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Brookshire Mayor Makes Court Appearance, Trial On Felony Charges Set For Jan. 10

Brookshire Mayor Joey Vaughn has made an initial court appearance in 155th District Court on felony assault charges.
Vaughn and Jessica Vaughn, also known as Jessica Chavez, were both indicted in April on felony charges they assaulted a police officer who had been called to quell a loud party in Brookshire last October.
Both were indicted on [...]

Selection Of New Police Chief Again On Brookshire City Council Agenda

Brookshire city leaders may take another shot at naming that city’s new police chief during tonight’s city council meeting.
Part of tonight’s meeting agenda includes “discussion and possible action regarding hiring a police chief for the city.”
Brookshire has been without a permanent police chief since Joseph Prejean stepped down from the post in June in what [...]

Katy City Council To Hold Special Budget Workshop This Evening

The Katy City Council will meet in special workshop session this evening to discuss the city’s proposed 2010-2011 budget.
The workshop will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the city council chambers of the Katy Municipal Complex.
The meeting will be dedicated to discussion of the proposed budget, but no final action will be taken.
The city’s new fiscal [...]

Trustees ‘Officially’ Turn Down Tea Party, Say They Will Hold Three Public Bond Meetings Instead

In what has been termed an “official response,” the Katy ISD Board of Trustees turned down the Katy Tea Party Patriots’ invitation to take part in a planned October informational meeting on the district’s proposed $459 million bond issue.
In a statement e-mailed yesterday by Katy ISD spokesman Steve Stanford, board members told Tea Party President [...]

Waller County Sex Offender Arrested On Kidnapping Charges After Victim Escapes, Calls Police

A Waller County man remains in custody in the Harris County Jail after being arrested last weekend at his Buller Road home on kidnapping charges.
Waller County sheriff’s deputies, the Waller County SWAT team and Houston police officers arrested Michael James Deluca, 39, after his reported victim led officers to his home.
According to police reports, Deluca [...]

Amobi Okoye To Host Katy Defensive Tackle As Special Guest At Thursday’s Texans Game

Yesterday, Houston Texans defensive tackle Amobi Okoye sent the administrator of his foundation to surprise Katy High Senior Nick Narcisse with tickets to Thursday night’s Texans game against Tampa Bay.
Amobi Okoye Foundation Administrator Henry Dibrell presented the tickets to Narcisse on behalf of Okoye.
Okoye said he wanted to invite Narcisse to the game as a special guest [...]

Sealy-Based BAE Systems Receives $629 Million Contract To Upgrade Caiman Military Vehicles

BREAKING NEWS
Sealy-based BAE Systems has gotten a new lease on life after being awarded a $629 million government contract from the Army’s U.S. Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Joint Program Office to upgrade 1,700 military vehicles.
The upgrades and modifications will be made to a multi-terrain vehicle called the Caiman.
The modifications involve integrating a refurbished and improved [...]

More Katy ISD Trustees Turn Down Invitation To Tea Party Meeting

Four more Katy ISD trustees have turned down invitations to take part in the Katy Tea Party Patriots’ planned October informational meeting about the school district’s $459 million bond issue.
The bond issue will be decided by school district voters during the Nov. 2 election.  
In recent days, board members Chris Crockett, Rebecca Fox, Neal Howard and [...]

30th Anniversary Rice Harvest Festival A Record-Setter, All Booths Sold Out

The 30th anniversary Katy Rice Harvest Festival is still more than six weeks away, but it is already setting records.
The Katy Area Chamber of Commerce, which produces the annual event, announced yesterday that all vendor booths had sold out.
This marked the first time in the history of the festival that all booths sold out more [...]

Dove Season Opens Today In North And Central Zones, Good Season Expected

Today marks the opening of dove season for much of Texas and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department expects hunters to see an ample number of dove after rains earlier in the year set the stage for a good season.
Dove season opens to day in the North and Central Zones. The South Zone opens Sept. [...]

Residents Ask Brookshire City Council to Oppose Bar License

Convocation Speech: Frailey Lashes Out At Critics, Bloggers, ‘Village Idiots’

In his controversial convocation speech before Katy ISD personnel, Superintendent Alton Frailey lashed out at district critics, bemoaned “politics” in education, compared Internet bloggers to “village idiots” and even invoked the image of John Wayne leading a cattle drive during an almost hour-long presentation.
Instead of following a tradition of the superintendent using his convocation remarks [...]

McCaul Sponsoring Job Fair Tomorrow At Katy’s Merrell Center

Congressman Michael McCaul will host his 2010 Job Fair at Katy’s Merrell Center tomorrow.
Hours for the event will be 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
The job fair will feature business and career services representatives from throughout McCaul’s 10th Congressional District.
“Putting people back in the work force is one of my top priorities and I am excited [...]