Katy, TX

Katy Texas, a town with a heart!

Welcome to my home, Katy Texas!
By; Liz Carter, area specialist serving Katy Texas since 1976!

What used to be a small rice growing community 28 miles due west of the big city of Houston Texas this town has boomed since I were here in 1976! One of it's slogans is "A Town With A Heart", another is "The City of Churches", est. 80 Churches. Katy has an interesting history that goes back to 1872, when families were draw to the area for it's rich farming lan…

Katy Texas, a town with a heart!

Welcome to my home, Katy Texas!
By; Liz Carter, area specialist serving Katy Texas since 1976!

What used to be a small rice growing community 28 miles due west of the big city of Houston Texas this town has boomed since I were here in 1976! One of it's slogans is "A Town With A Heart", another is "The City of Churches", est. 80 Churches. Katy has an interesting history that goes back to 1872, when families were draw to the area for it's rich farming land, and the fact that the Missouri-Kansas-Texas railroad was completed. This made it easy for people to get to the area, and also to get farm products to market. The land in Katy is rich and flat, making it prime farm land, and later prime rice fields. The prairie was thick and tall, with flowing grasses so tall a man on horseback could not be seen. So old stories about Katy go.

Since the land is so flat the sunsets seem to last forever, and are some of the most beautiful I've seen anywhere in the world! Our elevation is 142' :-)

Old rice dryers still stand beside the old railways. They are no longer in use, and most of the tracks have been removed. The City of Katy has build a delightful, informative Park at the location on Hwy. 90 which features a railroad museum complete with the old red caboose, a re-created depot with tons of memorabilia. It even has an old telegraph machine, so it's not only fun but a fantastic learning experience.

Well worth a visit to see all the old an old original bits of history,and a nice park to relax. Located right on the original rail road tracks were people and rice made their way to the big cities of Texas. The tracks run exactly parallel to I-10 straight into Houston, 28-30 miles away, which I'm sure back then seemed a long way. Now we think nothing of driving in for dinner, plays, sporting events, art, shopping,, etc.

Blue Bonnets are the state flower of Texas. I-10 and state hwy s. near Katy are heavily planted. In March a drive is a "must do"! Everywhere you look there is a sea of blue for beautiful family photo ops.

Renovating the Historical homes in "Katy Proper" aka "Old Town Katy" has increased significantly in recent years. Some to residents and others to shops, cafes, pie shops, and more.

Every year Katy host it's annual Katy Rice Festival. The streets are shut off to traffic in the "Old Katy". so you can stroll for blocks and blocks without worrying about cars. The Festival starts off with a parade of course, and last all weekend. There is a beauty pageant to name Miss Katy, and Little Miss Katy, several bands, carnival rides, food and drink stands everywhere and the merchants more some of there wears out on the sidewalks. For people who don't own a store in this part of town, they set up vending booths loaded with crafts, cowboy hats, homemade quilts, art, yard decorations...you name it, want it...find it at the Katy Rice Festival and enjoy the hunt too.

academically acclaimed Katy Schools have one of the highest rankings in the state. The teacher-student ratio is high, and all of the KISD schools are high tech. Sports especially football is big! The Katy Tigers have won 5 state championships! The large outdoor stadium is filled most of the time and the competition between high schools within KISD is fierce. KISD is also the fastest growing school district in the Houston Metro are and one of the fastest in the state. It has 50,531 students and 47 schools.

Katy Schools,a small town atmosphere, and low housing cost are the three main reasons people choose Katy for their home. Plus you have one of the most vibrant large cities in the world right down the road...priceless!

There is a Town clock which was dedicated to the memory of "Dude" Callender, and old name in Katy Texas, and was designed by Rhett Butler, if you can believe that. I thought only the guy in Gone with the Wind, and my dog was named Rhett Butler :).

I am very pleased to have my whole family all three generations live in Katy TX to I really LOVE KATY! Four of my family members and my husband Bill also work with me at my company, Liz Carter & Team Realty. I also received my Real Estate licence in 1976 and we are now helping second generations of clients. My office is still located at the original spot on Mason Rd. @ I-10.

Come let me show you why I love living, working and playing in Katy, Texas!

Mild year round climate is a big plus. It's kinda fun to wear shorts at Christmas, which happens a lot more than snow here :). We had snow at Christmas one year a few years back and you would have thought a truck load of jewels had fallen out of the sky instead of that white stuff. We all went nuts with our cameras. Mostly we have a very mild year round climate. July & August can be brutally hot, but the winters with those intense bright blue skies, warm weather, being able to enjoy the outdoors and entertain outside year round more than make up for it.

Call me 281-391-7653 for a free relocation package and information about local Real Estate, or visit my web site, www.lizcarter.com.

You will see why we say;
"You'll Love Katy, A Town
with A Heart!"