🌱 Patch AM: How to stay plugged into Pasadena ISD news all year.

Greetings Pasadena! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How to stay plugged into Pasadena ISD news all year.
• Headed to Armand Bayou? Here's how to spot frogs vs. toads.
• Pasadena-raised Jerry Fair remembered through a final wish in Hawaii

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

Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 91 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 94, low: 79.
• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 94 and low of 78 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Video Tune in or miss out: Comm Connection's third season lands with a splash. (pasadenian.com) — Pasadena ISD has launched season three of its Comm Connection video series to keep local families, students, and staff updated on district news and events. Hosted by Colton Hinson and Avery Davis, the show shares key announcements and features like the new "Dr. Lopez Unplugged" episode, with viewers encouraged to subscribe and follow Pasadena ISD's social channels for ongoing updates.
   

• Video Toad-ally different: Armand Bayou's trails offer a new perspective on amphibians. (pasadenian.com) — If you're out on the Armand Bayou Nature Center trails near Pasadena, you can use a few simple visual clues to tell frogs from toads. Local wildlife educators explain how skin texture and leg shape reveal which amphibian you're seeing, helping Pasadena, Deer Park, and La Porte residents better appreciate the small creatures sharing their outdoor spaces.
   

• Jerry Fair (dequincynews.com) — A longtime resident who was raised in Pasadena Jerry Wayne Fair has died at 67, asking that no formal services be held. Instead, his family will fulfill his wish to have his ashes scattered in Hawaii, a place he loved, and they invite friends to remember him in their own personal ways.
   

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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

Monday September 7
• Labor Day Holiday - Office Closed
  La Porte ISD La Porte, TX 77571
• District Holiday
  Galena Park ISD Houston, TX 77015
• Labor Day Holiday
  Channelview ISD Channelview, TX 77530
• 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
• Breakfast with Grandparents
  Galena Park Middle GPMS Cafeteria
  7:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Is In-N-Out Burger worth traveling all the way to Webster for?
  I've never had it and it looks really good but it's 50 minutes (26 miles) round trip (Nextdoor East Pasadena)
• Hello neighbors and friends it's Friday again.
  I hope you all have a blessed weekend and a holiday on Monday. Be safe. Love you all (Nextdoor Fairmont Heights)

• LongHorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Line Cook in Webster. Apply here.
• YMCA of Houston posted a job opening for Wellness Floor Attendant - Vic Coppinger in Pearland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pasadena here.

🗞 Nearby News

Deer Park

• Texas high school football: Friday's scores from Week 2 (houstonchronicle.com)

South Houston

• Incidents blocking lanes on Houston's I-10 East, I-69 Southwest (fox26houston.com)
• 8 people found trapped in rail car near Texas border (fox26houston.com)
• Volleyball roundup for Sept. 4, 2026 (galvnews.com)

La Porte

• Grab Your Binoculars: This La Porte Event Starts Saturday With Birds and Nature – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)
• Clear Creek ekes by Barbers Hill to highlight recent tennis action (galvnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because they work on so many levels ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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