Vol. 2, Issue 32 - 09.13.21 Tropical Storm Nicholas Safety and Preparation Reminders The City of Houston is continuing to prepare for the overnight arrival of Tropical Storm Nicholas. This is expected to be primarily a rain event, with the potential for severe flooding on our roadways. With the worst of the weather moving in overnight, motorists are [...]
The Chief’s Citywide PIP meeting for Tuesday, September 14, 2021 will be CANCELED due to approaching Tropical Storm Nicholas and the possibility of heavy rains and or flooding in our area. The meeting will be also be streamed live with sign language interpretation on HPD’s YouTube channel: youtube.com/houstonpolice Closed captioning can be enabled on the YouTube video, [...]
Vol. 2, Issue 31 - 09.09.21 FROM THE DESK OF COUNCIL MEMBER TIFFANY D. THOMAS Dear Friends: Summer is officially over. I hope each of you was able to step away from the "zoom" meetings and enjoy a face-to-face vacation with your loved ones. I was able to get away during break week, and it was [...]
https://youtu.be/JqiBx92rFMw Please click here to view an important message from Alief ISD Superintendent HD Chambers.
The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge September 2021 We are seeing some signs that we may be reaching a peak to this latest COVID-19 spike, but the raw number of cases and hospitalizations here in Harris County are still catastrophically high. And although our medical professionals are working nonstop to bring those numbers down, there [...]
Armando Castelan considers himself lucky to be able to live in Houston, known as the most diverse city in the United States. One of the epicenters of cultural diversity is the Alief community, where on any given day one can hear countless languages spoken, from Spanish to English to Vietnamese, Urdu, Arabic, Tagalog, Chinese – [...]
Leveraging the SBA 8(a) Certification from San Antonio to Houston Thursday, September 9 | 10:00-11:30am CDT REGISTER HERE The SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program can be one of the most powerful certifications a small business can hold. The program aims to grow and prepare socio-economic small businesses to be more competitive in the federal marketplace. [...]
September is Commute Solutions Month, and this month we challenge you to attend one of our virtual fairs to learn more about alternate forms of commuting, such as biking, walking, public transportation, carpooling, or vanpooling. These alternate modes of transportation have been proven to reduce stress, improve mental and physical health, reduce overall energy consumption, and [...]
To offer relief during the pandemic, The Houston Food Bank and Tzu Chi USA Foundation are providing free groceries to those in need in our community.
