🌱 Patch AM: How to adopt a Pasadena shelter pet for free this month

Coffee in hand, Pasadena? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How to adopt a Pasadena shelter pet for free this month
• Could you be the one to get Chappo off the urgent list?
• What Pasadena's Timec bankruptcy means for local energy jobs

Also on today's calendar: Braxton Keith and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 89 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 89, low: 76.
• Saturday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Cuddles charms his way into a family's heart during the Animal Shelter's adoption drive. (pasadenian.com) — Pasadena residents can adopt any pet for free all month at the Pasadena Animal Shelter on Burke Road, thanks to the Clear The Shelters campaign. One lucky cat, Cuddles, just found a forever home, and the shelter is urging more locals to visit in person or browse animals online so more dogs and cats can leave the kennels for good.
   

• Video: Chappo needs an urgent adoption and come back to escape the ticking tock of death. (pasadenian.com) — Anxious shelter dog Chappo is on the urgent list at Pasadena Animal Shelter and needs a local adopter or rescue quickly to avoid euthanasia. The three-year-old American Bully mix is sweet with people, under treatment for medical issues, and has sponsored heartworm care, but must avoid cats and should meet any potential dog companions first.
   

• A Longtime Texas Energy Business and 7 Affiliates File for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy (whatnow.com) — A major industrial contractor based in Pasadena, Timec Services Company, Inc., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Houston federal court, along with seven affiliated entities. The company, which serves refineries and other energy facilities across the Gulf Coast and beyond, plans to keep operating while it restructures debts between $1 million and $10 million.
   

📸 Around Pasadena

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Pasadena

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 18
• Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo 2026 →
  Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo Office, Pasadena
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday September 10
• Seabrook Economic Development Corporation →
  City of Seabrook -
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Braxton Keith →
  Pasadena Convention Center and Municipal Fairgrounds, 7902 Fairmont Pkwy, Pasadena
  5:00 pm
• Aaron Watson →
  Pasadena Convention Center and Municipal Fairgrounds, 7902 Fairmont Pkwy, Pasadena
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• Parks and Trails Committee →
  City of Seabrook -
  5:00 pm
Friday September 4
• District Holiday
  Galena Park ISD Houston, TX 77015
Monday September 7
• Labor Day Holiday
  Channelview ISD Channelview, TX 77530
• Labor Day Holiday - Office Closed
  La Porte ISD La Porte, TX 77571
• Labor Day Office Closure →
  City of Webster - Webster TX 77598
  7:00 am
Tuesday September 8
• Board of Trustees - Regular Meeting
  La Porte ISD La Porte, TX 77571
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Patriot Day
  Channelview ISD Channelview, TX 77530
• Coffee and Pastries with Grandparents
  Galena Park Elementary
  7:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: Pet Reunited
  Shug, a dog who went missing in Pasadena, TX, has been safely reunited with their family after 18 hours, 7 minutes. Message from Owner: "If you find… (Nextdoor Terreno Vista)
• Happy Tuesday everyone sorry I've been MIA in and out, but I just been taking care of things since I moved and I'm still grieving but just reaching out to let everybody know I'm still alive little girl still here taco still here could use prayer for
  little girl, he's having a little bit of congestion going on, but mama got her antibiotics and some gut healthy chewables and some allergy medicine… (Nextdoor Red Bluff Terrace)

• The Guitar Center posted a job opening for Latin Music Teacher Store 494 in Pasadena. Apply here.
• Sonic posted a job opening for Sonic Drive-In Crew Leader in Pasadena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pasadena here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• US Open should be on every tennis fan's bucket list (galvnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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