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Pollen season is here. Keep an eye on it with our pollen tracker.

I absolutely adore trees. I never cease to be amazed by their majestic beauty. I am in constant awe of their elegance and the sound the wind makes as it blows through their branches.

That being said, they have the most disrespectful means of procreation of any living thing on the planet.

Love is in the air for trees — quite literally — and we're all suffering for it. It's pollen season, and my beloved flora is currently dumping around 1,000 grains per cubic meter of air into our lungs and blanketing every outdoor surface with a lovely shade of mustard yellow. Trying to drive anywhere feels like I'm following the yellow brick road on my way to Oz.

This is especially bad news for allergy sufferers.

While there's really nothing anyone can do about pollen, the Chronicle has been diligent in its coverage of how to cope with this inconsiderate arboreal phenomenon. Our pollen count tracker, especially, might be your new best friend until pollen season wanes.

There's something ironic about the fact that trees give us oxygen but suffocate us every time they reproduce. If you have pollen allergies, you have my deepest sympathy. If you'd like to complain about it, shoot me an email, and we'll chat about it.

Claire Goodman, Katy reporter

claire.goodman@houstonchronicle.com

Growing Katy

Fort Bend residents celebrate the completion of a new traffic circle and lane expansion at South Mason Road and Beechnut.

Photo by: Bob Williams

Fort Bend roundabout circle designed to mitigate traffic now open

Fort Bend residents celebrate the completion of a new traffic circle and lane expansion at South Mason Road and Beechnut.

Need to Know

Kids scramble for treat-filled eggs during an Easter egg hunt at Church of Champions on Sunday, April 9, 2023 in Houston. The church's ChampKids made more than 3,000 eggs for kids to hunt during the event.

Photo by: Brett Coomer, Staff Photographer

Where to go to Easter egg hunts in the suburbs, including Katy

Here are 20 Easter egg hunts, both family and adults-only, residents from Katy to Pearland can attend.

Openings and Closings

Luxury pickleball center Pace Pickleball is now open.

Shout out

Child Advocates of Fort Bend will host their annual gala at the Houston Marriott Sugar Land on Saturday, April 27, 2024. This fun and festive event will feature strolling fairy tale characters, a live and silent auction, raffle, wine, spirits and gift card pulls.

Child Advocates of Fort Bend is a non-profit agency dedicated to ending child abuse in Fort Bend and surrounding counties. Through its Court Appointed Special Advocates Program, Children's Advocacy Center and more than 200 trained community volunteer advocates, Child Advocates improves the lives of more than 400 children each month and has served more than 23,000 children since opening its doors in 1991.

One last thing ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife identifies at least 10 types of rattlesnakes found across the Lone Star State, and all 10 of them live in the Houston area, my cohort Shakari Briggs reports.

The venomous vipers are more active as the weather warms up, so check out Shakari's coverage on what you need to know.