Katy Pride organizers are relocating multiple events this week after the Texas Typhoon water park said it would no longer host the LGBTQ+ celebration, citing security concerns.
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Our office was honored to join the 2025 State of the Schools with superintendents from Katy ISD, Lamar CISD & Royal ISD sharing updates, growth plans & commitment to students. Grateful for their leadership.
The raises are mostly funded through a recently passed Texas bill that increases teacher pay.
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Among the Houston area’s most populated school districts, many outperformed the state’s average STAAR test scores, but a few did not.
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Following the May 3 election results, Katy ISD students and community members are asking school board members to repeal the Houston-area district's controversial book and gender policies.
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Voters on Saturday ousted Katy ISD's politically conservative board president in the aftermath of controversial gender policies he supported.
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The Fort Bend Independent School District will consider a gender policy that would require parents to be notified if their child uses a pronoun in school that differs from their biological sex.
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Following the lead of nearby Katy ISD, trustees for Cy-Fair ISD are considering a policy that would notify parents if their child uses a pronoun in school that is different from their biological sex.
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A teen led non-profit in Katy is providing sustainable menstrual products for those in need.
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A Katy ISD student pointed out at Monday's board meeting that a copy of Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" can be checked out of the Tompkins HS library. The trustees later voted to restrict books about gender fluidity in its campus libraries.
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A year after passing a controversial gender identity policy that prompted an ongoing civil rights investigation by the federal government, Katy ISD trustees are considering another gender-related measure pertaining to library materials.
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Katy school board trustees on Monday discussed a policy that would restrict from elementary and junior high libraries any books that discuss gender fluidity, giving district parents stronger authority on what books their children read.
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Katy ISD opens two new schools this year as district continues to expand
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Katy Independent School District board trustees on Monday unanimously approved the termination of a high school teacher accused of possessing child pornography and photographs of children taken at school and local swimming pools.
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Houston-area police officers seized thousands of images of child pornography from a Katy ISD teacher's home on Monday, authorities said.
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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating whether Katy ISD’s gender fluidity policy discriminates against students on the bases of sex and disability.
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Two Katy ISD trustees who voted against a controversial gender identity policy have been re-elected to the school board.
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As early voting for the May 4th election begins this week, two Katy ISD board members are facing challenges to their seats.
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All but two Katy ISD board members voted to reject having chaplains as mental health counselors in its schools.
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The board is expected to officially vote on the issue next week.
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