Katy residents who made it out to the polls Saturday elected several new faces to the Katy City Council as well as two new candidates to the Katy ISD board of trustees. Find out what candidates were elected and what bonds were passed in the local elections this past weekend and other news items Katy residents should keep in mind this week here:
Local election results
- City of Katy: Katy voters supported a $19.5 million bond package that will provide flood mitigation and sewer upgrades throughout the city. Voters elected Janet Corte to Ward A, Durran Dowdle to Ward B and Chris Harris to the At Large position. Find a full recap on the three propositions here and the Katy City Council results here.
2. Katy ISD: Voters elected Susan Gesoff and Dawn Champagne Saturday night to fill seats 6 and 7, respectively, on the KISD board of trustees,
according district results. Find a full recap on the results
here.
For more coverage on the local elections, visit
communityimpact.com/vote.
City and county
3. Fort Bend County: Fort Bend County Commissioners will meet for a regularly scheduled meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 8 at the courthouse in downtown Richmond. Items on the
agenda include approving a memorandum for the county to participate in a Human Trafficking Rescue Alliance Task Force and taking action on a resolution to advance funding for the reimbursement of Hurricane Harvey Recovery related expenditures. 601 Jackson St., Richmond.
https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/
4. City of Katy: The city of Katy Planning and Zoning Commission will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 8 at Katy City Hall. 901 Avenue C, Katy.
http://cityofkaty.com/
5. Texas Tribune Education Panel: Last week
The Texas Tribune hosted a conversation about school finance reform in Texas with four members of the
Texas Public School Finance Commission.
Community Impact Newspaper was a media partner for the event. Find out what state leaders had to say about school finance reform
here.
6. Business updates: Several new restaurants and businesses opened locations in the Katy area this March and April. See what new restaurants opened and what other businesses are coming soon to Katy this spring and summer
here.
