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 [...]
Council Member Larry Green was elected to the National League of Cities (NLC) board of directors by NLC's membership at the group's annual business meeting this month at the 2016 City Summit in Pittsburg, PA. Council Member Green was elected to a two-year term and will play an important role as a leader of the [...]
Last month, Council Member Green participated in the 36th Mayor's Proud Partners Luncheon that honored the efforts of businesses, individuals and community groups who work to enhance Houston's landscape through environmental and beautification projects via Keep Houston Beautiful. "I'm so proud to boast of 2 outstanding District K organizations that received awards this year: Westbury [...]
The District K office facilitated a Neighborhood 101 symposium at Westbury High School in October that addressed How to Run an Effective Civic Association Board. This interactive symposium provided attendees with best practices and updated information about civic association board governance. The workshop highlighted the latest changes in the legislative sessions. "It is extremely important [...]
Monday, November 14, 2016 was a great day for Ridgemont Elementary School and Fort Bend ISD. Ridgemont is the first school in Fort Bend ISD to receive a SPARK Park. The SPARK Park at Ridgemont Elementary will not only be enjoyed by the students, the residents and community members will also be able to use [...]
District K welcomes new and familiar faces among its political representatives. The new state representative replacing Borris Miles of District 146 is State Representative-Elect Shawn Thierry. Ms. Thierry is also a District K resident. The new state senator replacing Rodney Ellis is State Senator-Elect Borris Miles. Lastly, the Harris County Commissioner replacing the vacated seat [...]
Have you noticed the new oak trees near NRG Park? Thanks to Uptown District for donating these amazing trees from a work zone in the Post Oak area. The additional oak trees are an effort to upgrade NRG's entryway before Super Bowl LI. Two oak trees were planted at the intersection on McNee Road and [...]
This fall, the District K office facilitated two wildflower planting events in conjunction with the annual Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Tribute Planting Project. This is an annual event hosted by the Houston Parks and Recreation Department that selects sites that will benefit from wildflower plantings from both an aesthetic view and an environmental impact. The [...]
The District K office, in partnership with Trees for Houston, Centerpoint Energy, and the Brays Oaks District, hosted a Fall Arbor Day kick-off event within the Brays Oaks and Westbury areas on November 12, 2016. The staging location was the corner of Willowbend Blvd. at Bob White Dr. within the Brays Oaks District. The Fall [...]
