In the last ten years, the number of auto collisions in Katy resulting in fatalities has remained steady, but the total number of crashes has nearly doubled increasing from 400 in 2012 to 787 in 2022. more

By unanimous vote at the November 13th meeting, Katy ISD Board of Trustee members confirmed that the district’s new high school #10, opening in 2024, will be named Freeman High School, in honor of one of Katy’s founding families. more

99 Cents Only Stores, in partnership with Folds of Honor, hosted an event at its Katy location on November 3rd, kicking off a month-long fundraising drive to recognize Military Families Month and Veterans Day. Folds of Honor provides scholarships to the families of America’s fallen or disabled servicemembers and the families of America’s first responders. more

For the next two months, the Fulshear communities of Cross Creek Ranch and Cross Creek West are hosting a joint Give Back, Build Hope campaign to benefit four local charities. more

Katy city council amended a local traffic ordinance to officially establish “no parking” zones near Roberston Elementary in Cane Island. Parking is now officially prohibited on the north side of the 7300-7500 block of Innovation Drive from the intersection of Cypress Cove Lane/Compass Drive to the eastern boundary of Robertson Elementary School at 7400 Innovation Drive and on the south side of the 7400-7500 block of Innovation Drive from the intersection of Cypress Cove Lane/Compass Drive to the intersection of Welwyn Lane. more

Parkway Fellowship Church is pleased to extend an invite the public to join in commemorating the groundbreaking ceremony for the future home of their North Katy location. The event is scheduled for Sunday, November 19, at 4 p.m., to be held at 5911 Morton Rd in Katy. more

Waller County Economic Development Partnership (WCEDP) Executive Director, Vince Yokom, and Elin Energy, LLC CEO, Ercan Kalafat, were on hand as Governor Greg Abbott announced November 1st that Texas once again is named the top state for business climate in the US. more

Amazing Place, the area’s non-profit focused exclusively on helping families with the challenges of dementia and Alzheimer’s, broke ground on its second campus on Thursday, November 2nd. The facility, slated to open in 2025, is located at 621 Dematel Drive, Houston, 77094, near the intersection of Kingsland and S. Fry Road and adjacent to Houston Methodist’s Continuing Care Hospital. more

Katy’s First Baptist Church will be celebrating its 125th anniversary in November, according to church officials. “On November 19th, we will celebrate and glorify God regarding the great … more

During the Katy Independent School District (Katy ISD) November Board meeting on Monday, the Naming Advisory Committee for High School #10 recommended to the Board of Trustees that the new school be named after the Freeman family, who have a 125-year history in Katy that spans six generations. more

Katy Triathlon co-chair Paul Kurt confirmed that local triathlete Nico Reyes achieved his goal in the 30th annual Katy Triathlon, held at Cane Island on October 29th more

Over 100 Katy-area residents attended the Katy stop of Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner Lesley Briones’ “Listening Tour” Saturday at Houston Community College, 22910 Colonial Parkway. Many of the attendees were members of local homeowners associations (HOAs) or municipal utility districts (MUDs). more

A small ranch inside the City of Katy city limits was awarded the Family Land Heritage Award by the Texas Department of Agriculture in Austin on October 18th. The property, owned by Kay Beckendorff Sword and her husband Perry Sword, was the only farm or ranch land within Harris County to be recognized with this honor. “This is quite a rare event, and I am very proud,” said Kay Sword. more

As of 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, the following election results had been recorded: more

During Monday’s regular Board Meeting, the Katy ISD Board of Trustees voted to approve an attendance boundary modification (ABM) for two of the district’s future schools -- Junior High #18 and High School #10 -- as well as areas served by Haskett Junior High, Stockdick Junior High, Paetow High School, and Katy High School. more

Katy Area Economic Development Council President and CEO Angie Thomason opened the ceremonies for the groundbreaking of a new medical office building near the intersection of SH 99 and I-10. The event took place Thursday, October 12th at 130 Bella Katy Drive in Katy. more

Fort Bend County Judge KP George held a press conference on October 19th to express the proactive steps that he and County Commissioners are taking to address the growing needs of the eighth-largest county in Texas more

The Katy ISD Board of Trustees met Monday, October 23rd at the district’s board room at 6301 S. Stadium Lane for a work study meeting that included a review of proposed attendance boundary modifications for new schools opening in 2024. more

For the third consecutive year, Katy ISD was recognized as the #1 School District in the Greater Houston Area by Niche, Superintendent of Schools Ken Gregorski announced at Katy ISD’s annual “State of the District” event at the Merrell Center on October 20th. more