Typhoon Texas to Add New Children’s Attractions

Typhoon Texas has embarked on its most significant addition in its six-year history, an inter-connected water experience exclusively for children featuring junior-sized versions of the west Houston waterpark’s signature attractions. Scheduled to open for the upcoming summer season, Typhoon Junior will...

Paetow High School Announces New Campus Athletic Coordinator and Head Football Coach

The Paetow High School Football Team has a new head coach.  Today, David Hicks was formally announced as the new campus athletic coordinator and head football coach for the Paetow Panthers.  Hicks has served as the interim football coach since October 2022 and previously as an assistant football...

Houston Methodist West Hospital Performs 100th TAVI Procedure; Non-Invasive Heart Procedures Saves Lives in Katy-West Houston Area

Houston Methodist West Hospital successfully performed its 100th transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) procedure. This minimally invasive procedure is an alternative to open-heart surgery for patients diagnosed with aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the valve that obstructs blood flow and can lead to...

The Annual Commissioner Vincent Morales 12-Hole Golf Tournament

The Annual Commissioner Vincent Morales 12-Hole Golf Tournament was held on November 7th at Greatwood Golf Club. A good time was had by all at the sold out event. Wayne Holcombe, Stephanie Anderson and Commissioner Vincent Morales. Patti...

American Furniture Warehouse Funds Katy ISD Teacher Grants

The Katy ISD Education Foundation salutes American Furniture Warehouse (AFW) for their extraordinary $58,000 contribution through their $chool Rewards program. The Katy ISD Education Foundation’s sole purpose is to provide resources to Katy ISD teachers through its Inspiring Imagination teacher grants....

Katy ISD Earns TEA’s Highest Fiscal Accountability Rating

Katy ISD has received a rating of “A” for “Superior Achievement” under the Texas Schools FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas) for the 20th consecutive year.  This is the highest rating possible as established under guidelines and rules created by the Texas Education Agency...

Katy ISD Music Ensembles Recognized as National Winners in Mark of Excellence Awards

Eleven Katy ISD music ensembles were recently recognized as national winners in the Foundation for Music Education Mark of Excellence Competition.  This year, the national event received 376 entries from 39 states.  The Mark of Excellence project seeks to recognize and award outstanding achievements in...

Jordan High School Educator Named Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction

Hailey-Ann Booth, an educator at Katy ISD’s Jordan High School in Fulshear, Texas, was recently selected as a Claes Nobel Educator of Distinction by The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS). Booth, who is also the school’s Career Technology Education (CTE) Department Chair and the Jordan High...

Libraries Support New Writers with National Novel-Writing Month Activities

In recognition of National Novel-Writing Month in November, Fort Bend County Libraries (FBCL) encourages fledgling writers or anyone who has ever wanted to write a novel to join in this coast-to-coast annual writing challenge. Established in 1999, National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a...

Katy ISD Board of Trustees Approve Attendance Boundary Modifications for Several Elementary Schools

The Katy Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to approve an Attendance Boundary Modification (ABM) for two of the District’s future elementary schools, Elementary #45 and #46, as well as areas served by Bethke, Campbell, Golbow, Hutsell, Leonard, McElwain and McRoberts elementary schools. ...