Katy City Council Candidate Q&A: Ray Boothe
By George Slaughter Ray Boothe (City of Katy photo) Ray Boothe, an insurance executive, is seeking his first full term on the Katy City Council. He was appointed as a Ward A council member last year...
View ArticleKaty City Council Candidate Q&A: Chris Harris
By George Slaughter Chris Harris (photo courtesy Chris Harris) Chris Harris is an analyst with the U.S. Department of Justice and is making his first bid for elected office. He is facing businessman...
View ArticleJoining Forces to Fight Child Abuse: Child Advocates of Fort Bend hosts...
Photo courtesy of Child Advocates of Fort Bend If you are driving around Fort Bend County, you might notice a lot of blue in the landscape these days. Child Advocates of Fort Bend and Exchange Club of...
View ArticleKaty ISD Celebrates Public School Volunteer Week April 16-20, 2018
((Katy, Texas) – Katy ISD’s Board of Trustees invites the community to join them in thanking the thousands of parent and community volunteers who support the district by declaring April 16-20, 2018, as...
View ArticleNorthwest Assistance Ministries Honors Volunteers At 80’s Themed Appreciation...
This year, NAM celebrates 35 years of service and honored its volunteers with a “Back To The 80’s” themed luncheon, complete with 80’s décor, 80’s costumes, and 80’s music. Over 350 volunteers had a...
View ArticleOlson Announces Sugar Land Student Receives Us Merchant Marine Academy...
WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Pete Olson (TX-22) today announced that Cyrus Eradi of Sugar Land, TX has received an appointment to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy for the fall of 2018. Eradi is a senior at...
View ArticlePrecancerous colon polyps in patients with Lynch syndrome exhibit immune...
Preclinical MD Anderson study opens the door for exploring immunotherapy in colon cancer prevention HOUSTON ― Colon polyps from patients with Lynch syndrome, a hereditary condition that raises...
View ArticleOakbend Medical Center Signs 21 Restaurants For 2nd Annual Restaurant Week
Richmond, TX…OakBend Medical Center has signed up 21 local restaurants to participate in its second annual Restaurant Week. The event will take place beginning Friday, April 20 – Sunday, April 29, with...
View ArticleSen. Cruz: ‘This Will Be the Last Tax Day Where Uncle Sam Uses the Outdated...
Releases video highlighting historic tax cuts, his efforts to make individual tax cuts permanent on Tax Day WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today on Tax Day, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released the following...
View ArticleTuts Announces Winners Of The 16th Annual Tommy Tune Awards!
HOUSTON – Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) awarded high school students from across the Greater Houston area for excellence in theatre last night at the 16th Annual Tommy Tune Awards! The Tommy Tune...
View ArticleUH Researcher to Produce Next Generation of Hispanic Obesity Educators
USDA-Funded Project Targets First-Time College Students HOUSTON, April 16 – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded UH health education...
View ArticleThe Katy Business Association honored the Katy Fire and EMS with Breakfast...
Officers in Group Picture are Debbie Cox (Secretary) with Dagley Insurance, Tim Rau(Treasurer) with Allegiance Bank of Brookshire, Clara Jean Machann (President) Owner/ Broker of Town and Country...
View ArticleGrazia Italian Kitchen Katy NOW OPEN!
(April 19, 2018) – Grazia Italian Kitchen announces its third location in Katy, Texas is OPEN! The third Grazia location in Villagio Town Center at 22764 Westheimer Pkwy is open starting today, April...
View ArticleNAM Hosts Health & Wellness Fair And Mobile Food Pantry Distribution
HOUSTON— A crowd gathered on Wednesday, April 18 at Northwest Assistance Ministries (NAM) for the distribution of free food and NAM’s Health and Wellness Fair. The Joanne Watford Nutrition Center...
View Article“Story of the Thirsty” Water Walk
Our world and our bodies consist mostly of water; it’s a resource that’s readily accessible to us. And yet, this seemingly inexhaustible liquid we all take for granted is beyond reach for more than 800...
View ArticleBrookwood Founder Yvonne Streit to Headline Katy ISD Volunteers in Public...
(Katy, Texas) – The Katy ISD Volunteer Celebration will be held in the Merrell Center on Friday, May 11th from 8:30-10:30 a.m. Hosted by Partners in Education and the Volunteers in Public Schools...
View ArticleMay 3, 2018– Monarch Migration – 2018 Update on Overwinter Sites in Magical...
Photo by Diane Russell of Katy “Two eco-tourists experience magic of Monarch overwintering site in Mexico.” Monarch butterflies from Canada and the eastern United States take a 3000 mile journey every...
View ArticleSen. Cruz Discusses Air Force Modernization and Readiness in Armed Services...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, today participated in a Subcommittee on Airland hearing regarding Air Force modernization and...
View ArticleSen. Cruz: ‘NASA Needs a Strong Leader, and It Will Have That Strong Leader...
Calls on Senate colleagues to confirm Representative Jim Bridenstine as NASA administrator WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today spoke on the Senate floor, urging his Senate colleagues...
View ArticleSen. Cruz Addresses Congressional Pastors’ Briefing, Meets with Richardson...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today addressed the Congressional Pastors’ Briefing, following a meeting in his D.C. Senate office with Richardson Mayor Paul Voelker, city officials and...
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