District moves from web-based portal to app for new school year KATY, TX [July 18, 2024] – This school year, the SMART Tag web-based Parent Portal will be replaced by the SMART Tag app, which will send push notifications to registered mobile […]
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KATY SIP N STROLL LIGHTS UP THE NIGHT NOVEMBER 7 WITH “LET’S GLOW!”
32nd Edition Brings Neon Nights, Incredible Sips, Culinary Delights and Community Spirit KATY, Texas (September 10, 2026) – Get ready to glow! Katy’s favorite food and wine event returns Saturday, November 7, 2026, from 6–9 p.m. as Katy Sip N […]
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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 […]
Carriage Inn Centenarian Celebrates 105th Birthday
For nearly 20 years, the sound of Rosa Lee Hankey’s piano playing has delighted residents, staff and guests of Carriage Inn senior living community. Hankey has lived at Carriage Inn – Katy since 2006 and was one of the very […]
FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers Now Open in Harris County for Residents Seeking Aid After Hurricane Beryl
Harris County, TX, July 18, 2024, The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has opened five Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) locations in Harris County for residents seeking federal aid after the recent disasters in Harris County, including Hurricane Beryl. “There is so […]
GROUND-BREAKING CONDUCTOR JoANN FALLETTA LEADS THE HOUSTON SYMPHONY JULY 19TH AT MILLER OUTDOOR THEATRE
Photos here. HOUSTON (July 18, 2024) – Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (BPO) Music Director, Grammy-winning artist, and pioneer among women conductors JoAnn Falletta is stepping in to lead the Houston Symphony in its July 19th performance at its summer home at […]
DPS Competes in 31st Annual Texas Challenge
AUSTIN – This week Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Troopers traveled from across the state to Corpus Christi to compete in the 31st annual Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) Texas Challenge – demonstrating their ability to understand and enforce […]
Equality Health Foundation Sponsors Annual Well-Child & Back to School Drive
Backpacks and School Supplies to be Distributed to Students in Arizona and Texas Equality Health Foundation, in partnership with Mercy Care and UnitedHealthcare, is excited to host this year’s Well-Child & Back to School Drive. The annual drive was created to ensure that […]
JET Talasek Foundation and the Coalition for the Homeless have joined forces to put together care packets for our unhoused neighbors
In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, people experiencing homelessness in Houston are in severe need. The JET Talasek Foundation and the Coalition for the Homeless have joined forces to put together care packets for our unhoused neighbors. These bags of […]
Harris Health Fully Reopens All Outpatient and Clinic Sites in Wake of Hurricane Beryl
HOUSTON (July 17, 2024) — On Thursday, July 18, 2024, Harris Health will reopen the last of its outpatient and clinic facilities that were temporarily closed because of power outages caused by Hurricane Beryl. Final facilities opening Thursday, July 18, […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar: No Need for Formal Revision of Certification Revenue Estimate
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said he will not release a formal revision of the Certification Revenue Estimate (CRE), citing the fact that net general revenue-related (GR-R) collections through the first 10 months of fiscal 2024 are tracking with […]
Katy ISD’s PowerSchool Enrollment Opens July 26
Dear Katy ISD Parents and Guardians, Katy ISD’s PowerSchool Enrollment will open on Friday, July 26, for new students for the 2024-2025 school year. Families can access PowerSchool online and will need to create an account to register their students. […]
