🌱 See which Katy ISD educators and staff earned 2026 top honors.
Katy, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min readCheers Katy! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- See which Katy ISD educators and staff earned 2026 top honors.
Also on today's calendar: STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Grand Harbor and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; warmer, with a high of 77 and low of 67 degrees.
- Thursday: Warmer; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 69.
- Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Katy ISD Honors 2026 ‘Of the Year' Awards (katymagazineonline.com) — Katy ISD has named its 2026 “Of the Year” honorees, celebrating standout teachers, principals, support staff, security officers, nurses, and more who serve over 95,000 local students. From rookie teachers to transportation, police, and counseling staff, the district highlighted how these employees go above and beyond for campuses across Katy ISD. Local families can see many familiar campus names represented in this year’s winners. 
📸 Around Katy
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Upcoming Events in
Katy
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★ Featured events ★
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STEM Adventures at Kiddie Academy of Grand Harbor
24404 Kingsland Blvd, Katy
5:00 pm
Friday April 24
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Other local events
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GTACC Networking Breakfast
Church 1:37 , 14050 Park Dr. , Tomball
7:30 am -
Business & Badassery
Thistle Draftshop , 5210 FM 2920 #100 , Spring
11:30 am -
Garden Bros Nuclear Circus
Katy Mills , 5000 Cir , Katy
4:30 pm -
TEXAS JUSTICE TOUR: An Evening of True Crime🎙️Mockingbird Books in Katy, TX | Belinda Temple Case
Mockingbird Books , 24210 Westheimer Pkwy #600 , Katy
7:00 pm -
Garden Bros Nuclear Circus
Katy Mills , 5000 Cir , Katy
4:30 pm -
STONEY LARUE
Mo's Place , 21940 Kingsland Blvd , Katy
8:00 pm -
Tomball Farmers Market Weekly All local farmers market
Greater Tomball Chamber of Commerce , 205 W. Main Street , Tomball
9:00 am -
Katy Idol 2026 at Katy Vibes!
Katy Vibes , 24757 Katy Fwy , Katy
4:00 pm -
Sounds Of Summer Event in Katy, TX
School Of Rock Katy , 3750 S Mason Rd , Katy
2:00 pm
Thursday April 23
Friday April 24
Saturday April 25
Saturday May 2
📣 Katy Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Family Story Time Unplugged
Fort Bend County Libraries - Fulshear Branch , 6350 GM Library Rd , Fulshear
10:30 am -
Practice Project: Summer Bucket Hat
McDougal Sewing Center , 20141 Park Row Blvd , Katy
10:30 am -
Drop-In Tech Help Hour
Fort Bend County Libraries - Cinco Ranch Branch , 2620 Commercial Center Blvd , Katy
3:00 pm -
2026 RJH Girls Soccer vs Waller -Home
Royal ISD Pattison, TX 77466
5:30 pm
Wednesday April 22
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Today is my and my wife's 58th anniversary.
I proposed and was accepted on the first date in Valparaiso, Florida. We did it up big. The whole thing, including the yellow Buick convertible… (Nextdoor Cimarron) - Update: she is home!
She was hiding in our backyard this morning. This is Luna. She decided it was a good night for a run through the neighborhood and hasn’t returned… (Nextdoor Nottingham Country)
- The Cleaning Authority posted a job opening for Housekeeper / House Cleaner - No Experience Required in Katy. Apply here.
- Pyek Group posted a job opening for Warehouse Team Member in Katy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Katy here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cinco Ranch
- Trappers capture over 120 feral hogs destroying Katy neighborhoods (fox26houston.com)
Brookshire
- Houston high school softball: Schedule for the UIL bi-district playoffs (houstonchronicle.com)
Fulshear
- One Shot, One Stabbed After Richmond Fight; FBCSO Seeks Tips (coveringkaty.com)
- The Slidell Independent Newspaper Obituaries (slidell-independent.com)
Ok Katy! 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: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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