Houston Health Department COVID-19 updates: Week of November 8, 2021

The Houston Health Department is providing more than a dozen free COVID-19 vaccination sites this week. You can find details in our latest news release and the full schedule is on the vaccination page of HoustonEmergency.org/covid19. Our testing site page is also updated listing more than 30 Houston Health Department-affiliated testing sites for the week. All vaccination sites, with the exception of [...]

2021-11-08T13:35:24-06:00November 8th, 2021|Community News|

The County Connection: Register Now to Get Your Child Vaccinated!

    The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge November 2021     So many Harris County residents who have gotten vaccinated still have feelings of anxiety about COVID, and it’s understandable. Children under the age of 12 have been ineligible to receive the vaccine and remained unprotected from this pandemic that has taken so [...]

2021-11-08T09:45:37-06:00November 8th, 2021|Community News|

The Houston Fire Department Urges Citizens to Use Safety When Using Heating Devices

With the temperature forecasted to drop into the 40s and 50s for the next several days, the Houston Fire Department urges citizens to be careful and follow some simple safety tips when using space heaters, fireplaces and other supplemental heating sources.    Citizens should always keep in mind that: Space Heaters Need Space. The Houston [...]

2021-11-04T17:31:49-05:00November 4th, 2021|Community News|

Houston Firefighters Continue Tradition of Holiday Giving With Annual Toy Drive Kick-Off

  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 [...]

2021-11-02T11:20:23-05:00November 2nd, 2021|Community News|

District K: Vote, Coffee & Conversation with DON, and Southwest Livable Centers Study

    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 [...]

2021-11-02T11:08:14-05:00November 2nd, 2021|Community News|

The Pollard Press

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 [...]

2021-11-01T08:55:42-05:00November 1st, 2021|Community News|

Brays Oaks Super Neighborhood Council #36: Supporting our Community Library

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 [...]

2021-10-29T07:59:48-05:00October 29th, 2021|Community News|
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