Family-Centered Values
Keeping families and children at the center of community decisions.
Family · Community · Civic Leadership
Strong families build strong communities.
Our Mission
Connecting families, churches, and local organizations to strengthen our communities by providing comprehensive voter resources, developing values-driven civic leaders, defending parental rights, supporting schools grounded in strong moral values, and promoting accountable government for a stronger, more united future.
A non-partisan 501(c)(4) focused on informed, engaged local communities.
Families
FirstGreater Katy
FirstGreater Katy
Our Purpose
A more informed community starts closer to home.
Family Values First Coalition works to engage, inform, and mobilize families and groups across Greater Katy and Fulshear so local schools and government reflect responsibility, respect, parental involvement, and accountable leadership.
Accountable Leadership
Helping residents understand who governs and how decisions are made.
Parental Involvement
Equipping parents to engage constructively with schools and local institutions.
Civic Participation
Making local elections, meetings, offices, and issues easier to understand.
Civic Dashboard
Local civic engagement in Texas
Texas trails the national average on several measures of civic and community participation.
2023 Census / AmeriCorps
Texas vs. U.S. civic engagement
TexasU.S. average
Estimates are from the 2023 Current Population Survey Civic Engagement and Volunteering Supplement.
Source: Texas data · U.S. data
From the current FVFC election calendar
2026 Texas general election
October19
Early Voting BeginsTexas statewide · October 19–30, 2026
October30
Early Voting EndsLast day of the listed statewide early-voting period
November03
General Election DayStatewide and local offices on the ballot
Local Government Encyclopedia
Know the local institutions that shape everyday life.
Roads, schools, public safety, taxes, water, parks, zoning, and neighborhood growth are often decided much closer to home than Washington.
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School Boards
Understand trustees, district governance, meetings, budgets, policies, and parental participation.
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City Government
Learn how mayors, councils, planning, ordinances, public safety, and municipal budgets affect residents.
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County Government
Explore commissioners court, county judge, law enforcement, roads, courts, elections, and county services.
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Special Districts
Get oriented to MUDs and other local entities that can influence infrastructure, services, and taxes.
Local News
What Greater Katy families are watching.
Local stories and civic updates.
Katy ISD Revises Elementary Rezoning Proposal After Parent Opposition
Local school, government, election, and community developments in a more readable format.
Read storyFort Bend County Meeting Canceled Amid Dispute Over County Leadership
Organized coverage can be filtered by jurisdiction, topic, date, or institution as the data system grows.
Read storyFulshear Preliminary Budget Adds Police, Public Works Positions and Bond Costs
One consistent format can serve schools, cities, counties, growth, elections, and transportation coverage.
Read storyServe Your Community
Local leadership needs people who know the community.
FVFC currently offers candidate resources for people considering Katy ISD and other local elections, including connections with former officials and community leaders.