Katy ISD Wins 2020 TAEA

The Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) announced its 43 winners for the 2020 District of Distinction Award and among the list of honorees is the Katy Independent School District. The District received the honor for providing a well-rounded education that advocates and integrates a visual arts curriculum...

Did You Gain The Quarantine 15?

How to get rid of those extra pounds and maintain before the holidays! By Travis Johnson | DotFit and APEX Certified Nutrition Specialist – Since the middle of March, many of us were under statewide restrictions, and we all started to be a little less active. Gyms were closed. Parks were closed. Trails...

Fort Bend County Libraries Help Students Excel with Online Homework Assistance at Home

Fort Bend County Libraries’ Brainfuse HelpNow (Homework Tutoring) program – which is online and accessible from home computers — enables the library system to provide online homework assistance in a broad range of subjects in both English and Spanish for students in grades K through 12, free of...

Serving Families in the Midst of Coronavirus

Katy Christian Ministries (KCM) will continue fulfilling its mission while still being proactive in ways to protect the staff, volunteers and clients. KCM has made the decision to implement a COVID-19 Response Plan focusing on program changes and client flow, that will take effect starting March 16th –...

USS Normandy’s Gas Turbine Systems Technician is from Katy

Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 1st Class Juan Rodriguez, from Katy, Texas, acting as the engineering officer of the watch, calls away a simulated fire during a general quarters drill aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60). The Normandy is part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier...

Katy ISD Baseball Coach Recognized

High school and youth coaches from across the United States were recently recognized by the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) for teaching life lessons through sports, while also instructing players how to master and honor their sport.  Out of 700 nominees that represented 44 of the 50 states, Katy High...

Houston Dermatology & Plastic Surgery

As the only practice in the area to combine dermatology and plastic surgery, Houston Dermatology & Plastic Surgery (HDPS), in association with Sugar Land Face & Body Plastic Surgery, has grown to two conveniently located offices. Plastic surgeon and founder Dr. Eric Humble, along with Dr. Cedeno...

Katy ISD Teacher Named HAABSE 2020 Elementary Teacher of the Year

The Katy Independent School District is thrilled to congratulate four teachers that were recently recognized by the Houston Area Alliance of Black School Educators (HAABSE) in the organization’s 2020 Teacher of the Year nominations. One of the Katy ISD nominees, LaQuita McMillion, a fourth grade teacher...

Fulshear Family Medicine: Where Quaint Country Charm Meets Complete Family Care

Fulshear Family Medicine has been proudly serving the healthcare needs of the Fulshear/Katy communities since 2006. They are pleased to welcome Dr. Amina Jinnah to their practice. Dr. Jinnah is Board Certified in Family Medicine with over 15 years of experience.  Her focus is on managing chronic conditions...

Metabolic Syndrome and the Medi-Weightloss® Clinical Study Aimed at Understanding its Treatment

Despite the fact that up to a third of the global population has Metabolic Syndrome (MetS), it has been overlooked in clinical settings. You may be asking yourself, what is MetS?  Dubbed the “new silent killer,” Metabolic Syndrome is a group of risk factors that can increase your chances of having a...