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Katy Pride organizers are relocating multiple events this week after the Texas Typhoon water park said it would no longer host the LGBTQ+ celebration, citing security concerns.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2025/10/16/533561/katy-pride-typhoon-texas-lgbtq-events-school-board/

#Business #Education #FortBend #LGBTQ #Local #News #FortBendCounty #Katy #KatyIsd #KatyPride #LgbtqIssues #TyphoonTexas

Prosecutors alleged in a court filing this week that Fort Bend County Judge KP George, who is facing two felony charges of money laundering, used campaign funds to pay for his personal property taxes as well as a down payment on a house.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/08/14/528679/kp-george-used-campaign-funds-for-property-taxes-house-down-payment-fort-bend-prosecutors-say/

#Court #Crime #FortBend #Local #News #Politics #FelonyCharges #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyJudgeKPGeorge #KpGeorge #KpGeorgeArrest #KpGeorgeIndicted

An attorney and Iowa Colony city council member who previously challenged and lost to U.S. Rep. Troy Nehls is running again for his seat.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/07/14/526241/marquette-greene-scott-who-challenged-rep-troy-nehls-in-2024-announces-bid-for-congressional-district-22/

#Elections #FortBend #Local #News #Politics #FortBendCounty #MarquetteGreeneScott #Texas22ndCongressionalDistrict #TroyNehls #USHouseOfRepresentatives

The raises are mostly funded through a recently passed Texas bill that increases teacher pay.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/06/25/524822/katy-isd-approves-raises-for-teachers/

#Education #EducationNews #FortBend #Local #News #FortBendCounty #HouseBill2 #KatyIsd #TeacherPay #TexasSchoolFunding

Houston gained approximately 43,000 new residents between 2023 and 2024, with its increase ranking second only to New York City, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. The nearby suburb of Fulshear ranked second nationally in growth by percentage.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/05/16/521610/houston-ranks-second-for-population-growth-in-u-s-according-to-census-data/

#FortBend #Houston #Local #News #Texas #Fulshear #HoustonPopulation #HoustonPopulationGrowth #PopulationGrowth #TexasPopulation #USCensusBureau

Ahead of the first Fort Bend County Commissioners Court meeting since County Judge KP George was arrested on money laundering charges, his attorneys decried the accusations against him.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/04/08/518273/fort-bend-county-judges-attorneys-say-money-laundering-charges-are-politically-motivated/

#Crime #FortBend #Local #News #Politics #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyJudgeKPGeorge #JaredWoodfill #KpGeorge #KpGeorgeArrest #KpGeorgeIndicted

The Fort Bend Independent School District will consider a gender policy that would require parents to be notified if their child uses a pronoun in school that differs from their biological sex.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/04/08/518271/fort-bend-isd-trustees-weigh-gender-fluidity-policy-following-lead-of-other-houston-area-districts/

#Education #EducationNews #FortBend #LGBTQ #Local #News #CyFairISD #FortBendISD #FortBendSchools #GenderFluidity #KatyIsd #SchoolPolicy

The Fort Bend County Democratic Party is calling for County Judge KP George to resign in the wake of his Friday arrest on money laundering charges.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/04/07/518071/fort-bend-democratic-party-calls-for-county-judge-kp-georges-resignation-after-arrest/

#Crime #FortBend #Local #News #Politics #FortBendCounty #FortBendCountyDemocraticParty #FortBendCountyJudgeKPGeorge #KpGeorge #KpGeorgeArrest #KpGeorgeIndicted #TaralPatel

Fort Bend County Judge KP George, already facing legal troubles, was arrested Friday and charged with two counts of money laundering, according to county jail records and the district attorney's office.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2025/04/04/517914/fort-bend-county-judge-kp-george-arrested-on-money-laundering-charges/

#Crime #FortBend #Local #News #FortBendCounty #HoustonAreaPoliticians #KpGeorge #KpGeorgeArrest #KpGeorgeIndicted

A teen led non-profit in Katy is providing sustainable menstrual products for those in need.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2024/11/11/505591/katy-teenagers-advocate-for-access-to-sustainable-menstrual-products/

#Education #HealthScience #Healthcare #Local #News #FortBend #FortBendCounty #Katy #KatyIsd

Katy ISD opens two new schools this year as district continues to expand

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/schools/2024/08/14/496583/katy-isd-opens-two-new-schools/

#Education #News #Schools #FortBend #FortBendCounty #FreemanHighSchool #KatyIsd #NelsonJuniorHigh

A Houston-area man was sentenced to 95 months in federal prison this week for repeatedly stealing checks and other mail from post-office collection boxes, which he accessed using a special key meant for USPS workers.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/crime/2024/07/03/492655/houston-area-man-sentenced-to-federal-prison-for-stealing-checks-other-mail-from-usps-collection-boxes/

#Court #Crime #CriminalJustice #FortBend #Local #News #FederalCourt #FederalPrison #HoustonCrime #UnitedStatesPostOffice #UnitedStatesPostalService #Usps

Houston-area police officers seized thousands of images of child pornography from a Katy ISD teacher's home on Monday, authorities said.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2024/05/14/487423/katy-isd-teacher-arrested-charged-for-allegedly-possessing-child-pornography/

#Crime #Education #EducationNews #FortBend #Local #News #ChildPornography #KatyIndependentSchoolDistrict #KatyIsd #TeacherArrest #TompkinsHighSchool

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating whether Katy ISD’s gender fluidity policy discriminates against students on the bases of sex and disability.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/civil-rights/2024/05/07/486851/katy-isd-facing-federal-title-ix-investigation-over-gender-fluidity-policy/

#CivilRights #Education #EducationNews #FortBend #Houston #LGBTQ #Local #News #Politics #KatyIsd #KatyISDAntiLgbtqPolicies #OfficeForCivilRights #TitleIXComplaint #TransgenderPolicy #USDepartmentOfEducation

Two Katy ISD trustees who voted against a controversial gender identity policy have been re-elected to the school board.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/05/06/486718/katy-isd-trustees-re-elected-to-the-board-after-heated-race/

#Election2024 #Elections #FortBend #News #Katy #KatyIsd #KatyISDElections

As early voting for the May 4th election begins this week, two Katy ISD board members are facing challenges to their seats.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2024/04/23/484320/two-katy-isd-trustees-face-opponents-in-re-election-campaign/

#Education #Election2024 #Elections #FortBend #News #FortBendCounty #KatyIsd #KatyISDElections

All but two Katy ISD board members voted to reject having chaplains as mental health counselors in its schools.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2024/02/27/479130/katy-isd-rejects-chaplains-in-schools/

#Education #FortBend #News #ChaplainsInSchools #FortBendCounty #KatyIsd

The board is expected to officially vote on the issue next week.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2024/02/20/478001/katy-isd-school-board-debates-chaplains-in-schools/

#Education #FortBend #News #Schools #ChaplainsInSchools #FortBendCounty #KatyIsd #SB763

Opponents say they’re worried that allowing chaplains to work as counselors blurs the line between church and state.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/fort-bend/2024/02/16/477794/katy-isd-to-discuss-chaplains-in-schools-at-workshop-meeting/

#Education #FortBend #News #ChaplainsInSchools #FortBendCounty #KatyIsd