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Joining Houston’s growing pickleball scene, the Katy area has seen the addition of six dedicated pickleball courts in the last few years—including another on the way early this year. Since opening in February 2024, Pace Pickleball Club owner David Rowe said he continues to see the community outpouring daily. The facility even expanded to full-time access with a key pad to ensure members have the opportunity to play when it is most convenient. “People know it’s not a fad,” Rowe said. “People are now becoming healthier by pickleball—they have now integrated it into their daily routine to get their daily exercise.” Meanwhile, Pickle Point owner Harry Singh said Katy was the perfect location for the business to get its start, given the growing area before the sports popularity helped to expand to Cypress and Meadows Place. Singh said the club has seen a range of ages, with its oldest club member being in his 90s. “You see people of all ages and backgrounds—I think one of the biggest reasons is that the barrier to entry is very low. You don’t need a lot of training to start playing,” he said.
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However, city of Fulshear o cials said they do not currently have any pickleball courts or plans to add any city-operated ones while the city focuses on adding baseball elds to Primrose Park.
Director Kevin Browne said. City o cials are looking at long-term solutions. In the meantime, o cials will overlay pickleball lines onto two existing tennis courts at the council’s direction, he said.
City of Katy o cials previously explored building standalone pickleball courts or replacing existing tennis courts, but ultimately found that neither option was ideal given spatial, logistical, and nancial considerations, Parks and Recreation
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