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Experience Tradition and Community at the 2024 Waller County Fair and Rodeo
Waller County is once again set to welcome the much-anticipated Waller County Fair and Rodeo, slated to draw enthusiastic crowds from September 26 to October 5, 2024. The annual event, located at Waller County Fair 21988 FM 359 in Hempstead, is a product of the labor of love from the Waller County Fair Association (WCFA), a non-profit organization that pours its heart into promoting a productive and wholesome lifestyle for the county's youth.
Fort Bend County and Houston Humane Society join forces to rescue three horses
Fort Bend County - The Houston Humane Society has rescued three horses from severe neglect in Fort Bend County. The horses, two females, and one male, were discovered living in unsanitary conditions without access to food and were significantly malnourished. The rescue was conducted in collaboration with the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office.
Making history: Groundbreaking held for African American Memorial
Under a blazing Texas sky, hundreds of people gathered at Bates Allen Park in Kendleton in southwest Fort Bend County on Saturday for the twice-delayed groundbreaking ceremony of Fort Bend County's African American Memorial, which organizers hope will be one of the premier such locales in the nation. Despite the...
Fort Bend ISD to consider new book policy that would increase superintendent’s powers
The superintendent, rather than a series of committees, would be responsible for deciding when library materials are removed. Fort Bend ISD will consider a policy Monday night that would give the superintendent more power over books in schools. Currently, if a parent files a complaint about a book, it is...
Bodycam video shows Fulshear PD officer wrangling small gator from front porch with his bare hands
A police officer in Fulshear is moonlighting as a gator wrangler after stepping in to help a family remove an unwanted house guest.The small alligator was hanging out on the family's front porch, so they called Fulshear police for help.Lt. Bill Henry caught the incident on his body camera last Friday morning."I've got a pole but this one's kind of small, so I'll grab it," Henry told the family.And that he did! As Henry went to grab it, the little gator put up a fight, opening its jaw wide and lunging at the officer, the bodycam video shows.That didn't stop...
Friends of Cinco Ranch Branch Library Host Fall Book Sale
KATY, TX (Covering Katy News) - The Friends of the Cinco Ranch Branch Library will hold a Fall Book Sale on Saturday, Sept. 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the library's meeting room, located at 2620 Commercial Center Blvd. in Katy. Book lovers, bargain hunters, and anyone looking...
Katy celebrates Champions on the Square
CITY OF KATY (Covering Katy News)—A brief late-afternoon rain shower Saturday didn’t keep Katy Tiger fans from celebrating the first-ever Champions on the Square event in Downtown Katy. The event featured performances by the Katy High School Bengal Brigade drill team, cheerleaders, and the Roaring Band from Tigerland,...
Rice University cancels classes after student was killed in dorm room, school spokesperson says
Classes at Rice University have been canceled Tuesday after a female student was shot to death in her dorm room by a man who, police believe, took his own life.President of Rice University, Reginald DesRoches, identified the victim as Andrea Rodriguez Avila, a junior from Maryland. She and a man who was not a student were found around 4:30 p.m. in her room at Jones College."This is a speech that no president wants to make," DesRoches told reporters. "We are communicating with Andrea's parents and are flying them out tomorrow morning."According to Rice University Police Chief Clemente Rodriguez, Avila missed...
100 Days to Football Time in Oklahoma 2024: #4 Nic Anderson
Nic Anderson comes to OU from Katy, TX. Anderson knows something about the Sooners, as he is the brother of former Sooners running back Rodney Anderson. Anderson held offers from just about every major program in the country and spent four months committed to Oregon. However, following a visit to Norman in October, Anderson flipped to Oklahoma in November, not long before signing day.
HPD investigating after 7-year-old girl drowns in pool at west Houston private fitness club
Authorities are investigating a drowning involving a child at a west Houston fitness club over the weekend.Houston Police Department officers responded to a drowning call at about 4 p.m. on Sunday in the Briar Forest neighborhood at Club Westside on Wilcrest Drive.HPD said the 7-year-old girl was taken to Texas Children's Hospital West Campus, where she was pronounced dead.ABC13 spoke to someone who claimed they witnessed the incident but didn't want to be identified out of sensitivity to the situation.That person said it happened during a birthday party in the club's primary family pool.They said everything at the pool was...
Free home repairs for low-income families, seniors who still need help after Beryl
HOUSTON/(CW39) It’s been over a month since Hurricane Beryl took over the houston area, causing more than two and a half million people to deal with no power and living in damaged homes. Several thousand low-income families in the Houston area are still living in homes, that are considered...
15-year-old arrested for shooting 4 siblings in SE Houston after ‘dispute via social media’
HOUSTON – Police say they have a teenager in custody after four siblings were shot inside their southeast Houston home. Two more shooters remain at large. The siblings – ages 10, 12, 15, and 16 – were attacked last Thursday in their home on Collier Street and Carrolton Street right near Brays Bayou a little after 9 p.m.
2 men wanted in home invasion that led to shootout at southwest Houston apartment
HOUSTON – Two men are wanted for their alleged involvement in a home invasion that led to a shootout on July 26 in southwest Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. The wanted suspects, Dontarious Millender, 19, and Noah Humphries, 19, are both charged with burglary with intent to...
WATCH: Pep Rallies In Texas Are Simply Something Else
High school sports in Texas are truly a spectacle aren't they?. Everything is bigger here in the Lone Star State, and the passion for sports here is second to none. We've all seen a packed stadium for a highly anticipated matchup of two great teams haven't we? There's even been some classic calls posted to the internet of some of the games.
Texas’ Smallest High School Has An Enrollment In The Single Digits
I used to always think my former high school in Texas was small, but as it turns out, it was pretty midsized. It was one of those places where you knew everyone in your high school class, along with the upper and lower classes, but you didn't all necessarily talk. The same thing applied to the small town of Brownsboro, TX where it was located.
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