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The Katy area has seen several updates to the local hospital systems, including new developments. Here are three updates from local hospitals in the area.

1. $282.5M expansion coming to Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital

The expansion, which is the hospital's third major expansion since 2016,  is centered on the addition of a new eight-story patient tower that will bring additional inpatient beds, officials said.

2. Memorial Hermann opens $17M Children's and Women's Medical Plaza

The plaza, located at 23964 Katy Freeway, Katy, aims to be a one-stop experience for the growing Katy area population, officials said.

The plaza offers treatment that covers both standard and complex needs, with services including:

• Pediatric primary care and multispecialty care

• Advanced outpatient pediatric rehabilitation services

• Women’s care services

3. Houston Methodist Comprehensive Care Center now serving Cinco Ranch

Houston Methodist officials cut the ribbon April 10 on the new $62 million Cinco Ranch comprehensive care center, bringing more primary care, specialty care and physical therapy options for Katy area residents.

Igloo Coolers officials held a ribbon-cutting June 10 for its new solar array installation at its Katy manufacturing site.

The details: The solar array installation has 7,782 solar panels and is a part of the company's sustainability efforts aimed at reducing grid dependency and strengthening energy security.

“We are thrilled to celebrate this installation with [CLS Sustainable] as we take a step towards more sustainable efforts," said Josh Militello, president of Segment Mobile Cooling at Igloo's parent company Dometic. "Directly through this project, we will lower carbon emissions, energy cost savings and build greater operational resilience.”

Looking ahead: Over the next 25 years, the solar array is expected to reduce carbon dioxide by 97,500 metric tons, which is comparable to approximately 975,000 acres of forest absorbing carbon for a full year, per a news release.

• 777 Igloo Road, Katy

Here are six events happening in and around the Greater Houston area, June 20-21, to celebrate Father’s Day.

This list is not comprehensive, and events are subject to change.

Houston Zoo Father’s Day Event
The Houston Zoo is hosting a Father's Day weekend event with special ticket packages, giraffe feedings and family activities June 20–21

• June 20-21, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
• $99 for two guests
• 6200 Hermann Park Drive, Houston

• June 21
• Menu special prices vary
• 2044 E. TC Jester Blvd., Houston

• June 21
• Free (admission)
• 23101 Hwy. 242, New Caney

About two weeks shy of the anniversary of deadly flooding that devastated parts of Central Texas last summer, state lawmakers approved a 115-page report chronicling what they deemed “failures” at Camp Mystic, a Christian youth camp where 27 young girls died.

The details: The family running Camp Mystic was not prepared to respond to a disaster in flood-prone Kerr County and did not act quickly enough to save campers’ lives, investigators said during a June 18 hearing at the Capitol.

Investigators Casey Garrett and Michael Massengale told lawmakers about recent interviews with teenage counselors who witnessed the July 4 tragedy, reiterating a key point from hearings earlier this year: all deaths at Camp Mystic could have been prevented if camp leaders had planned ahead and acted more quickly.

"Nobody had any idea what they needed to be doing, and it crippled them," Garrett said.

Looking ahead: Lawmakers adopted the investigative team’s report, which will be shared with legislative leaders as they draft additional policy changes in response to the flood during the 2027 state legislative session.