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Proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendments

The City’s original comprehensive plan was adopted in 2010 and it set a good working framework for guiding future development. Over time, City officials realized that some amendments were needed to keep the plan relevant. During the past eight m...

Pool memberships and swim activities now open for registration online!

It is that time of year again when the city's park facilities are in demand.  The City is using a new reservation system for facility rentals and activities such as pool membership and classes.  To use the new system, visitors w...

Attempted Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest

On March 22 at approximately 9:00 PM, a Shenandoah Police Officer initiated a traffic stop for a vehicle traffic violation in the 19200 block of Interstate 45. The suspect vehicle took the U-turn at Research Forest and then continued south on the IH-45 fr...

New Farmers' Market Debuts April 10 at Metropark Square

The Shenandoah Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB)  and Sam Moon Group are launching a farmers' market in Shenandoah on April 10. The market is a collaboration between Metropark Square and Your Neighborhood Farmers Market Association ...

Shenandoah City Council Meeting March 24, 2021 Update

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Attendance: Present:  Mayor Ritch Wheeler, Mayor Pro Tem Charlie Bradt (Position 4)...

Main Event Disturbance

 On Monday, March 22, at approximately 11:08 pm, the Shenandoah Police Department was notified of a large disturbance in progress at the Main Event, located at 19441 Interstate 45. 

 The initial reports indicated that multiple in...

Shenandoah City Council Meeting March 10, 2021 Update

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Attendance: Present:  Mayor Ritch Wheeler, Mayor Pro Tem Charlie ...

Shenandoah City Council Meeting February 10, 2021 Update

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Four victims rescued, missing juvenile recovered in local operation

This week the Shenandoah Police Department assisted in an anti-human trafficking operation conducted in the city limits.  The operation was led by the Texas Department of Public Safety, Criminal Investigations Division and included memb...

Municipal Development District (MDD) Meeting January 27, 2021 Update

Supporting Documents for Agenda Items can be found HERE.

Attendance:  Present:   President Byron Bevers, Mike Sorich, David Hoover, Ted Fletcher and Ron Raymaker  

ITEM 4:  Monthly Cash Flow Report-&...

Shenandoah City Council Meeting January 27, 2021 Update

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Attendance: Present:  Mayor Ritch Wheeler, Mayor Pro Tem Charlie ...

Shenandoah City Council Meeting January 13, 2021 Update

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Attendance: Present:  Mayor Ritch Wheeler, Mayor Pro Tem Charlie ...

Second Accident Results in Police Vehicle Damage

On December 19 at approximately 1:36 am, officers with the Shenandoah Police Department were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on the Interstate 45 northbound main lanes near Tamina.  After receiving numerous additioanal calls, the accident ...

Shenandoah City Council Meeting December 9, 2020 Update

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Attendance: Present:  Mayor Ritch Wheeler, Mayor Pro Tem Charlie ...

Shooting at Shenandoah Municipal Complex

On November 16, 2020, at approximately 12:45 PM, the Shenandoah Police Department received a 911 call regarding gun shots in the area of the City of Shenandoah Municipal Complex, located at 29955 IH-45, Shenandoah, TX.  Officers from the Shenando...

Shenandoah City Council Meeting November 11, 2020 Update

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Attendance: Present:  Mayor Ritch Wheeler, ...

Shenandoah City Council Meeting October 28, 2020 Update

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Attendance: Present:  Mayor Ritch Wheeler, Mayor Pro Te...

Municipal Development District (MDD) Meeting October 28, 2020 Update

Supporting Documents for Agenda Items can be found HERE.

Attendance:  Present:   President Byron Bevers, Mike Sorich, David Hoover, Ted Fletcher and Ron Raymaker  

ITEM 4:  Monthly Cash Flow Report-&...

Evading, Criminal Trespass of a Habitation

On 10/24/2020, at approximately 11:10 PM, a Shenandoah Police Officer observed a suspicious vehicle in a restaurant parking lot in the 18400 block of Interstate 45.  The patrol officer noticed the driver hastily park, crooked in a handi...

MADD, Police Chief Recognize Local Hero

The Shenandoah Police Department was recognized for their efforts in the fight against DWI offenses even though  Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) were unable to hold their 2020 "Take The Wheel Law Enforcement Award and Recognition Event ...

Shenandoah City Council Meeting October 14, 2020 Update

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Attendance: Present:  Mayor Ritch ...

Shenandoah City Council Meeting September 23, 2020 Update

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Attendance: Present:  Mayor Ritch Wheeler, ...

Municipal Development District (MDD) Meeting September 23, 2020 Update

Supporting Documents for Agenda Items can be found HERE.

Attendance:  Present:   President Byron Bevers, Mike Sorich, David Hoover, Ted Fletcher and Ron Raymaker  

ITEM 4:  Monthly Cash Flow Report-&...

Council Names Dunlap SHPD Chief

It was a sea of blue at the September 9 City of Shenandoah City Council meeting as the Council named a permanent Chief of Police.

With his family, friends, former coworkers, present coworkers and a lifetime of law enforcement contacts present,  In...

Shenandoah City Council Meeting September 9, 2020 Update

Supporting Documents for Agenda Items can be found HERE.    

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Attendance: Present:  Mayor Ritch ...

Municipal Development District (MDD) Meeting August 26, 2020 Update

Supporting Documents for Agenda Items can be found HERE.

Attendance:  Present:   President Byron Bevers, Mike Sorich, David Hoover, Ted Fletcher and Ron Raymaker  

ITEM 4:  Cash Flow Schedule-  ...

Car burglar nabbed, stolen vehicles and weapons recovered

On July 2  in the early morning hours, Shenandoah Police Department patrol units were dispatched to the area of Pinehill in reference to a suspicious person call.  

An observant resident saw a male subject pulling on car door handles in d...

SHPD Seek Unsuccessful ATM Burglars

On  June 24 around 5:00 am, three unknown suspects attempted to break into the ATM  at the Prosperity Bank, located at 1430 Research Forest. 

 The suspects pulled up to the ATM in a white Ford F250, and attempted to pull...

Shenandoah Seniors Benefit from Resident Scholarship Donations

The City of Shenandoah recently awarded two Shenandoah Resident Scholarships in the program’s tenth year of existence.

Started in 2010 as a personally funded scholarship, the scholarship is awarded to a Shenandoah resident who is graduating from ...

Holiday Inn Car Burglar Arrested

On  June 20 at approximately 5:18 am, the Shenandoah Police Department received a suspicious person call at The Holiday Inn Express, located at 19333 David Memorial. 

The caller advised multiple car alarms were going off and that they obs...

Motel Robbery Suspect Under Arrest

Just after midnight on Monday, June 15,  the Shenandoah Police Department received a robbery past call from the Holiday Inn located at 19333 David Memorial Drive.  

Officers responded and learned that a black male suspect  - wear...

Facts About Burglary of a Habitation Calls in Shenandoah

The City of Shenandoah Police Department would like to address the issue of home burglaries in the city and recent rumors on social media that are factually incorrect. 

Recently there was a Shenandoah Valley home burglarized. The unidentified susp...

Burglary of a Habitation

On June 4 the Shenandoah Police Department was dispatched to a burglary of a habitation in the 29000 block of Driftwood.  

Officers arrived and learned that the back door to the residence and the door to the garage had both been kicked in. &nb...

City Parks Now Open

Park update --- Both Shenandoah  parks are now open.  

We strongly recommend you follow the CDC recommendations regarding social distancing and grouping. 

At this time, the splash pad at the City Park will remain closed pending fu...

Shenandoah Police Investigating Identity Theft

On  May 17, officers of the Shenandoah Police Department were dispatched to a possible fraud call at Home 2 Suites, located at 223 David Vetter Drive.  

A victim was notified about a fraudulent credit transaction, connected with renting a...

Fire, Police Respond to Small Electrical Fire

On May 19  at approximately 9:30 am, The Woodlands Fire Department and the Shenandoah Police Department were dispatched to 8821 Metropark Square, suite 1500, in reference to an electrical fire.  

When Shenandoah Police patrol officers arr...

May 15 is National Peace Officers Memorial Day

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week in which May 15 falls, as National Police Week. Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week is an observance in the United States that pays ...

Police respond to "fake check" scam

On May 6,  the City of Shenandoah Police Department responded to a possible fraud call.  The victim received a package in the mail that contained a check and a letter advising them to text a specific phone number in order to “s...

Shenandoah Police Chief Resigns

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DATE:        May 5, 2020

Contact:    The City of Shenandoah

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