The Houston Fire Department is kicking off its annual toy giveaway for area children November 5, 2021, with a kick-off event at Houston Fire Station 8. For the next few weeks Houston Firefighters will work alongside with the community and corporate sponsors to collect and distribute toys and gifts to families in need. The [...]
ELECTION DAY INFORMATION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2021 The November 2nd Election ballot contains 8 amendments to the Texas Constitution, called “Propositions.” If approved by the voters, these Propositions will impact the lives of Texans. Have you looked at your sample ballot yet? You can pull up your sample ballot on harrisvotes.com/sampleballots, fortbendvotes.org or vote411.org. The League of Women Voters have prepared these [...]
Pollard Allocates $50K for Houston Forensic Science Center Houston City Council Member Edward Pollard has allocated $50,000 of District J’s discretionary funds to help with operations costs at the Houston Forensic Science Center as homicides in our city continue to spike. The HFSC has seen a rise in homicides at the rate of nearly 28 [...]
The “hidden gem” of a nature, recreation and flood control greenspace in the Brays Oaks Management District is sparkling even more with a gift from the Kinder Foundation to fund trails, land acquisition and other improvements. Mayor Sylvester Turner announced that local philanthropists Rich and Nancy Kinder are donating $2 million to the Willow Waterhole Greenway’s Conservancy and pledging an [...]
The Dominican Sisters of Mary Immaculate Province aren’t quite used to all the attention they are getting from Astros fans and the news media. But now that they’re known as Rally Nuns, they are accepting their time in the spotlight with grateful hearts and speaking modestly only of the many good things that have come [...]
Support Your Local Library View as Webpage KEEPING THE MORRIS FRANK EXPRESS LIBRARY OPEN We encourage you to join in the efforts to keep the Morris Frank Express library @ 10103 Fondren Rd open. This library is in close proximity to Elrod, McNamara, Milne Elementary, Fondren Middle School and a large concentration of apartment homes [...]
Virtual Town Hall Meetings for the Upcoming Budget Planning Process
Join us for: Free candy, live music, and a costume contest
It started with Westbury High School’s track and field team wanting to practice cross country running in a safe place. Now the Willow Waterhole Greenway is a premier site for southwest Houston’s many school cross country teams and invitational meets, boasting several beautiful courses. Willow Waterhole Greenway Conservancy President Bill Burhans calls this Houston’s “best [...]
It began as a dream and a wish for a humble immigrant to own a restaurant where he could serve up his native country’s specialty dishes in Houston. Carlos Sorto, who worked in the food and restaurant industry for 30 years in the U.S., visualized the dream for many years but deferred it for secure [...]
