TxDOT to close US-90A nightly for bridge construction
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (Covering Katy News) — Texas Department of Transportation crews will close US-90A main lanes and frontage roads nightly for beam placement as part of the ongoing US-90A/State Highway 99 project. The closures will run from 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 9, to 5 a.m. Friday, Oct....
Interlune to Create Texas-Based R&D Facility with $4.8 Million Texas Space Commission Grant
SEATTLE, WA - Interlune, a natural resources company, announced that it has been awarded up to $4.84 million in a grant from the Texas Space Commission (TSC) to develop and test highly specialized simulants of Moon dirt, or regolith. Interlune will use the grant funds, along with internal investment, to...
Texas Teen Arrested in Connection with Brother’s Torture, Death Claims She’s Been ‘Falsely’ Accused
Kara Walker, 17, was arrested last week in connection with her 8-year-old brother's Feb. 15 death - but she says she's innocent
Sorry Houston, Austin is Now Home To Texas’ Tallest Building
Austin is now home to the tallest building in Texas. The Waterline Tower eclipses the JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston as the state's tallest by 20 feet.
Rosenberg Opens 2025–2026 HOT Fund Grant Applications for Tourism-Boosting Events and Programs
Organizations that help bring visitors to Rosenberg can now apply for the City’s 2025–2026 Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) Fund reimbursement grants. The program, guided by Chapter 351 of the Texas Tax Code and the City of Rosenberg Code of Ordinances, is designed to strengthen local tourism and the hotel industry.
Fort Bend Transit offers Free Fare Fridays throughout September
Fort Bend County residents can ride public transit for free every Friday throughout the month of September, as part of a regional effort to improve air quality during one of the most polluted months of the year. All Fort Bend Transit services, including Commuter and Demand Response service, will be...
Fort Bend plaintiff in Ten Commandments lawsuit explains concerns
Few people in the United States – or indeed, in all the Western world – are unaware of the Ten Commandments, the laws given by God to Moses during the Hebrews' exodus in the Hebrew Bible, known to Christians as the Old Testament. But at issue in a...
Lamar CISD to continue offering alternative graduation pathways
1621 Place, located at 1708 Avenue M, Rosenberg, has been the district’s center for alternative education since 1992. (Courtesy Lamar CISD) At the Aug. 26 board meeting, Lamar CISD trustees approved the continuation of the Optional Flexible School Day Program, or OFSDP, at the district’s 1612 Place to support...
Academy Sports + Outdoors Opens 11 New Stores in Third Quarter 2025
Katy, Texas — Katy, Texas-based Academy Sports + Outdoors has opened 11 new stores in the third quarter of this year, with plans to debut a total of up to 25 new locations in 2025. The sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer has already launched three new locations in...
Sugar Land’s new mayor carries the ex-mayor’s legacy
If an elected official advocating for a tax increase is like a fish taking to water, a taxpayer demanding tax increase would be like a fish out of water. When a former elected official, now a taxpayer, asks for a tax increase, that would be an odd fish out, defying any logic.