Here are several events in the Katy and Fulshear areas to attend throughout the holiday season in November and December. This list is not comprehensive, and events are subject to change.

Charity Golf Tournament: Seasoned players and casual golfers can participate in the Fulshear-Simonton Professional Firefighters Association’s annual golf tournament at Weston Lakes Country Club.

• Nov. 17, noon
• $500 (per team of four)
• 32611 FM 1093, Fulshear

Holiday Wreath Making Class: The hands-on class provides all the materials needed to create the perfect holiday wreath as well as snacks and light refreshments. Two class times are available. 

• Nov. 19, 1 p.m., 6 p.m. 
• $40 (per person)
• 4623 Morgans Spur Drive, Fulshear

Pet Photos with Santa: Katy Mills Mall is inviting pet owners to have their fur babies pose for photos with Santa.

• Nov. 23, 6:30-8 p.m.
• $39.99-$59.99 (photo packages for purchase)
• 5000 Katy Mills Circle, Katy

Lupe's Mexican Cafe has opened its second location in Fulshear.

The Fulshear location joins the restaurant's location at 1031 Main St. in East Bernard, according to its website.

On the menu: The Mexican restaurant serves margaritas, beer, nachos, guacamole, fajitas and more, per its website.

• 28840 FM 1093, Ste. 110, Fulshear

More households in the Greater Houston area could afford to buy a home in the third quarter of 2025 compared to the same time last year as home prices dipped and mortgage rates held steady, according to a Nov. 6 affordability report from the Houston Association of Realtors.

By the numbers: According to HAR’s housing affordability index, 39% of households in the Greater Houston area could afford to buy a median-priced home in the third quarter compared to 37% at the same time last year. Households needed a minimum annual income of $100,400 to purchase a median-priced home in Greater Houston, according to the report. The median home price in the area declined 1.9% to $341,600 compared to this time last year. Mortgage rates held steady at approximately 6.5%, the report found.

What else? As for renters in the Greater Houston area, 45% could afford to lease a single-family rental home in the third quarter compared to 43% last year, according to the affordability index.

Community Impact interviewed Ron Papsdorf, the Chief Transportation Officer for the Houston-Galveston Area Council, about the current state of transportation in the Greater Houston area.

The gist: H-GAC is a regional organization through which local governments consider issues and cooperate in solving problems in areas such as transportation. Papsdorf, who stepped into the role of chief transportation officer in June, spoke about the biggest priorities and challenges for transportation in the Greater Houston area as well as new trends he is seeing in mobility needs across the region.

Every day for the past 25 years, at least one person has died in crashes on Texas roads. Texas officials and the families of some fatal crash victims commemorated the grim anniversary with a candlelight ceremony at the Texas Capitol on Nov. 7.

The impact: Jamie White said her 2-year-old daughter, Allie, was hit and killed by a distracted driver at Round Rock’s Old Settlers Park in September 2019.

“It only takes [a few] seconds… to kill somebody,” White said Nov. 7. “Can you imagine doing this, taking somebody's child from them, and living the rest of your life knowing that you caused that?”

Following Allie’s death, her parents launched Allie’s Way, a nonprofit aimed at ending distracted driving.

More details: TxDOT data shows that speed and impaired driving are involved in the majority of deadly crashes on Texas roads.

“These are not random events,” Texas Highway Patrol Chief Bryan Rippee said Nov. 7. “These are the results of making the wrong choices on our Texas highways."