need to file 2023 returns by Feb. 3; others have until May 1
IR-2025-01, Jan. 3, 2025 WASHINGTON —The Internal Revenue Service today reminded disaster-area taxpayers who received extensions to file their 2023 returns that, depending upon their location, their returns are due by Feb. 3 or May 1, 2025. Currently: Taxpayers in […]
Following Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Urging, All U.S. Based Major Banks Withdraw from Anti-Oil and Gas Net-Zero Banking Alliance
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton applauded Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and JPMorgan for leaving the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (“NZBA”), an anti-oil and gas activist organization that pushes members to advance destructive climate goals regardless of their obligations to […]
