Katy TX

For Cypress-area students with something to say—and a passion for their country—VFW Post 8905 is offering an opportunity to be heard. Applications are now open for the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ annual Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen scholarship contests for the 2025-2026 program year. With...

Fort Bend ISD has earned a “B” in the Texas Education Agency’s latest accountability ratings, up from a “C” the previous year, district leaders announced last week. Fort Bend ISD Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning Dr. Jaretha Jordan presented the 2025 accountability results to the FBISD board during its...

Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees has approved its operating budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The $1.15 billion budget is supported by a proposed tax rate of $1.12. The board reviewed the tax rate earlier and plans to formally approve it next month. The budget, approved at Monday’s...

Fast-growing Lamar Consolidated Independent School District now serves more than 49,000 students across 15 municipalities, having grown by 2,000 students since last year. Meeting the needs of this expanding community – from classrooms to transportation – remains a top priority for the district, Sonya Cole-Hamilton,...

The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office reports that it has recorded a drastic increase in scams affecting innocent citizens recently, with demands for payment of money to avoid an arrest for a warrant that does not exist. In the past couple of weeks, several residents reported unsolicited telephone calls persuading...

SUGAR LAND, Texas - Authorities are on the scene following a deadly crash on I-69 on Monday night. Officials said the crash occurred near Methodist Hospital in the northbound lanes around 8 p.m. Authorities said an SUV was driving at a high rate of speed and crashed into an 18-wheeler...

Two Suspects Killed During Attempted Home Invasion In SE Houston. Police are investigating a failed home invasion that ended with the shooting deaths of two suspects in southeast Houston. Officers responded after 11 p.m. Friday to the reported shooting at a home on Bellnole Drive. Investigators say two masked men...

The Fulshear Police Department posted that they found the alligator over the weekend at a community pool in Fulshear. They were able to relocate it to a safer spot!

KATY, Texas — The City of Katy is considering a comprehensive new ordinance that would reshape landscaping and tree preservation requirements across residential, commercial, and industrial developments. According to the draft proposal, city leaders say the goal is to “facilitate a positive image of the City, promote...

A Houston man will spend 40 years in federal prison after a high-speed chase led police to a massive drug and weapons seizure linked to a Texas meth conspiracy.