Meet City of Houston Controller, Chris Hollins

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 6:30pm
10611 Fondren Rd @ Creekbend
in Fellowship Hall

Chris Hollins is a native Houstonian who has served as Houston City Controller since January 2024. 

As the independently elected Chief Financial Officer of the nation’s fourth-largest city, Controller Hollins provides oversight of a budget exceeding $6 billion and manages the City’s $6 billion investment and $14 billion debt portfolios. Hollins is deeply committed to transparency, fiscal responsibility, and results-driven operations, using his office’s auditing authority to bring new ideas and best practices to City departments that result in cost savings and a higher standard of service to Houston residents.

Prior to his service as City Controller, Hollins led the 2020 elections effort in Harris County as County Clerk, gaining national acclaim for protecting and expanding voting rights for 2.5 million Houston-area voters during the most important election of our lifetime. Hollins’s innovations – which included drive-thru voting, 24-hour voting, online mail ballot tracking, and tripling the number of early voting centers – led to eye-popping record voter turnout despite the ongoing global pandemic.

Hollins holds a Bachelor of Arts with Phi Beta Kappa honors from Morehouse College and completed a joint program with Yale Law School and Harvard Business School, earning both his Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration degrees.

Hollins is admitted to the State Bar of Texas and Federal Courts for the Southern District of Texas. Before being elected Houston City Controller, he was the Principal Attorney at Hollins Law Group PLLC. Hollins spent the bulk of his career as a management consultant where he was dedicated to helping large government agencies transform their operations to better achieve their missions and meet the needs of those they were entrusted to serve.

Hollins and his wife, Morgan, live in Houston’s Third Ward with their daughter, Vivian, and their son, George. The Hollins family attends Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church.
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Free Food Distribution in partnership with Houston Food Bank

Next Food Distribution Date & Time: Wednesday, February 12, 2025
(Time Change Alert!) 
(11.30 am – 12.30 pm) 

India House,
8888 West Bellfort Ave.
Houston, TX 77031
 
 **ADVISORY BULLETIN**  
Community Center Water Line Repairs
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14 and 15Due to necessary water line repairs in the park, Bayland Community Center and Fonteno Senior Education Center will be closed until further notice.

We appreciate your patience as the Precinct 4 team works with community partners to restore regular operations as quickly as possible.

If you need assistance, please call our Community Assistance Division at 832-927-4444. For more information and updates, please visit cp4.harriscountytx.gov/Community-Centers or follow us on social media @HCPrecinct4.

 **BOLETÍN INFORMATIVO**  
Reparaciones de las tuberías de agua 
en los centros comunitarios
Viernes y Sabado, 14 y 15 de febrero

Debido a las reparaciones necesarias en las tuberías de agua del parque, el Centro Comunitario Bayland y el Centro de Educación para Adultos Mayores Fonteno estarán cerrados hasta nuevo aviso.

Agradecemos su paciencia mientras el equipo del Precinto 4 trabaja con los aliados comunitarios para restaurar las operaciones regulares lo más rápido posible.

Si necesita asistencia, por favor, llame a nuestra División de Asistencia Comunitaria al 832-927-4444. Para más información y actualizaciones, visite cp4.harriscountytx.gov/Community-Centers o síganos en las redes sociales @HCPrecinct4.

Summer Legal Academy 

The Summer Legal Academy (SLA) is a two-week readiness program that fuels the minds of ambitious high school students destined for the world of law! Students will learn the process of applying to law school, what to expect as a law student, the different areas of law, and hear directly from various attorneys and community leaders. 

This is a great opportunity for Harris County High School students who may be interested in law school or a career in the legal field. Note: this is only open to Harris County residents         

Priority deadline for applications, March 1st, 2025
Final deadline is March 23, 2025. 

Applications and more information can be found at cao.harriscountytx.gov/students. 

Apply now: https://tinyurl.com/3uzbehre #HarrisCounty #Summer2025
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FREE YOUTH LEADERSHIPWORKSHOP

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17th • 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Full Day Workshop • Age: 10-18 Years Old

India House, 8888 West Bellfort Ave., Houston, TX 77031

India House invites you to participate in a day filled with many engaging activities with no gadgets, spending time with like minded youth, and learning the most crucial skill sets based on mindfulness. This workshop aims to bring awareness in youth to make them self-reliant and confident, know their uniqueness, and move forward.

  • 8:30 am: Parents drop off the youth
  • 9 am to 12 pm: Creativity, dancing, and self expression
  • 12 pm to 1:00 pm: Lunch (Please send pack lunch)
  • 1 pm to 4:30 pm: Speaking, listening, art of communication

Register Now!!

Selected participants will have an opportunity to participate in
ADVOCACY DAY @ TEXAS CAPITOL on April 21st.

REGISTER FOR YOUTH LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP

Thank You Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and Asian American Health Coalition for sponsoring free Youth Leadership Workshop.

South Gessner Divisional PIP meeting scheduled for 
Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at 6:30 PM

Penelope 54 Apartments – Building #2
8113 Creekbend Dr
Houston, Texas 77071

Please tune into HTV on your television (channel 16), on its website, or on Facebook this Thursday at 10 a.m.!

To address growing community concerns regarding violent crime, Houston City Council Member Willie Davis will hold a press conference to announce an initiative that strengthens collaboration between law enforcement, faith leaders, and community stakeholders.

He will be joined by Mayor John Whitmire, Houston Police Chief J. Noe Diaz, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Houston METRO Police Chief Ban Tien, Harris County Constables, Crime Stoppers of Houston, AAPOL, Houston Ministers Against Crime, and more in support of this initiative.