HTX-KTY: Impact 10/14/2025

From dinner parties and nonprofit fundraisers to fall festivals and Halloween bashes, here are eight events going on in the Katy-Fulshear area from Oct. 19 to Nov. 14. 

BOOth Bash
The Halloween-themed event at Humble Grounds Coffeehouse will feature local vendors, sweet treats, face painting and games. 

• Oct. 18, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• 1512 Ave. C, Katy

Fall Festival at Turquoise Acres Ranch
Turquoise Acres Ranch is celebrating its fifth anniversary with a petting zoo, bouncy house and pumpkin candy hunt, along with other fall festivities. 

• Oct. 19, 1-5 p.m.
• $5 (per ticket)
• 3550 Schlipf Road, Katy

Scarecrow Festival
The family-friendly festival, hosted by the Fulshear Regional Chamber for Commerce, features a pumpkin patch, a scarecrow contest, a variety of food trucks and a vendor market full of hand-crafted items.

• Oct. 25, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
• Free (admission)
• 9302 Charger Way, Fulshear

Fort Bend County officials are imposing a burn ban in all unincorporated areas of the county following the Texas A&M Forest Service's report of worsening drought conditions across the state.

Zooming in: Commissioners unanimously approved the ban at an Oct. 13 special meeting, making Fort Bend County one of the 121 counties across Texas to impose a burn ban, according to the Forest Service.

What else: However, Fort Bend County Fire Marshal Justin Jurek said the burn ban will not impact the Diwali firework sale season, which started Oct. 13 and ends Oct. 23.

Looking ahead: The ban will last up to 90 days, until rescinded by commissioners or until the Forest Service determines drought conditions no longer exist, according to agenda documents.

Houston First Corporation, the parent organization of the Houston Film Commission, announced Oct. 8 the launch of a new local film incentive program designed to attract film and television productions to the Houston area.

What this means: The announcement comes amid growing momentum for Houston’s film industry. Productions filmed in the region generated $27.1 million in direct spending and an $81 million economic impact in 2024, according to the Houston Film Commission.

The program offers a 10% rebate on local spending, capped at $100,000 per qualifying project, with a total of $400,000 available annually, per the news release. Officials said the initiative, the most competitive of its kind in Texas, aims to boost local job creation and strengthen Houston’s position as a film production hub.

Diving in deeper: To qualify, projects must film at least 60% of principal photography within 60 miles of downtown, spend at least $500,000 locally and hire at least 55% Texas residents as cast and crew. Houston First and the Houston Film Commission will oversee the application process.  

Check out several new restaurants that have recently opened across the Houston metro, as recently reported by Community Impact.
Smash City Burgers: The new halal smash burger and hot dog eatery concept recently opened in the Galleria area, serving a variety of halal comfort food items, including milkshakes and loaded fries.
Smash City first opened as a food truck location in Baton Rouge, as previously reported by Community Impact.

• Opened Sept. 13
• 6377 Westheimer Road, Houston

Krua Thai & Sushi: What was once occupied by the popular Thai Gourmet restaurant is now a new establishment called Krua Thai & Sushi.
Krua specializes in Thai cuisine, featuring noodle dishes and curries such as kaeng rawang, also known as green curry, and panang curry, also known as red curry. Customers can also order pineapple fried rice as well as kao soi, a curry noodle soup with chicken.

• Opened Aug. 28
• 6324 Richmond Ave., Houston