This year more students will have the opportunity to experience Katy ISD as the District launches its High School Open Enrollment. This opportunity has resulted in questions and concerns within the community and we have some answers.

KATY MAGAZINE NEWS August 7, 2026 By Natalie Cook Clark The new heat rules that are likely to impact many high schools this fall, won’t have as big of an impact on our schools. Here’s why. Photo credit: Freeman HS Band Katy ISD returns to school next week, but many students such as football players, band, cheer, dance and more have already begun their seasons. The University Interscholastic League (UIL) implemented a new heat policy this month that could impact how outdoo

The award-winning rock band Garbage Girlfriend is performing a free concert this Friday in celebration of the release of their self-titled album.

Clothed by Faith, a Katy-based nonprofit, is currently accepting items to help support students as they start the new academic year. The organization expanded their Katy center last year to meet the growing need.

The Coastal Prairie Conservancy continues to preserve the land that is the Katy Prairie Preserve by securing 60 acres. A new Welcome Center opened last spring aimed to educate Katy residents on our land’s importance to the local ecosystem.

Katy ISD officials and local elected officials dedicated the new North Transportation Center in the legacy of William “Bill” Kyser. The new center will support the growing Northwestern quadrant as it continues to expand.

Katy ISD has announced attendance growth ahead of the new academic year. Through a self-funded attendance incentive program, Katy ISD schools can earn money.

A fifth grader from Tom Wilson Elementary School won the first place in the American Heroes Student Art Contest organized by Freedom 250 in partnership with the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Katy ISD has shared information on Free and Reduced Meals ahead of the 2026-2027 academic year starting. The district is increasing meal prices, but 33 campuses qualify for free meals.

At the July Katy ISD Board Work Study meeting unveiled a comprehensive vision that addressed how Katy ISD will find a balance with technology and AI in classrooms and teacher lessons.

School starts next month and local law enforcement officials are asking Katy ISD to ban this popular “toy” before more students get hurt.

Katy’s growth will finally earn its own DPS office where residents can care for driver’s license needs including new drivers celebrating this rite of passage without leaving their hometown.

The 5-year-old Katy boy who authorities asked residents to help in the search for yesterday has been found dead in his neighborhood lake.

Yesterday, Katy ISD welcomed law enforcement, fire service and emergency management partners from across the region for its annual Emergency Responder Forum. This event is aimed at strengthening collaboration and preparedness for student, staff and community safety.

Despite recent attacks and warnings, local officials stress that Katy residents should be cautious but not concerned during this active alligator summer. Here’s what to know to keep your family and pets safe while enjoying these “modern-day dinosaurs.”

We’re still in summer, but Katy ISD students are still representing and winning awards. A Seven Lakes student beat out over 12,000 students to win a bronze medal in the USA Biolympiad (USABO) National Finals held at Harvard University.

It’s been over a decade since Katy ISD has changed prices to their breakfast and lunch offerings during the academic year. To continue to cope with less government funding and inflation the District will increase prices this year, but families in need still have ways to address hardships.

Fort Bend County, Harris County and Waller County are reporting a drastic increase in scams that are affecting innocent citizens in the Katy area. The latest involved demands for payment to avoid arrest for a fake warrant.

The Ballard House provides housing for patients and their family members who have come to the area to receive medical treatment for a life-threatening illness. Next month they are hosting a Pickleball Tournament to raise funds to support their cause.

America is turning 250 years! Katy families have a lot options when it comes to having fun and celebrating the holiday weekend.