Rep. Wu’s Lege 101 Workshop 3/30, March 30
Learn about the ins and outs of the TX Legislature with your local representative! Register Now
Alief Newsletter: Important Upcoming Events. You’re Invited!
Alief Workshop on Taxes and Voter Registration Join AliefVotes and the Harris County Tax Assessor for an engaging workshop on Saturday, March 16th, 20224 from 11 AM to 12:30 PM at the Alief Neighborhood Center! Register here. Free food and drinks at the end. Art & Essay Contest with Scholarships Please share with Alief ISD [...]
Superintendent Dr. Anthony Mays’ Week Ahead, March 4, 2024
I am always excited to hear about our leaders taking the helm of the instructional focus on our campuses and creating an environment where our teachers can meet the needs of our students. Taylor High School principal Mary Williams is leading the way as she works with her English teachers to ensure that our students [...]
Office of the District Attorney – Stop Hate Now
The Harris County District Attorney's Office has prosecuted 77 hate crime cases in the last 7 years. The most ever, by any District Attorney's office in Texas. If you see or experience a hate crime, report it.
My Viet Inc. supports international strivers
Tacy Nguyen, Houston 2022 When Huyen “Tacy” Nguyen opened the Houston branch of her international business in 2022, the occasion resembled an intricately arranged pageant, complete with Oscars-style carpets and costumed dancers. Just as intricate are the services she offers under the business name My Viet Inc. at 10613 Bellaire Blvd. in the [...]
Major shopping center project announced; familiar name onboard
A $20 million shopping center is coming to the International Management District with a layer of reality TV stardust. The Bellaire Market District, to be built at 12925 Bellaire Blvd on 2.9 acres of land, has announced itself on Facebook and Instagram with a prominent mention of Houston real estate investor Washington Ho. He starred [...]
Iman Academy grows as the choice of diverse families
For Dr. Batoul Abuharb, enrolling her oldest child at Iman Academy was a full-circle moment. A student there when the school was just getting off its feet, Abuharb said sending her daughter to her former stomping ground — a private Islamic institution — is like coming home. “I love it,” she said. “It feels like [...]
The County Connection: Kicking Off a New Rodeo Tradition in Harris County
The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge February 2024 Happy rodeo season, Harris County! We’ve officially kicked off the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, which is our community's biggest event of the year. There’s so much to celebrate at the rodeo this year, from the 50th anniversary of the Bar-B-Que Cookoff to the [...]
Why Alpha Bakery gets A+ rankings for Vietnamese sandwiches
Lin Huynh “This is it,” a teenage girl told her friend one night, pausing in front of Alpha Bakery and Deli in Hong Kong City Mall. “This is the sandwich place they were talking about.” A yellow neon Vietnamese bánh mì image glowed in the window. In a city with hundreds of bánh mì [...]
Revered Karate instructor moves to larger space
When looking for a new location for his International Martial Arts Association Houston dojo, Sensei Patrick Richoux didn’t want to stray too far from his Alief-area spot on Boone Road. After all, Richoux trained hundreds of students there for more than five years and he wanted to make the transition easy for them. With that [...]
