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Scouts with Troop 1224 participated in a pet supply drive to help animals in need at Katy High School on Oct. 2.
Local scouts run pet supply drive for Eagle Scout project
Boy Scouts with Troop 1224 led by Scout Leader Jeff Wellman helped fellow scout Bryce Cassard collect pet supplies for pets in need. The supply drive, which served as an Eagle Scout project for … more
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Dawn Champagne (second from left in maroon) speaks with Katy ISD Superintendent Ken Gregorski (far left) during a recent Katy ISD Board of Trustees meeting.
Champagne chosen to serve on TASB Board of Directors
Katy Independent School District Trustee Dawn Champagne has been elected to a one-year term on the Texas Association of School Boards’ – otherwise known as TASB – Board of … more
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The Forest Park South Funeral Home is currently under construction near Pearland and will serve the Greater Houston area, especially those communities south of Houston. The cemetery will be operated by Service Corporation International, the same company that operates Katy Funeral Home.
New funeral home and cemetery to open in Pearland with Katy connection
Service Corporation International, North America’s largest provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation services – as well as the operator of Katy Funeral Home – will open a new … more
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Erica Washington, the owner of Genesis Education and Training, speaks at a Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office press conference. Washington said a Cinco Ranch man, Ubadire Sampson Anosike, had used her certification as a CPR instructor to produce fake CPR certifications which he sold to people who had received no training. Anosike is currently out on bond pending his court case.
FBCSO arrests one in CPR certification fraud investigation
Ubadire Sampson Anosike, a resident of the Cinco Ranch area of Fort Bend County, was arrested Sept. 30 for issuing falsified CPR certification cards. “The people that were buying these cards … more
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The Vargas Agency celebrated its two-year anniversary with a rope cutting set up through the Fulshear Katy Area Chamber of Commerce.
Vargas Agency celebrates 2-year anniversary and shares space with Fulshear Katy chamber
The Vargas Agency held a rope cutting with the Fulshear Katy Area Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 7 from 5-7 p.m. to celebrate the agency’s two-year anniversary. The business is located at 5718 … more
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Angie Thomason will begin serving as interim Katy Area EDC president and CEO on Oct. 29 as outgoing president and CEO, Lance LaCour, moves on to a position with Partnership Lake Houston.
Katy EDC announces interim president and CEO
The Katy Area Economic Development Council Board of Governors has appointed Angie Thomason as interim Katy Area EDC president and CEO effective Friday, October 29 in an Oct. 6 … more
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A man's death is being investigated by the HCSO Homicide and Internal Affairs divisions after the man was tased and later died early Sunday morning.
HCSO investigating prisoner death after use of Taser
Harris County Sheriff's Office investigators with the Office of Inspector General and Homicide Division are investigating the death of a 42-year-old man who was transported to the Harris County … more
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The Source’s services are intended to help women facing an unexpected pregnancy consider options outside of abortion in order to allow the woman’s child to have a life. To do that, the nonprofit provides a variety of health care and social services that connect women to the resources they and their children need to thrive.
The Source works to provide holistic women’s care
The Source’s motto is “your place for women’s health” and volunteers and staff with the nonprofit clinic work hard to make that happen says Matt Kouri, interim CEO of the … more
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Pattison City Council has been meeting for years at the Royal ISD Administration Center at 3714 FM 359 in Pattison. With the purchase of a new building in downtown from Waller County though, the city will soon have its own City Hall.
Pattison moves forward with City Hall project, passes budget
Pattison City Council unanimously approved the city’s roughly $475,000 budget for the 2021-22 fiscal year which includes almost $68,000 to purchase the old Waller County Precinct 4 Annex at … more
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Katy City Attorney Art Pertile III of Olson & Olson, LLP. explains the annexation process to councilmembers at Katy City Council’s regular meeting held Oct. 11. Council later approved the annexation of land into the city on the west side of the Cane Island master planned community and land into the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction near Woods Road with some provisions.
Katy City Council approves annexations and planning contracts
During its regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 11, Katy City Council approved a plan to annex multiple pieces of property into city limits or the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction and approved … more
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Former Katy Mayor Skip Conner (far right) helps volunteers at a drink tent. The Katy Rice Festival is mostly run by volunteers with the help of city staff and consultants to ensure everything stays on track. Over the last few years, the neon shirts worn by festival volunteers have become somewhat iconic.
GALLERY: Katy Rice Fest honors local traditions
Katy honored a decades-old tradition over the weekend with the Katy Rice Festival. The annual event celebrates the town’s history as a rice-growing community and allowed the city to put its new … more
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Redistricting continues to be hotly debated in Austin at the state capitol as each party works to shore up their power while individual members fight to keep enough of their party in their districts to remain in office when their terms are up. State Representative Mike Schofied (R – Katy) says he believes as many as two more special sessions may be required in order to finalize redistricting in the wake of the 2020 census.
Redistricting skirmish continues in Austin and 5 other Texas-sized issues
Along party lines, the Texas Senate passed a redistricting plan Friday that pits the only two Black members of Congress from Houston against each other and does not create any more minority-majority … more
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Birds of Prey returns for this year's Texas Renaissance Festival. The performers and even some of the trained raptors in the show have been touring various celebrations across the U.S. for 30 years or more and educate the audience while wowing them with aerial displays.
Texas Renaissance Festival celebrates 47th opening weekend
The Texas Renaissance Festival opened its gates Saturday morning for its 47th season. The 70-acre festival which pays tribute to the sixteenth century will run through Nov. 28 and has added several … more
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The M.D. Anderson Center is considered by many health care professionals to be one of the top cancer care treatment centers in the world.
Breast cancer treatability has improved says M.D. Anderson oncologist
A diagnosis of any kind of cancer, including breast cancer, can be a shock to the system, but Dr. Ajit Bisen – an oncologist that specializes in breast cancer treatment at the University of … more
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Dawn Hensley surrounded by her nurses at her last chemotherapy treatment in 2016. Hensley credits amazing support from a variety of medical professionals throughout her treatment as one of the main reasons she survived her bout with cancer.
Breast cancer survivor: Dawn Hensley
To look at her now, many might not guess that Dawn Hensley is a breast cancer survivor. Sitting in a chair at Serene Beans in downtown Katy with her silver and brown hair flowing halfway down her … more
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Mary Bordeaux during her breast cancer treatment in 2016. Bordeaux said she got the “deluxe package” of breast cancer treatment which included two rounds of chemotherapy, then surgery followed by radiation. She says she learned through her treatment that mankind’s greatest responsibility is to love one another.
Breast cancer survivor: Mary Bordeaux
Mary Bordeaux discovered she had breast cancer when she went in for her annual mammogram in 2016. She’d gone in on a Wednesday in January to get her annual physical exam and her mammogram was … more
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Katy ISD Deputy Superintendent Leslie Haack briefs the KISD Board of Trustees regarding the status of the Katy Virtual Academy during the Sept. 27 regular trustee meeting. The decision on whether or not to continue KVA was delayed until Monday, Oct. 4 when the board ultimately voted unanimously to return all students to school on Oct. 18.
KISD Trustees close KVA: full in-person learning returns Oct. 18
The Katy ISD Board of Trustees unanimously voted to close the Katy Virtual Academy on Oct. 15 during a special meeting held Monday, Oct. 4. In a statement, the district said Katy Virtual Academy … more
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Trainees at Harris County Emergency Services District 48 familiarize themselves with interactions with a K9 officer during a first aid course for dogs. The course is designed to help first responders support K9 officers that may be wounded or exposed to harmful substances during the line of duty.
Local first responders train on first aid for K9 officers
Harris County Emergency Services District 48 Emergency Medical Services crews along with some of their local law enforcement partners participated in a K9 first aid course on Thurs. Sept. 30. The … more
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Dozens of Katy ISD educators were provided with grants for their classrooms last week in honor of their hard work. The grants are provided by the KISD Education Foundation, a local organization that works to support students and teachers.
KISD celebrates Education Foundation grant recipients
The Katy ISD Board of Trustees recently honored the more than 250 Katy ISD teacher recipients of the Katy ISD Education Foundation’s Inspiring Imagination teacher grant program.  Grants … more
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Tex. Gov. Greg Abbott is proposing that penalties for voter fraud be increased.
CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS: Illegal voting penalty options and 5 other Texas-sized issues
Abbott wants to increase illegal voting penalties Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the Texas Legislature to increase the penalty for illegal voting, adding the item to the third special session now … more
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