A WORD FROM COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS District F Residents, As we approach Independence Day, I would like to wish everyone a safe and joyful holiday weekend. We deserve the chance to be with our loved ones. But with COVID-19 positive tests still on the rise, we must remember to stay vigilant and continue to protect [...]
District F Residents, Please join me and Vice Mayor Pro-Tem Martha Castex-Tatum as we support the young voices in our districts for a robust virtual discussion on public safety. District F will be represented by students from Alief Elsik High School and Alief Hastings High School, and District K will be represented by students from Madison High School, Willowridge High School, [...]
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo issued an order last Friday mandating that businesses require customers to wear masks, in effect until June 30th. COVID-19 Hospitalizations Still on the Rise CITY COUNCIL HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING Monday, June 22nd Today, the Agenda Session again took place online. Council meetings will [...]
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Yesterday, the Agenda Session again took place online. Council meetings will be online through the end of this month. Here were some of the notable Agenda items passed: Item #40 - ORDINANCE appropriating $3,147,000.00 out of Water & Sewer System Consolidated Construction Fund, awarding a contract to ALSAY INCORPORATED for Ground Water Well Rehabilitation Various Sites; setting a deadline for the [...]
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Today, the Agenda Session focused on discussing amendments to the FY21 budget. Item #11 - Approving the annual budgets of the City of Houston, for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions for future adjustment to certain fund balances; making various amendments to the proposed budgets; authorizing certain transfers; redesignating a Cash Reserve in the Fund Balance; establishing a cost for copies [...]
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Today, the Agenda Session began with a public hearing on the FY21 budget. Here were some of the notable Agenda items passed: Item #9 - REVOLUTION FOODS, INC for Emergency purchase of 150,000 Meals for adults age 60 and older related to COVID-19 Pandemic for the Houston Health Department - $500,000.00 - Grant Fund The Strategic Procurement Division issued [...]
The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge I wish we could say that, because of the COVID crisis, we all get a break from worrying about the potential of a catastrophic storm making landfall this year. Unfortunately, the truth is that hurricane season doesn’t give us the courtesy [...]
CitizensNet Newsletter: PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY | 6-1-2020 Hurricane Season Runs June 1 to Nov. 30; Be Prepared & Stay Alert During the COVID-19 Pandemic The City of Houston Office of Emergency Management (OEM) urges residents to prepare for the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs from Monday, June 1, through Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Planning for [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Council Member Thomas Sends Eid al-Fitr Holiday Wishes to Muslim Community
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Today, Mayor Turner began the Council session by noting: beginning next week, City Council will convene through video conference for at least the following 2 weeks We wish a fast recovery to Council Member Leticia Plummer, who recently tested positive for COVID-19 and is in quarantine raw data for the FY21 Proposed Budget has been [...]
