Fort Bend County Road & Bridge Receives Proclamation
Pictured from left to right: Mayor Daniel McJunkin, City of Simonton; Commissioner Marc Grant, Fort Bend County Road & Bridge; City Secretary Shelley Elliott, City of Simonton; Deputy City...
View ArticleTexas Historical Commission Offers Free Cold War Oral History Training Workshop
The Texas Historical Commission (THC) and the Harris County Historical Commission will co-host a free oral history training workshop at the Reagan Lodge Saturday, September 5. The workshop is the...
View ArticleWhy No Seaweed This Year? Thank The Ocean Currents, Says Texas A&M-Galveston...
GALVESTON – A year ago, Galveston and parts of the Texas coast were awash with sargassum, the technical name for seaweed, as the stinky stuff made its way to shore and ruined a day on the sand for...
View ArticleTyphoon Texas breaks ground in Katy
A groundbreaking ceremony was held earlier today to mark the start of construction on Typhoon Texas, a water park located on a 43-acre near Katy Mills Mall at 555 Katy Fort Bend Road. Led by developers...
View ArticleUSDA Rural Development Home Loan Program Can Be A Great Deal For Rural Home...
TEMPLE, TEXAS, August 20, 2015 – With an abundance of homes for sale in most of rural Texas, buyers continue to have plenty of choices and lots of bargaining power. With the help of USDA Rural...
View ArticleMemorial Hermann Stroke Support Group – A roadmap for the journey to recovery
Upcoming Topics August 18, 2015 Medications in Stroke Patients – Myths and Facts Theresa Gerst, Pharm.D., Clinical Pharmacist September 15, 2015 Music Therapy Lupe Flores, MT-BC October 20, 2015...
View ArticleTexas Job Growth Continues with 31,400 jobs added in July
State’s employer payrolls expand in 57 of the past 58 months AUSTIN – Texas added jobs for the fourth consecutive month with the addition of 31,400 seasonally adjusted nonagricultural jobs in July. The...
View ArticleMary Jo Peckham Park for All Children Monthly Activities
Harris County Precinct Three Mary Jo Peckham Park for All Children 5597 Gardenia Katy, Texas 77493 (281)391-4482 Web Address: www.pct3.hctx.net PRIORITY IS GIVEN TO HARRIS COUNTY...
View ArticleTools 4 Life Enhances Mentoring Program for Houston’s Incarcerated Youth
The Tools 4 Teens Mentoring Program meets the need in the lives of fatherless youth, breaking the cycle of generational incarceration. Tools 4 Life, a ministry dedicated to Houston’s incarcerated...
View ArticleTexans Who Received FEMA Recovery Assistance Urged to Use Funds Wisely
AUSTIN, Texas— Texans have received nearly $50 million in grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help recover from losses caused by the flooding and severe storms from May 4...
View ArticleKaty Fire Department Mourns Loss Of Firefighter
By Dennis Spellman http://coveringkaty.com/ CITY OF KATY (Covering Katy) – A City of Katy firefighter died of “an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound” Sunday afternoon at the firehouse on Avenue D,...
View ArticleExpedition Balance
September 11, 2015 PTSD Fundraiser 630pm – 845pm A patriotic salute to the service men and women who have bravely served our country and it’s freedoms. This family friendly event is hosted by...
View ArticleAlzheimer’s Association Walk To End Alzheimer’s® Helps Reclaim The Future For...
Participants Raise Critically Needed Funds for Alzheimer’s Care, Support and Research Katy, TX September 19, 2015 – The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Katy residents to unite in a movement to...
View ArticleLaw Enforcement Cracks Down On Drunk Drivers During Labor Day Holiday
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Transportation reminds drivers that law enforcement officers across the state are out in full force looking for drunk drivers in the weeks leading up to Labor Day,...
View ArticleSeven Disaster Recovery Centers in Five Texas Counties to Close August 27
AUSTIN, Texas – Seven Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in Caldwell, Harris, Hays, Jim Wells and Nueces counties will close Aug. 27. That also is the final day for survivors of the May 4 to June 22...
View ArticleAugust 24 Temporary Injunction Ruling
(Houston, TX) – August 24, 2015 – The judge in the 215th District Court of Harris County today ruled on the Temporary Injunction filed by both parties in the dispute between West I-10 Volunteer Fire...
View ArticleTwo Steps, One Sticker Program
While the new Two Steps, One Sticker program has received plenty of confusion from Texans, attention from the media, and long lines/wait times in the Tax Assessor offices, Texas.gov and the Texas...
View ArticleKaty ISD Board Considers Tax Rate Drop and Approves Additional Salary...
During tonight’s regular meeting, the Katy ISD Board of Trustees considered a one-cent reduction on the Debt Service Tax Rate, reducing the rate from $.40 to $.39. The total tax rate for 2015-2016...
View ArticlePublic Hearing Establishing Game Room Regulations
Notice of Public Hearing Date: 9/1/2015 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Location: Notice is given that the Commissioners Court of Fort Bend County, Texas, will conduct a hearing on Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 1:00...
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