Typhoon Texas is hosting an adults-only party this weekend

Plus: New restaurants are coming to Katy. 

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Be careful in this extreme summer heat, Katy Insiders.

I thought maybe I was going crazy because I felt like last summer was not this hot, but it turns out, I was right.

This heat dome -- that I still don't fully understand -- is now more or less parked on top of Texas, resulting in the highest temperatures in 43 years. 

Based on climate data, our newsroom meteorologist Justin Ballard writes, the 30-year normal high temperature for July 18 in Houston is 95 degrees. However, the high temperature was 101 degrees yesterday, according to the Weather Channel.

And if the roasting temperatures weren't enough, the Saharan desert is throwing dust at us.

I have to admit, I'm struggling a bit here. I love Texas to my core, but I'm contemplating packing up and moving to Maine and starting a lobster farm. 

How are you holding up in this heat? Do you have any suggestions for getting a break from the outdoor inferno that is Texas right now? Share your suggestions with me.

 

Claire Goodman, Katy reporter claire.goodman@houstonchronicle.com

 

 

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Trending

Photo by: Robert McLeroy/San Antonio Express News

A Katy resident wins big time as the Powerball jackpot soars to $900M

Saturday night's Powerball drawing ended without a winner of the estimated $875 million jackpot, although two lucky Texans woke up Sunday morning plenty richer.

 

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Need to Know

Photo by: Courtesy Of Typhoon Texas

Katy's Typhoon Texas will host a 21-and-up-only party this Friday

Adults older than 21 will get to experience a different kind of Typhoon Texas this Friday. The water park will host a "Grown-Up Getaway" from 7-10 p.m. with drinking-age adults only in attendance.

 

Photo by: Audrey Ma The first Houston-area Shake Shack with a drive-thru service is opening soon in Katy The popular burger chain's area expansion includes new drive-thru location at 19300 Katy Freeway.

 

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Growing Katy

Photo by: Jason Fochtman/Staff Photographer

Katy-based Academy is expected to add 120 jobs with two new stores

The sporting goods retailer announced that it was expanding in two Texas markets.

 

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Openings and Closings

Florida-based upscale brunch chain Another Broken Egg Cafe will open its new Katy location on Monday, July 31.

 

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Shout out

Congratulations to award-winning TV anchor and Katy native Shelly Childers on her retirement from ABC 13 Friday, after more than five years with the station.

 

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One last thing ...

As someone who dearly loves trees, the knowledge that some trees are actually very, very bad is troubling to me. Invasive trees and plants throughout the Houston area, often planted for aesthetics or without knowledge of their impact, have caused millions of dollars in damage and can be expensive to remove, my colleague Juhi Varma writes. After reading Juhi's story I realized I have two invasive species in my landscaping right now. Looks like it's time for some yard work.

 

 

 

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