Belle’s Buds to stage pet adoption event at Patsy’s Pet Market April 6th Find that new furry family member at the Belle’s Buds Rescue Adoption event taking place on April 6th from 11 a.m. to … more

County Clerk Laura Richard will host her second Birth Certificate Event on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at the County Clerk’s office located at the Travis Building, 301 Jackson Street in Richmond. more

Rylander Elementary School, located at 24831 Westheimer Pkwy in Katy, will be celebrating its twentieth anniversary with a community event on Saturday, April 6th, from 10 to 11 a.m. The Katy ISD … more

Calling all BBQ competitors! Support the Royal FFA Ag Club with their second Annual BBQ Competition, to be held April 12-13 at the Pattison Fire Station, 2950 FM 359 in Pattison. more

Join the University of Houston-Victoria at Katy for the next Jaguar Day in Katy open house on April 6th. more

It was a great day for the Calvin Nelms Charter School family at the end of March, as Mr. Carey and Mrs. Lowrance took seven theater students and multiple student art pieces to the state capitol in Austin for the state competition for fine arts in charter schools. more

A sold-out crowd packed Theater 6 at Alamo Drafthouse on March 28th, as women entrepreneurs, business owners and corporate executives gathered for the second “Women of Katy” event put on by the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce and the Katy Business Association. more

Alex Au-Young, the award-winning chef who helped put Katy and Katy Asia Town on the Houston-area culinary map, has died at the age of 53. more

Katy ISD is reducing the number of instructional coaches at the district’s secondary campuses, effective for the 2024-2025 school year. more

FULSHEAR, TX (March 20, 2024) - Janapriya Upscale USA, a Houston-based real estate developer, announced a new 125-000-square-foot mixed-use development in Fulshear on March 20th, Fulshear Central will feature office condos for sale, retail, a large greenspace for events, walking trails and more. The development will be located off FM 1093 near the future Westpark Tollway, bringing workspace, retail, dining and entertainment options closer to the residents of Fulshear. more

As part of her commitment to walkability, accessibility, and connected communities, Commissioner Lesley Briones announced on March 20th the launch of Sidewalks 4 Precinct 4: Delivering Pathways to Progress. more

Texas Department of Transportation representatives gave an update on mobility projects underway in the greater Katy area in a special lunch-time presentation at the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, March 21. more

Fort Bend County Emergency Services District 2 and the Willowfork Fire Department announced on March 8th their recent attainment of an ISO Fire Service Suppression Rating of Class 1 effective June 1, 2024. more

Cy-Hope Clay Shoot scheduled for April 3 Cy-Hope, a local non-profit organization dedicated to helping underserved children, will hold its Clay Shoot Fundraiser April 3 at Westside Sporting Grounds, … more

The largest custom knife show in Texas offers more than the opportunity to shop for unique, hand-crafted knives made by over 150 individual exhibiting knifemakers from all across the country. The Texas Select Custom Cutlery Event welcomes two internationally recognized Forged in Fire Judges to the April 6-7 show at the Austin County Fairgrounds in Bellville, TX. Historic weapons recreation specialist and Forged in Fire Judge David Baker will be presenting for the first time this year. more

First grade teacher Tiffany Cessna, a Katy High school graduate and UH Cougar who now teaches first grade at Mayde Creek Elementary, was struggling with car trouble and had even taken Uber rides in order to get to work at the campus at 2698 Greenhouse Rd. Although she was saving up for a new vehicle, she diverted some of those dollars to help her parents with medical bills after her father was recently diagnosed with cancer. more

As of press time for this edition of the Katy Times, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing Katy child, Dalia Abbasi. more

Development of a new 1,130-acre Johnson Development community in Katy continues, with the naming of the community — Grange. more