🌱 Katy Named No. 1 Texas Retirement Spot + 3-Year-Old Boy Drowns + Trump Returns

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know today in Houston.

First, today's weather:

Warmer with some brightening. High: 59 Low: 40.

Here are the top five stories today in Houston:

1. In the past week, there were an average of 233.3 new coronavirus cases every day per 100,000 Houston residents, greater than the national average. The metro area's average daily case growth in the most recent week is essentially unchanged from the week prior. Fort Bend County is driving the growth of COVID-19 in the Houston area. (24/7 Wall St. Houston)

2. Houston suburb Katy has been named the number one retirement spot in Texas in a study by SmartAsset. The rankings were based on the burden from income and sales taxes, doctor's offices per 1,000 residents, recreation centers per 1,000 residents, retirement centers per 1,000 residents, and share of seniors in the population. (CultureMap Houston)

3. A Harris County Sheriff's Office sergeant has died after he was hit by a driver on early Monday morning. According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, 45-year-old Sgt. Ramon Gutierrez, was working an off-duty job as a motorcycle escort, helping a heavy load along the service road when he was struck by a 40-year-old woman. (ABC 13)

4. A 3-year-old boy was pronounced dead on Sunday after being found unresponsive in a swimming pool in a northwest Harris County neighborhood, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. It wasn't yet clear what led to the drowning. An investigation is underway. (KHOU 11)

5. Former President Donald Trump is returning to Houston for The American Freedom Tour on Saturday, January 29th. This will be the second time in the last two months that Trump has held an event in Houston. (CW 39)

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Today in Houston:

• Demo & Dine: Luscious Lemons at Central Market Cooking School Houston. (6:30 PM)
• Houston Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs at Toyota Center. (7:00 PM)
• Davóne Tines | Recital No. 1: Mass at City of Houston. (7:30 PM)
• DACAMERA presents Davóne Tines Recital No. 1: Mass at Zilkha Hall. (8:00 PM)
• Open Mic & Show at Carrington's Sports Bar. (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Bad Bunny will be coming back to Houston on September 1st to perform at Minute Maid Park. Tickets go on-sale on Friday. (ABC 13)
• Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says the city is moving in the right direction but it's too soon to stop. Houston’s latest 14-day average COVID-19 positivity rate is 26.4%, down from 36.4%. (Twitter)
• Scarborough High School welcomed over $75,000 of new library books last week courtesy of HoustonISD’s Esser funds. (Twitter)
• CFISD had 11 students from 11 high schools selected for the All-State Dance Team for the 2022 Texas Dance Educators Association Convention, held at the Marriott Marquis Houston January 5th to January 8th. (Houston Chronicle)

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— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.