Tag: Katy

  • Learn 3D-Printing Basics in Katy for Free

    Learn 3D-Printing Basics in Katy for Free

    Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy, will present introductory technology classes this month on the use of computers and 3-D printing. The computer classes will take place in the Computer Lab of the library. “Ask Me Anything About Computers”…

  • Fort Bend sheriff’s office searching for missing Katy teen

    A teenager has been missing since leaving her Katy home on a bicycle Wednesday, according to the Fort Bend sheriff’s office. Authorities launched an investigation and search for 15-year-old Megan Lamz, noting there has been no indication of foul play. Lamz left her home Wednesday wearing a black “Friday…

  • MISSING: 15-year-old girl last seen leaving her home in Katy

    MISSING: 15-year-old girl last seen leaving her home in Katy

    KATY, Texas — The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help with finding a 15-year-old who has been missing for two days. Megan Lamz was reportedly last seen on Wednesday leaving her home in Katy on a bicycle. Her bike was found the next day, but Megan was not with it.

  • Have you seen Megan? Missing teen last seen leaving Katy home

    Have you seen Megan? Missing teen last seen leaving Katy home

    The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s help with finding a 15-year-old who has been missing for two days. Megan Lamz was reportedly last seen on Wednesday leaving her home in Katy on a bicycle. Her bike was found the next day, but Megan was not with it.

  • Community briefs for March 2

    Community briefs for March 2

    Frost Bank in Katy to host chuck wagon breakfast March 3. In the spirit of rodeo season, Frost Bank in Katy is hosting a chuck wagon breakfast that is open to the public. The breakfast is set for 7:30-9:30 a.m. at the Katy Mason Financial Center, 21875 Katy Fwy. Lions…

  • March Youth Activities at Cinco Ranch Branch Library

    March Youth Activities at Cinco Ranch Branch Library

    Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Boulevard in Katy, presents a variety of free children’s programs — Family Story Time, Pajama Night Story Time, and After-School Breaks — every month. During Family Story Time and Pajama Night Story Time, families with…

  • Grand Parkway, Westpark Tollway closures expected near Fulshear, Katy Feb. 24-27 as connector work continues

    Grand Parkway, Westpark Tollway closures expected near Fulshear, Katy Feb. 24-27 as connector work continues

    Roadwork will continue along the Westpark Tollway and the Grand Parkway as the Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority constructs east and westbound connectors. (Courtesy Fort Bend County Toll Road Authority) Those nearby Grand Parkway, Katy Gaston Road and FM 723 will see cranes lifting steal beams into the skyline…

  • Learn About Online Sources for Tracing Family Histories at Library Program

    Learn About Online Sources for Tracing Family Histories at Library Program

    Learn about some of the online resources that are available for family-history research at a special program, “Genealogy Online,” on Tuesday, March 7, from 10:30 to 11:30 am, in the Computer Lab at Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy.

  • Katy area calendar of events

    Katy area calendar of events

    Fort Bend County Day: The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce presents the 2023 Fort Bend County Day scheduled for 6 a.m.-10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, in Austin. The bus leaves Safari Texas at 6:30 a.m. and is slated to arrive at the Austin Club at 9:45 a.m. Stops during the day include the Capitol and…

  • Katy sales tax receipts jump year over year

    Katy sales tax receipts jump year over year

    Katy’s growing economy has resulted in more money coming back to the city via its sales tax receipts. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar recently announced he is sending “cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for February, 9.3 percent more than in February 2022.”

  • Father arrested, charged after 4-year-old shot at home in Fort Bend Co., authorities say

    Father arrested, charged after 4-year-old shot at home in Fort Bend Co., authorities say

    KATY, Texas – A father has been arrested and charged after his 4-year-old son was shot at a home in the Fort Bend County area and rushed to a west Houston hospital Thursday night, deputies said. According to investigators, the father, 25-year-old Gendri Aguillon, was charged with injury to… Original Article: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/02/10/4-year-old-shot-in-the-katy-area-police-say/

  • 4-year-old shot in possible road rage incident in Katy, deputies say

    4-year-old shot in possible road rage incident in Katy, deputies say

    HOUSTON (KIAH) — Fort Bend County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating what led to the shooting of a 4-year-old in Katy Thursday night. The parents told deputies they were involved in a road rage incident on the Katy Freeway around 9 p.m. last night and that the child was shot in the left arm. Original Article:…

  • Man accused of lying about child being shot in road rage on Katy Freeway

    Man accused of lying about child being shot in road rage on Katy Freeway

    HOUSTON — A man has been arrested after deputies said he lied about a child being shot in a case of road rage on the Katy Freeway. He has been identified as Gendri Aguillon, 25, and he’s charged with injuring a child and making a false report, the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office said. Original…

  • Father arrested, charged after 4-year-old shot at home in Katy, authorities say

    Father arrested, charged after 4-year-old shot at home in Katy, authorities say

    KATY, Texas – A father has been arrested and charged after his 4-year-old son was shot at a Katy home and rushed to a west Houston hospital Thursday night, deputies with the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office said. According to investigators, the father, 25-year-old Gendri Aguillon, was charged… Original Article: https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2023/02/10/4-year-old-shot-in-the-katy-area-police-say/

  • Katy couple charged with conspiracy to commit felony in Mississippi

    Katy couple charged with conspiracy to commit felony in Mississippi

    A Katy couple is free on $20,000 bond apiece following their arrests and charges of conspiracy to commit a felony in Mississippi. Angela McClelland, of Katy, was arrested Jan. 18 in Fort Bend County. She was released on Jan. 20 on fugitive bond so she could travel to Mississippi to appear in a Ridgeland, Miss.,…

  • Community briefs for Dec. 15

    Community briefs for Dec. 15

    Firehouse Magazine has honored Katy Fire Station #2, 25420 Bell Patna Dr., with a station design award. The station is the city’s newest. It opened in 2019 and sits near Katy Mills Mall. The station is a three-bay, 13,000-square-foot building that cost $3.65 million to build. “The exterior design… Original Article: http://katytimes.com/stories/community-briefs-for-dec-15,17975

  • Cinco Ranch Branch Library Launches Monthly Group For Aspiring Writers

    Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library invites aspiring authors to join a new monthly group, the Prose Pros Writing Group, which will meet monthly starting on Monday, December 5, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm, in the Conference Classroom of the library, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd in Katy. Original Article: https://thekatynews.com/2022/11/24/cinco-ranch-branch-library-launches-monthly-group-for-aspiring-writers/

  • Katy-area at legislators discuss priorities for upcoming session

    Katy-area at legislators discuss priorities for upcoming session

    Area state legislators said they will focus on keeping property taxes under control and improving public education in a Nov. 15 panel discussion at the Katy Area Economic Development Council. State Reps. Jacey Jetton, Gary Gates, Mike Schofield and Jon Rosenthal were the panelists. All represent a different part of… Original Article: http://katytimes.com/stories/katy-area-at-legislators-discuss-priorities-for-upcoming-session,16050

  • Local school districts won’t be able to give teachers pay raises after proposals fail to pass

    Local school districts won’t be able to give teachers pay raises after proposals fail to pass

    FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Giving teachers raises and stepping up school security were proposals on the ballot for several area school districts. In Katy ISD and Fort Bend ISD, those proposals failed. However, in Lamar Consolidated ISD some of the proposals passed. “It was difficult to sell,” Fort… Original Article: https://www.khou.com/amp/article/news/politics/houston-area-school-districts-teacher-pay-raises-security/285-efccdd7b-f6df-4c25-b50e-2d48a3f04d44

  • UPDATED: Results continue to show Katy ISD tax rate election opposition; counties still reporting

    UPDATED: Results continue to show Katy ISD tax rate election opposition; counties still reporting

    Katy ISD urged voters to retain the tax rate in the voter approval tax rate election on Nov. 8. Voters have spoken, and early results show more ballots in opposition of sustaining the tax rate. (Courtesy Adobe Stock) As of 11 p.m. on Nov. 8, most ballots were counted in… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/katy/election/2022/11/08/updated-results-continue-to-show-katy-isd-tax-rate-election-opposition-counties-still-reporting/

  • UPDATE: Unofficial results show Katy ISD tax rate election opposition, all counties reporting

    UPDATE: Unofficial results show Katy ISD tax rate election opposition, all counties reporting

    Katy ISD urged voters to retain the tax rate in the voter approval tax rate election on Nov. 8. Voters have spoken, and early results show more ballots in opposition of sustaining the tax rate. (Courtesy Adobe Stock) Unofficial results from all three counties show most ballots were cast in… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/katy/election/2022/11/08/update-unofficial-results-show-katy-isd-tax-rate-election-opposition-all-counties-reporting/

  • Early results show voters oppose Katy ISD tax rate election

    Early results show voters oppose Katy ISD tax rate election

    Katy ISD urged voters to retain the tax rate in the voter approval tax rate election on Nov. 8. Voters have spoken, and early results show more ballots in opposition of sustaining the tax rate. (Courtesy Adobe Stock) In the Nov. 8 election to determine a voter-approval tax rate election… Original Article: https://communityimpact.com/houston/katy/election/2022/11/08/early-results-show-voters-oppose-katy-isd-tax-rate-election/

  • Community briefs for Nov. 3

    Community briefs for Nov. 3

    The Star of Destiny Chapter of the National Society for the Daughters of the American Revolution, and Boy Scout Troop 925, will hold a flag retirement ceremony at 11 a.m. Nov. 5 at Katy Community Cemetery (also known as Antioch Community Cemetery), FM 1463 and Stockdick Road. The public is invited to the ceremony. Original…

  • Abbreviated Schedule Of Children’s Programs At Cinco Ranch Branch Library In November

    Abbreviated Schedule Of Children’s Programs At Cinco Ranch Branch Library In November

    Fort Bend County Libraries’ Cinco Ranch Branch Library, 2620 Commercial Center Boulevard in Katy, presents a variety of free children’s programs – Family Story Time, Pajama Night Story Time, and After-School Breaks – every month. Because of elections and holidays, the schedule of children’s programs will be abbreviated in November. Original Article: https://thekatynews.com/2022/10/25/abbreviated-schedule-of-childrens-programs-at-cinco-ranch-branch-library-in-november/