Katy, Texas

Katy is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Katy is located partially in the counties of Fort Bend, Waller, and Harris. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 11,775.

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U.S. state - Texas - Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area - Fort Bend - Waller - Harris - 2000 - U.S. Census

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Named for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad (commonly referred to at the "Katy Railroad", now a part of Union Pacific) that ran through it in the 19th century, the Houston suburb's prime attraction is the Katy Mills Mall. A secondary attraction is an unusual outdoor museum of Chinese culture and history called the Forbidden Gardens.

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Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad - Union Pacific - Houston - Suburb - Katy Mills Mall - Chinese culture - Forbidden Gardens

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Actresses Renée Zellweger and Renee O'Connor were born in Katy. Country music performer Clint Black, Trading Spaces designer Frank Bielec, and American Idol contestant Kimberly Caldwell are from there as well.

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Renée Zellweger - Renee O'Connor - Clint Black - Trading Spaces - Frank Bielec - American Idol - Kimberly Caldwell

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