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Katy Woman Anxiously Waiting Word On Family In Earthquake-Ravaged Chile
At least one Katy area woman is carefully watching news reports coming out of earthquake-ravaged Chile while trying desperately to reach family members in one of that nation’s hardest-hit areas.
Martina Soler, who now lives in Cinco Ranch, came to the United States three years ago to study advanced health care techniques.
Since the 8.8 magnitude earthquake [...]
Katy Man Gets 20 Years For Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Relative
2. March 2010
Kevin Blaine Pering has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. The 46-year-old Katy resident was charged with sexually abusing a distant relative for several years.
According to Assistant District Attorney Michael L. Hartman, the abuse was discovered in January 2009 when Pering’s [...]
Justice Department To Monitor Elections In Fort Bend County
2. March 2010
The U.S. Justice Department yesterday announced Fort Bend County will be one of five counties in Texas federal authorities will monitor in today’s primary election for compliance with minority language requirements of federal voting rights laws.
In addition to Fort Bend, federal officials will monitor elections in Galveston, Gonzales, Williamson and Wilson counties.
The federal Voting Rights [...]
McCaul Helps Celebrate Texas Independence Presenting Resolution To Katy Resident Sam Houston IV
2. March 2010
In addition to being Texas’ primary election day, today is also Texas Independence Day.
On March 2, 1836 – 174 years ago today – Texas formally issued its declaration of independence from Mexico.
Fifty-four delegates of the Convention of 1836 began meeting on March 1 at the village of Washington-on-the-Brazos in Washington County. All the settlements of [...]
Polls Are Open For Texas’ Primary Election Day
2. March 2010
The polls are open throughout the Katy area and across Texas as voters cast their ballots in the Democratic and Republican primaries.
Voters will pick, among others, their respective party’s gubernatorial candidates for the November general election.
Elections administrators in Fort Bend, Harris and Waller counties are all expecting a stronger-the-usual turnout.
For the GOP, incumbent Rick Perry, [...]
Sundown Elementary Students Awaiting Balloon Pen Pal Responses
1. March 2010
In January, students at Katy ISD’s Sundown Elementary School released almost 1,000 biodegradable balloons seeking pen pals as part of the school’s “The Great Pen Pal Balloon Send Off.”
Now, more than a month later, students are urging anyone who found one of the balloons to respond to their request to become a new pen pal.
The [...]
Houston Crime Victim Assistance Director Andy Kahan To Speak At Chamber Luncheon March 10
1. March 2010
Andy Kahan, director of the Houston Mayor’s Office of Crime Victims Assistance, will be the keynote speaker for the Katy Area Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon for March.
The luncheon will be held at The Club at Falcon Point on Wednesday, March 10. Networking begins at 11 a.m., with lunch served at 11:30 p.m.
Kahan’s one-man office [...]
Paul Nominates Seven Katy Area Students To Military Academies
1. March 2010
Congressman Ron Paul (R-Lake Jackson) has announced he nominated seven Katy-area young people to attend national military academies this year.
Three of the nominees attend Seven Lakes High School, two go to Cinco Ranch High School and two are Katy High School students.
Three of the nominees have already received an appointment to their respective military academy.
The [...]
McCaul Says He Was ‘Disappointed’ With Presidential Healthcare Summit
1. March 2010
Last Thursday’s day-long summit between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans produced little – if any – common ground on the administration’s proposed healthcare reform, and Katy-area Congressman Michael McCaul said he was “disappointed” with the negotiations.
McCaul said Obama and the Democratic leadership were unwilling to negotiate in good faith or back away from the [...]
Fulshear Library To Hold Two ‘Knitting Nights’ In March
1. March 2010
Area knitters are invited to join in an evening of fun and friendship at the next “Knitting Night” at Fort Bend County Libraries’ Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library in Fulshear.
The meeting will take place this evening from 6 – 8 p.m. in the library’s meeting room.
A second session is scheduled on Monday, March 15, beginning [...]
Gas Prices Rise Six Cents Over The Past Week, Now Average $2.50 Per Gallon
1. March 2010
Average retail gasoline prices in Houston and the Katy area have risen 6.0 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.50 per gallon today.
This compares with the national average that has increased 3.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.70 cents per gallon, according to HoustonGasPrices.com.
Including the change in gas prices in [...]
2. March 2010
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