As we enter the New Year, it’s important to commit to positive resolutions. Distracted driving causes more than 10,000 accidents each year in Harris County alone. Houston TranStar’s newly released Public Service Announcement, Don’t Be Ridiculous, depicts the outrageous driving behavior we see on our roadways. Although the actions in the spot are exaggerated (i.e. [...]
The American Red Cross had a record setting of events for 2016. Download a PDF attachment on our 2016 Disaster Yearly Review.
Please see below for information regarding the reopening of the remaining Houston Ave. Northbound Lane at IH 10. The reopening of this lane took place this morning. No closures remain in place for this project at this time. However, major closures of the IH 10 Eastbound Mainlanes remain as previously scheduled for the weekend on [...]
Please be advised that Chief of Police Art Acevedo, in conjunction with the Southwest Management District and the Chinese Consulate, has scheduled a Town Hall Meeting to address safety awareness, in the aftermath of a shooting of a Chinese citizen on December 26, here in Houston. The victim was employed with the China National Petroleum [...]
The City of Houston will welcome the annual Chevron Houston Marathon, Aramco Houston Half Marathon, and ABB 5K the weekend of January 14th -15th. In addition to the races, multiple events will be happening in and around the downtown area that will add to the excitement. Various City departments are working together with the Houston [...]
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There are several Lunar New Year Celebrations planned around Houston. Chinese Community Center LunarNewYearHouston.com Texas Lunar Festival We are pleased to announce that the 21st Annual Texas Lunar New Year Celebration will take place on Saturday, February 4, 2017 in-front of Southern News Group Building, located at 11122 Bellaire Blvd., Houston, Texas 77072. We not [...]
ARCO SEAFOOD RESTAURANT 9896 Bellaire Blvd. • Houston 77036 • 713.774.2888 • arcoseafood.com Let's start off January with a "Chinese New Year"! Although 'seafood' is in its name, Arco has a wide variety of dishes on its menu...VERY wide, like so many Chinese restaurants, and we can only give you a sampling here due to [...]
Mayor Sylvester Turner, the Houston Parks and Recreation Department and hundreds of volunteers will celebrate the City of Houston's 31st Annual Arbor Day on Saturday, January 21, 2017, at Herman Brown Park. The day commemorates the City's designation as a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation. The Tree City USA designation is [...]
