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Valeria Escobar
Valeria Escobar

Education Reporter

Valeria Escobar joined Community Impact in December 2024 as an education reporter in the Katy, Sugar Land and Missouri City area. Before joining CI, she worked as a reporter for a television news station in El Salvador and as an editor for her college newspaper, The Columbia Spectator. Wherever she is, Valeria could be found strolling through local museums or grabbing a bite at restaurants with promising reviews.

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The restaurant opened in January 2023 serving authentic recipes of boudin-stuffed wings, seafood tacos, chicken and waffles, shrimp, crawfish etouffee and their specialty fried chicken sandwich.  (Courtesy Terrie Mason)
Cajun restaurant Swamp Chicken closes in Missouri City
Fort Bend ISD sign
Fort Bend ISD proposes a later start day, full fall break for 2025-26 calendar
The request is within the contingency fund “ballpark” of less than 10% of the total $22.8 million cost estimate released after adjusting for inflation last May, trustee David Hamilton said. (Community Impact staff)
Fort Bend ISD trustees discuss using bond contingency funds for elementary school renovations
The district spends 89% of the general fund on staff payroll, according to the board presentation. (Kelly Schafler/Community Impact)
Katy ISD officials look to state Legislature to increase funding to help with district's shortfall, staff raises
Among elementary students, 81% agreed they liked using their Chromebook and agreed their Chromebook helps with their learning, Chief Communications Officer Andrea Grooms said. (Kelly Schafler/Community Impact)
Katy ISD survey found frequent use of Chromebooks in classroom
Keep an eye out for these Fort Bend ISD stories in 2025. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Top Fort Bend ISD education stories to watch in 2025
WSS
Shoe store WSS opens in Missouri City
District staff administered the instructional calendar survey from Dec. 18-Jan. 9, garnering 16,000 respondents—resulting in a 12% response rate from 134,944 invitations sent, Chief Communications Officer Andrea Grooms said. (Kelly Schafler/Community Impact)
Katy ISD proposes 2026-27 instructional calendar with flex day changes
Classroom
Top Katy-area education stories to watch for in 2025
Dental clinic
Elite Endodontic Specialists opens 2nd clinic in Missouri City
Katy ISD Board of Trustees
Katy ISD approves $10.93M for Merchant’s Way Park behavioral health center
Although Whitbeck dropped the defamation claim Jan. 3, she maintains her allegation that the district breached the Voluntary Retirement Agreement, or VRA, she signed prior to her departure last December, according to the release. (Community Impact staff)
Whitbeck drops defamation lawsuit against Fort Bend ISD
A rendering of the entrance to Grange.
Grange developer announces 2 new Katy ISD schools, college scholarships
Full-time bus drivers are eligible for benefits and retirement packages at Fort Bend ISD. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Fort Bend ISD to host hiring event for bus drivers, bus driver trainees
Person running on treadmill
Memorial Hermann Resolution offers resources to build healthy habits
The Rosenberg location offers a range of solutions to meet personal and business needs, including savings, checking accounts, mortgages, loans, wealth management, and insurance services.(Courtesy Texas Regional Bank)
Texas Regional Bank opened Rosenberg location
Person looking at wearable fitness tracker
Wearable fitness trackers could assist in clinical care of chronic diseases
hot chicken sandwich
Howdy Hot Chicken closes in Sugar Land
Building blueprint
Access Health and 5 more businesses with registered projects in Stafford
OrangeTwist is now offering popular services including CoolSculpting, HydraFacial, Botox and fillers, skin tightening, skin and scalp care, lasers and microneedling in Sugar Land. (Courtesy OrangeTwist)
OrangeTwist medical spa now open in Sugar Land