🌱 How will hundreds of new rental homes change Katy’s neighborhoods?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will hundreds of new rental homes change Katy’s neighborhoods?
• What investigators say about the deadly dog pack loose in Katy
• See what a Laguna Edge Drive home just sold for.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Increasing cloudiness, with a high of 64 and low of 58 degrees.
• Wednesday: Couple of thunderstorms, temps: high: 72, low: 63.
• Thursday: Warm with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 81 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. More build-to-rent homes coming to Katy area (coveringkaty.com) — Hundreds of new build-to-rent duplex homes are coming to the Katy area, with construction on the 210-unit Landing at Katy Pointe starting soon near Clay Road and Katy Pointe Boulevard in Katy ISD. Another 156-home RSK community is planned near Katy Park, adding to a growing list of rental neighborhoods that could reshape local housing options for families, professionals, and downsizing residents.
   

2. Killer dog pack in Katy leaves one man dead, mother injured while saving toddler (khou.com) — A 62-year-old man was killed and a mother and her toddler were injured after a pack of dogs attacked in a Katy neighborhood and along the Mason Creek trail. Authorities say the dogs escaped from their owner’s yard and have been captured while homicide detectives investigate and consider possible charges, raising urgent safety concerns for residents who walk or play outside nearby.
   

3. Shipley Capital LLC buys 24803 Laguna Edge Drive, Katy (houstondaily.com) — A single-family home at 24803 Laguna Edge Drive in Katy recently sold for $774,400, one of 61 properties changing hands in Katy’s Fort Bend County area over the past month. The 2020 property tax bill was $15,769, about 2% of its assessed value, reflecting both local valuations and a still-rising national housing market.
   

4. For De'Aaron Fox, the ‘grass is greener' with the San Antonio Spurs (andscape.com) — NBA guard De’Aaron Fox is thriving with the San Antonio Spurs and preparing for the NBA Cup final, but his roots remain close to Katy, where he grew up and still keeps an offseason home. Living and playing back in Texas lets him stay connected to family and friends while chasing a championship alongside Victor Wembanyama and a rising Spurs roster.
   

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Saturday December 20

• Jingle Jam Celebration in Katy, TX
  School of Rock, 3750 S Mason Rd #800, Katy
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Gourd'gous Glass Pumpkin Patch
  Glassblowing Houston , 17442 FM 2920 Rd , Tomball

Thursday December 18

• Business & Badassery
  Thistle Draftshop , 5210 FM 2920 #100 , Spring
  11:30 am

Friday December 19

• Gourd'gous Glass Pumpkin Patch
  Glassblowing Houston , 17442 FM 2920 Rd , Tomball

Saturday December 20

• Tomball Farmers Market Weekly All local farmers market
  Greater Tomball Chamber of Commerce , 205 W. Main Street , Tomball
  9:00 am
• TOMBALL ART MARKET
  Greater Tomball Chamber of Commerce , 403 Commerce Street , Tomball
  9:30 am

Sunday December 21

• Gourd'gous Glass Pumpkin Patch
  Glassblowing Houston , 17442 FM 2920 Rd , Tomball

Saturday December 27

• Tomball Farmers Market Weekly All local farmers market
  Greater Tomball Chamber of Commerce , 205 W. Main Street , Tomball
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• RJH NWEA/MOY MAP Testing-Math
  Royal J H Pattison, TX 77466
  7:45 am
• Mother Goose Time
  Fort Bend County Libraries - Cinco Ranch Branch , 2620 Commercial Center Blvd , Katy
  10:15 am
• RJH NWEA/MOY MAP Testing-6-8 Math
  Royal J H Pattison, TX 77466
  12:47 pm
• Royal Lady Falcons vs Katy Harmony
  Royal High School , 34499 Royal Rd , Brookshire
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My daughter is 16yrs old and left home and has not returned .
  She was seen with a young man with black jacket and blue jeans . She had on black pants,black blouse with pink on the front,peach/gray tennis shoes… (Nextdoor Bear Creek Meadows)
• Can anyone tell me if you have seen my daughter she was last seen on 12/13/25 around 4pm.
  She is 16yrs old wearing black pants, black top with some pink on the front of it,tennis shoes are peach/gray. She was seen with some guy with white… (Nextdoor Bear Creek Meadows)

• Chuy's Tex-Mex Restaurant posted a job opening for Janitorial in Katy. Apply here.
• Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Meat Wrapper / Sanitation in Katy. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Katy here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

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