Courtesy Katy Heritage Society
Katy Gas Field
Like many Texas towns, Katy was shaped by the local discovery of oil and gas in the decade before World War II. more »
Feb 28, 2013 by Nathaniel Stone in Katy
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L.D. Robinson
L.D. Robinson was recruited in the early 1940s by the Texas Education Agency to help save Katy’s foundering agricultural science program. more »
Jan 31, 2013 by Nathaniel Stone in Katy
Photo Courtesy Gordon Brown
1959 Katy Tigers
Decades before Katy High School established itself as a football powerhouse, the Tigers won an unlikely championship in a way that contemporary fans would recognize. more »
Dec 20, 2012 by Nathaniel Stone in Katy
Photo by Joe Southern
James Oliver Thomas
Katy became recognized as a town by the United States Post Office Department in 1896, but if not for the efforts of James Oliver Thomas it may have taken many more years, and the new town may have gone by a different name. more »
Nov 21, 2012 by Nathaniel Stone in Katy
