The Katy Times

Katy is moving forward with the reconstruction of Avenue D. Katy City Council awarded the bid to Reytec Construction Resources, Inc. of Houston in the amount of $2,354,140. Full Story »

The City of Katy is encouraging residents to support local schools and the newly built Waller County Recycling Center as they explore other recycling opportunities. Full Story »

Katy’s favorite visitor from the North Pole began his annual tour of the city Tuesday escorted by the Katy Fire Department. Each year the department provides one of their engines for Santa Claus to visit neighborhoods serviced by KFD. Full Story »

The Katy Times and Santa have partnered for our first Letter’s To Santa special edition, just in time for Christmas. So send your children’s letters to Santa: Letters to Santa, c/o The Katy Times, P.O. Box 678, Katy Texas 77492. Full Story »

The former Katy High School assistant band director, who was accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student during the summer of 2008, was given deferred adjudication Monday. Full Story »

METRO security cameras and a four-legged officer helped lead to the arrest of a man, who allegedly broke into and stole items inside two vehicles at the Kingsland Park and Ride lot. Full Story »

The Fort Bend Sheriff’s Office is looking for three suspects who robbed the Chase Bank at 17225 FM 1093 near FM 1464. The aggravated robbery occurred Tuesday at approximately 11:16 a.m. Two suspects, armed with unknown type handguns, entered the Chase Bank and demanded money. Full Story »

For those acting today there is still time to join Katy neighbors on Thanksgiving morning in what is now dubbed Katy’s largest Fun Run, the YMCA Turkey Dash. Full Story »

Katy Independent School District is continuing to grow at a steady rate despite the economic downturn, presenting challenges to how the district of almost 60,000 students is going to handle the overflow during the next 10 years. Full Story »

Drivers will have to wait a while longer to find out if the Texas Department of Public Safety driver’s license office will be housed at VFW community building for another year. Full Story »

A Katy man’s wife and daughter were arrested last week after Harris County Sheriff’s investigators found evidence to believe they were involved in a plot to hire a hit man to have him murdered. The two have been charged for solicitation of capital murder. Full Story »

The former Katy High School assistant band director, who was accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student in June 2008, was given deferred adjudication Monday. Full Story »

Harris County Sheriff’s investigators say a Katy teen knew of and was also involved in her mother’s plot to hire a hit man to kill her father. Ashley Shamp, 18, was arrested Friday on solicitation of capital murder charges. Full Story »