Butterfly Gardening at Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Library Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Library 9100 FM 359 South Fulshear TX Phone 281-633-4675.     Above picture taken by and copyrighted by Bob Gilbert with all rights reserved.   The Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library will host a very special Butterfly Gardening class on Monday September 8. 2014. The class starts at noon and will end at 1 PM. Barbara Buckley a Master Gardener will give a talk discussing why and how specific plants attract butterflies. She will also cover in her talk how to prepare for the coming Fall migration of Monarch Butterflies.   This unique program is for adults only. It will be held in the meeting Room of the Library.   Above picture courtesy of bing free to share, modify and use pictures.   Bob Lutts F... 09/03/2014

  Schedule a Showing/Request Info All Katy Homes For Sale Homes Close to Where You Work Houston All Homes For Sale What is Your Home Worth?   Mark Fuller Keller Williams Memorial Houston 713-470-2161 Questions?Schedule a Showing! MLS#: 36310143   Licensed In:Tx License #:0460189 Information valid for the date of this posting only. Please contact us for the most current information and status of this property. 6307 West Lakeshore Lagoon Drive Fulshear, TX Scan with your smartphone & take me with you. Description Photos Maps & Local Schools Virtual Tour Print Brochure ThisHome Just SOLD byMark Fuller     Beautiful Former Model! $ Click for current price 5 BEDROOMS 4 BATHROOMS ( 3 full, 1 half ) 4154 Square Feet Gorgeous former David Weekley Model w/ an amazing lake view, private location... 08/08/2014

Open House at Katy ISD Newest Elementary School James Randolph James Randolph Elementary School 5303 Flewellen Oaks Lane Katy TX. 77441 In Cross Creek Ranch Principal - Kristin Harper   James Randolph Elementary School will host an open house on Thursday August 7, 2014 starting at 5 PM and running until 7 PM. This is a great opportunity for the whole community to visit and see for themselves Katy ISD’s newest elementary school and be able to meet the staff. The school officially opens on Monday August 25, 2014 when Katy ISD starts the 2014- 2015 school year.   Attendees will be able to preview the new PTA shirts which will be available on Meet the Teacher night, visit vendors in the gym and in the parking lot and visit with the teachers. Chick-fil-A will be hand selling sandwiches and n... 08/07/2014

Active Rain Challenge - What have You done to make a difference in your Community     Donna Foerster of Cherry Creek properties created a Active Rain Challenge for july to write a post about what you have done to make a difference in your community. Either you can writer concerning previous volunteer  experience and relate a story or if you do not have a previous experience then you can write about how you would like to get involved in some type of community project or volunteer position. I chose to write about the later concerning what i would like to do in the future in Katy or Fulshear or whereever in Texas.   My wife and I over the years have volunteered several times in children’s activities and especially assisting or actually coaching a team. We on a normal yearly basis make dona... 07/31/2014

Fulshear Freedom Fest July 4, 2014     The Fulshear Chamber of Commerce is hosting Fulshear Freedom Fest on Friday July 4,2014. The Fest will be held in Downtown Fulshear. Katy is a short drive away from Fulshear and Downtown Fulshear is easy to get to by heading West on FM 1093.   The event will feature a parade, several activities for the children, shopping, good food and of course fireworks.   The Triumph’s a nine-piece band will take the stage at 6 PM. This group's roots go back to early rock n roll days. They play a wide range of music including Elvis, Beatles, Chuck Berry and Bobby Bland.     A parade will start at the Bob Lutts Library on Fifth Street and will move south along FM 359 to First street. The parade starts at 7 PM.   Children’s activities will include a rock climbing ... 06/26/2014

Cross Creek Ranch Neighborhood in Katy/Fulshear TXFull details and photos of homes for sale in the Cross Creek Ranch Neighborhood in Katy/Fulshear TX.Cross Creek Ranch is a master-planned neighborhood that represents nature-friendly living at its best with over 400 acres of green space, hundreds of acres of lakes and over 25 miles of trails. The residents of Cross Creek Ranch will truly enjoy all the wonderful amenities that this small town neighborhood has to offer. You will find everything you need here at Cross Creek Ranch!Quality & Spacious HomesThere are wide range of home sizes available from 1700 to 5000 square feet. The smallest homes have 2 bedrooms while larger ones have 4 to 5 bedroom layout. Floor plans features spacious kitchen, dining rooms, family rooms and large master b... 02/27/2014

Katy ISD Announces Proposed Names for Two New Elementary Schools   Katy ISD Naming Selection Committee recently announced the proposed names for the next two new elementary schools which will be opening for school year 2014-2015. Elementary School number 36 located in Pine Mill Ranch and Elementary School number 37 located in Cross Creek Ranch are the institutions with now proposed names.   School 36 which is located at 26906 Pine Mill Drive Katy TX is proposed to be named after retired educators Keiko Davidson. She spent 30 years out of her 35 year education career working in the Katy ISD system. She retired in June 2013 and was formerly principal at Hutsell Elementary School. Campus Number 37 located at 5303 Flewellen Oaks Lane Fulshear TX is proposed to be named after the late James ... 01/31/2014

Winter Festivals of the World Holiday Program   The Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Branch Library will host a very special Holiday Winter Festivals of the World program   Bob Lutts Fulshear/Simonton Library 9100 FM 359 South Fulshear TX Phone 281-633-4675.   The program will be held on Monday December 16, 2013 and starts at 6:30PM in the meeting Room.   The Library is calling this special event “Artic Express! A Magical Train Tour of Winter Festivals of the World”. The evening will be filled with puppets, storytelling, audience participation,magic. The imaginary train ride will take children around the entire world to learn about winter festivals such as Diwali, Kwanzaa, Solstice, Lunar New Year, Hanukkah, Ramadan and Christmas.   Julian Franklin a writer and former educator created this w... 12/16/2013

Fulshear Festival of Lights Presents a Victorian Christmas   Fulshear is just west of Katy TX and some neighborhoods have a Fulshear mailing address but are zoned to attend Katy ISD Schools. Fulshear Festival of Lights is presenting a Victorian Christmas on Saturday December 7, 2013. A tree lighting at 6 PM will start the  festivities and the fun will last until around 9 PM. ( Above and below  Illustrations courtesy of Dover Publication) The Tree Lighting will be followed by a Light Parade on Main Street in Fulshear. Local residents are encouraged to join the parade and to dress in Victorian period clothing. There is no fee for participating in this Parade. The Parade will begin at the Bob Lutts Library in Fulshear and travel south on Main Street ( FM 359) thru the town of Fulshear whil... 12/04/2013

New Construction Home Sold and Closed in Katy/Fulshear   My client purchased a new build home during the early spring of 2013 and this home was closed two weeks ago in mid-October 2013. I did not post a blog about this closing as my client had not yet moved into this beautiful home. This new home purchase is what we call a dirt sale as there is nothing except for the lot when the initial contract was written. The home is located in Churchill Farms which has a Fulshear address but is zoned to attend Katy ISD schools. New construction starting at the beginning is not for every buyer. The home has 5 bedrooms with two bedrooms on the first floor; 5.5 baths; contains slightly over 4,000 sq.ft. per the builder; media room, game room, and library are included; home has a custom kitchen with tw... 10/25/2013

Annual Scarecrow Festival in Cross Creek Ranch Fulshear Texas   Cross Creek Ranch in Fulshear Texas is hosting the 4TH annual Scarecrow Festival on Saturday October 19, 2013 starting at 11 AM and lasting till 4PM. The festival is being held at the hill in Cross Creek Ranch which is located behind the recreational facility in the front of the subdivision. Cross Creek Ranch is physically located off of FM 1093 just west of FM 1463 in Fulshear which is right next door to Katy Texas. A large section of Cross Creek Ranch is zoned to Katy ISD. One of the many features of this festival is the collection of full sized scarecrows which are created and built by local residents. All attendees will get to vote for the BEST or your favorite scarecrow and the winner will receive a prize of $1,000, $5... 10/07/2013

Churchill Farms Homes for Sale Katy June 27, 2013   Churchill Farms in far west Katy or eastern Fulshear is a fairly new subdivision that began with land being cleared during November 2011 and homes being sold without a model(s) during January 2012. Churchill Farms has a Fulshear mailing address. The neighborhood is considered Katy by some folks and is considered Fulshear by others. The key here is that this neighborhood has a small town feel and is close to the City of Fulshear while at the same time Houston is approximately 30 plus miles away.    One of my clients purchase one of the first if not the first home sold in this neighborhood. These folks love the neighborhood and their home. When my clients signed their contract, roads into and out of the new development did not exist. Tod... 06/27/2013

Cross Creek  Ranch Homes for sale as of June 18, 2013 Katy     There are 66 Cross Creek Ranch homes for sale in Katy Texas as presented bythe Houston Association of Realtors®, Multiple Listing Service (MLS), as of June 18, 2013. Cross Creek Ranch is actually physically located in the Fulshear area of Fort Bend County. This is a  high number inventory available homes versus what we see in other neighborhoods and there are there are 50 brand new homes included in the total.. There is only 1 home that has a pool in the backyard with the price point being $750,000 for a 5 bedroom home with approximately 4,935 square feet of space on a close to 1/2 acre lot. The median list price per sq. ft. is $117.28. Similar to Grand Lakes, Seven Meadows, Firethorne and Pine Mill Ranch this list price per... 06/19/2013

Katy ISD Announces Opening of new School in Cross Creek Ranch   Recently to meet the ever increasing demands of huge population growth, Katy Independent School District ( Katy ISD) announced a new Elementary School will be opened in Cross Creek Ranch for the Fall of 2014 school year. This new school will be located at FM 1463 and Flewellen Oaks. .   The new school will have the capacity to handle approximately 1,000 students with 60-70 teachers being present plus a support staff. Cross Creek Residents now attend Shafer Elementary school as part of Katy ISD and Huggins Elementary School which is a Lamar Independent School District facility.   Cross Creek Ranch is a Master Planned Community comprised of approximately 3,200 acres.located physically in Fulshear Texas but a large section is ... 06/07/2013

Buying a newly built home is an awesome experience.  You can pick out colors, fixtures, finishes, floorings and the list goes on.  But there is one major thing you must be pay attention to and that is the real estate taxes of the home.  Here are a couple things you MUST know about the taxes for your new home:   1.      What are the current taxes?- Many times when a home is newly built the taxes are only based on the land.  This amount is much less than what your taxes will be once the home is appraised by the county.  2.      What will your taxes eventually be?-  You also must know what the taxes will be once the county appraises the home.  This can usually be estimated by the sales price times the tax rate.  This will not give you exact amount, but will give you a pretty good idea.  3.... 04/16/2013

Cross Creek Ranch Fulshear Texas holds Fest of Tails   Cross Creek Ranch in Fulshear Texas is hosting its first time event titled “Fest of Tails” on Saturday April 6 and on Sunday April 7, 2013. The Fest will be centered on Kites and Pets which I believe already makes this event very unique. The concept is to celebrate the beginning of spring. The Saturday events will run from 11 AM until 4 PM and Sunday will start at noon and last until 4 PM. Organizers tell everyone to bring the family, a blanket and the their dog. All dogs have to be on a leash.     Professional Kite fliers from Kites Unlimited will launch giant sized kites in several different shapes such as frogs, lobsters, stingrays and other animals all having very long tails. Children attending are all encouraged to fly free kit... 04/03/2013

Blessington Farms Pick your own Strawberries Valentine's Katy TexasBlessington Farms is open for berry picking and should be open on Thursday February 14, 2013 or Valentine’s day. A unique gift idea for your spouse or significant other is to head out to Blessington Farms on Thursday and pick your own strawberries. If you want to go all out you can melt chocolate and dip your berries creating chocolate covered strawberries  as your present. Personally I think this would be a winner idea. Blessington Farms is located about 20 minutes west of Katy Texas with its address being 510 Chisolm Road Simonton, Texas 77476. Their phone number 832-444-8717. If you are coming from Katy take Highway 99 south to FM 1093 and turn right and head west. Go approximately 15 miles and turn right at Chisolm ... 02/13/2013

Photographs from Scarecrow Festival in Cross Creek RanchI usually do not have enough time to attend most if not all these local events I that I cover with my blogs. Today I made up my mind to go to Cross Creek Ranch in Fulshear Texas to see some of the Third Annual Scarecrow Festival. My orginal blog about this festival can be found here. I  was very surprised with the number of scarecrows which entered the competition and I have to admit the quality of the work for the most part was exceptionally good. I took several shots of the scarecrows. A fairly large crowd attended the event and based on that fact alone I would label this festival a success. There were kids running all over the place having a great time , food was being served, grape stomping took place, one group was serving win... 10/20/2012

Fall Scarecrow Festival being held in Cross Creek Ranch Fulshear TexasCross Creek Ranch in Fulshear Texas is hosting a Scarecrow Festival on Saturday October 20, 2012 starting at 11 AM and lasting till 5 PM. The festival is being held at the hill in Cross Creek Ranch which is located behind the recreational facility in the front of the subdivision. Cross Creek Ranch is physically located off of FM 1093 just west of FM 1463 in Fulshear which is right next door to Katy Texas. All attendees will get to vote for the BEST or your favorite scarecrow and the winner will receive a prize of $1,000, $500 and $250. Activities will be going on through the entire day and include:  - Scarecrow Voting-Grape stomping-Pumpkin decorating-Face Painting-Live Music by local students-All kinds of food to pur... 10/16/2012

  Holiday Chocolate available in Cross Creek Ranch Fulshear Texas I think this might be rushing the whole scene just a little but eleven brand new model homes in Cross Creek Ranch Fulshear Texas is hosting a holiday chocolate fantasy tour. A new model home park is open and the entry is off Fry Road and FM 1463.  The event will run every weekend starting on October 6-7, 2012, Oct 13-14 and running through October 20-21. The event will take place from 11 AM until 4 PM each day.   All attendees will have the opportunity to watch chef demonstrations and sample the goodies. The recipes for all the chocolate delights will be available to visitors.   Builders in the model home park include Highland Homes, Ashton Woods, Newmark Homes, Perry Homes, Plantation Homes and Village Builders. Lennar w... 09/30/2012