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🌱 Galena Park grad returns to Texans field in special alumni performance
Be sure to catch Galena Park vs Westbury on the Galena Park Patch calendar

Morning Galena Park! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
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In today's newsletter:
- Galena Park grad returns to Texans field in special alumni performance
Also on today's calendar: Galena Park vs Wisdom and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 89, low: 78.
- Thursday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 86 and low of 75 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Houston reporter set to return to her Texans cheerleading roots (beaumontenterprise.com) — A Galena Park native and Galena Park High School graduate, KPRC 2 anchor Cathy Hernandez is heading back to the Houston Texans' field for the Oct. 4 Cheerleader Alumni Game. Locals may remember her roots before journalism, as she once cheered professionally and now returns to perform again while balancing her career and family life in Houston.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Galena Park
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★ Featured events ★
- Galena Park vs Westbury →
1000 Keene St, Galena Park
7:00 pm
Friday October 2
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Other local events
- Band Fall Concert
Galena Park High School
7:00 pm - Galena Park vs Wisdom →
1000 Keene St, Galena Park
7:00 pm - Galena Park vs Milby →
1000 Keene St, Galena Park
6:30 pm - Galena Park vs Houston Math Science and Tech →
1000 Keene St, Galena Park
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Tuesday October 13
Tuesday October 20
Friday October 23
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Family Nature Journaling →
Armand Bayou Nature Center, 8500 Bay Area Blvd, Pasadena
10:00 am - Legal Update I (2026-2027) →
Palmi by D.R. Horton, 811 Marcona Drive, Houston
10:00 am - Youth Mental Health First Aid Training | Ages 18+ →
BakerRipley East Aldine Campus, 3000 Aldine Mall Rte Rd, Houston
10:00 am - Youth Mental Health First Aid Training →
BakerRipley East Aldine Campus, 3000 Aldine Mall Rte Rd, Houston
10:00 am - Foam Flower Making →
BakerRipley East Aldine Campus, 3000 Aldine Mall Rte Rd, Houston
10:30 am - Advanced Cake Decoration Techniques →
BakerRipley East Aldine Campus, 3000 Aldine Mall Rte Rd, Houston
10:30 am - Crochet | Ages 13+ →
BakerRipley Ripley House Campus, 4414 Navigation Blvd, Houston
10:30 am
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Mauser Packaging Solutions posted a job opening for Production Team Leader in Galena Park. Apply here.
- HealthMarkets posted a job opening for Insurance Agent in Galena Park. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Galena Park here.
🗞 Nearby News
South Houston
- South Houston High seeks local business support for budgeting simulation event. (pasadenian.com)
- Texas high school football rankings: USA TODAY Sports Super 10 entering October (usatoday.com)
Houston
- Houston weather: Low rain chances Tuesday before late-week flood threat (fox26houston.com)
- HMH Holding Inc. Files SEC S-1 for Resale of Nearly 32 Million Class A Shares (kalkinemedia.com)
- Texas Ozone Action Day Covers 16 Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston Counties Monday, a Warning for People with Asthma (medicaldaily.com)
Ok Galena Park! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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