Community Alert! Dear International District Constituents; There is a community protest scheduled on Saturday, June 6, 2020 from 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm at Crump Stadium, 12321 High Star, Houston, Texas, 77072. While we do not anticipate any violent encounters in our area as a result of this protest, we ask that everyone be mindful [...]
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 [...]
By Christina Autry You know that you’ve arrived at what is hailed by many as the “best Desi restaurant in Houston” when you see the famous, unmarked orange and red restaurant at the corner of Bissonnet and Kirkwood. Reminiscent of a repurposed Waffle House, Bundu Khan’s popularity stems much more from its word-of-mouth reputation than [...]
Now that the International District’s three largest and oldest high schools have produced a generation or two of alumni, it’s fun to examine which famous athletes, musicians, performers, artists, business leaders and scientists came from each of these schools. Looking back now on the past 47 years since Hastings opened (followed soon by Elsik and [...]
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 [...]
PPP Loan Forgiveness- The District Director and Deputy District Director will walk you through the latest issued official guidance. 1:00pm CST: Monday 06/01: CLICK HERE Wednesday 06/03: CLICK HERE Friday 06/05: CLICK HERE PPP/EIDL Program Overview- PPP funds are still available. EIDL open to agricultural businesses only. Here an overview of each program. 9:00am CST: [...]
In this video, Alief ISD Superintendent HD Chambers speaks to parents, students and staff. Click on the image above to watch the video, or watch here. En este video, el Superintendente de Alief ISD, HD Chambers, habla con los padres, los estudiantes y el personal. Haga clic en la imagen de arriba para ver el video, o [...]
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Due to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, City Council held a Consolidated Session this morning. Guidelines remain in place for speakers to participate remotely during Public Session. Here were some of the notable Agenda items from the Agenda Session: Item #6 - ORDINANCE approving and authorizing a Subrecipient Agreement between City of Houston and BAKER RIPLEY, INC to provide $2,499,887.00 in Hurricane Harvey [...]
By Homer L. Clark, Wea Lee, Kenneth Li, Patricia Maddox, Gerald Overturff and Ralph Rieger, Houston Chronicle The Houston area’s little known and sometimes misunderstand management districts have been working to enhance public safety, business opportunities and other forms of quality of life issues for years. Now that the pandemic is forcing deep budget cuts [...]
