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Katy: Not Just a Suburb – A City Unto Itself

From time to time, Houston Matters seeks to learn more about the communities that make up and surround the Greater Houston area. On this edition of the program, we learn about the city of Katy, 30 miles west of downtown Houston. The city is named for the “Katy” Railroad – which was, in turn, a […]

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From time to time, Houston Matters seeks to learn more about the communities that make up and surround the Greater Houston area. On this edition of the program, we learn about the city of Katy, 30 miles west of downtown Houston.

The city is named for the “Katy” Railroad – which was, in turn, a nickname for the MKT or Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, which ran through town starting in 1895.

Katy is a home rule city, incorporated in 1945, and while it has just 15,000 residents, it’s surrounded by a Greater Katy area covering some 180 square miles, with a population of about 270,000.

We talk with Katy Mayor Fabol Hughes and Kayce Reina, Director of Tourism, Marketing and Public Relations for the city. Then, we welcome your questions and comments for Jim Levesque, Editor of the Katy Edition of the Community Impact Newspaper.

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Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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