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🌱 Patch AM: Ready for Hispanic Day at the Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo?

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In today's newsletter:

  • Ready for Hispanic Day at the Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo?
  • Which Pasadena ISD students earned a coveted spot at Texas Boys State?
  • Will South Houston's Trojans capture the Pasadena ISD Media Day crown?

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 99 and low of 78 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, temps: high: 92, low: 78.
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 96 and low of 79 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Where the rodeo meets mariachi: Hispanic Day takes center stage at the Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo. (pasadenian.com) — Pasadena residents can mark their calendars for Hispanic Day at the Pasadena Livestock Show & Rodeo on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, at the Pasadena Fairgrounds. Expect live performances from Los Herederos de Nuevo León, Rebelion, mariachi and folkloric dancers, plus an official after-party at Silver Spur with DJ Pappa. Tickets are available online now for families ready to celebrate Hispanic heritage together.
   

• Nine juniors are participating in a one-week crash course in leadership at American Legion's Texas Boys State, courtesy of Post 521. (pasadenian.com) — Pasadena ISD families can take pride in nine local juniors recently sponsored by American Legion Post 521 to attend the Texas Boys State leadership program in Austin. Students came from Pasadena Memorial, Sam Rayburn, Career and Technical, Pasadena, and Dobie high schools. The one-week experience gives rising seniors intensive leadership training alongside more than 1,100 peers from across Texas.
   

• Video: Trojans charm social media to clinch Pasadena ISD Media Day title. (pasadenian.com) — Pasadena ISD fans can help South Houston High's Trojans climb to the top of the district's Media Day Challenge by boosting likes, comments, and shares on their Instagram post. Every interaction counts toward the title, with the winning high school announced next week. It's a quick way for Pasadena-area students, parents, and alumni to rally behind their Trojans online.
   


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    Thursday August 27
  • Girls Volleyball vs Bleyl
    Salyards Middle Houston, TX 77269
    4:30 pm
  • Baker Sixth Grade - Open House
    La Porte ISD La Porte, TX 77571
    5:00 pm
  • Friday September 4
  • District Holiday
    Galena Park ISD Houston, TX 77015
  • Friday September 11
  • Ron Barrett
    Sammy G's District 70, 4141 E NASA Pkwy, El Lago
    7:00 pm
  • Monday September 14
  • Harris County Tax Office
    Evelyn Meador Library, 2400 N Meyer Ave, Seabrook
    12:00 pm
  • Saturday September 19
  • Travis Lance solo Saturdays by the water
    Cabo Clear Lake, 2513 NASA Road 1, Seabrook
    4:00 pm
  • Saturday September 26
  • Aaron Watson
    Pasadena Convention Center and Municipal Fairgrounds, 7902 Fairmont Pkwy, Pasadena
    5:00 pm
  • Friday October 9
  • Winter's Bar - Pasadena, TX - Micro Too
    Winters, 6915 Spencer Hwy Ste 103, Pasadena
    9:00 pm
  • Saturday October 10
  • BayFest 2026
    El Jardin Beach Park, 500 El Jardin Dr, Seabrook
    12:00 pm

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  • EDIT: The guy says it will take 5 to 7 days to get the part for the repair.
    Trane offers emergency shipping, but I would need the part number that the tech needs for the repair and the tech said he ordered it but doesn't know… (Nextdoor Parkview South II)
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Angelo State Names Redshirt Sophomore New Starting QB (sanangelolive.com)
  • Conroe Officials Cite Threats After Council Rejected Flock Camera Ballot Proposal (offthepress.com)
  • Video: Local heroes in the making: Pasadena Fire Academy graduates step into service. (pasadenian.com)

South Houston

  • Al Green files 8th impeachment effort against Trump over immigration crackdown (houstonchronicle.com)

La Porte

  • Kobelco expands Houston compressor service facility (zephr.com)
  • Volleyball roundup for Aug. 25, 2026 (galvnews.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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