METRO Offers Free Ride on VETERANS DAY!
All veterans and active military service personnel ride free on METRO Monday, November 12, in honor of Veterans Day.
Veterans Day Parade Information for next week
Houston is a cornerstone of Veterans Day celebrations in the United States. As a city, Houston is proud to pay tribute to our men and women in the military by providing an annual “Houston Salutes American Heroes Veterans Day Celebration”. This civic celebration honors and celebrates the brave men, women, and families who fight for [...]
Alief ISD Named One of Houston’s 2018 Top Workplaces
I wanted to extend a sincere congratulations to all Alief Independent School District staff members on being named one of Houston's Top Workplaces by the Houston Chronicle for 2018. This marks the third year in a row that Alief ISD has made the top 25 top workplaces from more than 150 large companies or organizations [...]
Tow and Go™ Is Keeping Motorists on the Move
Motorists and community leaders alike understand the frustration and safety concerns associated with incidents on our freeways. In fact, for the last five years, Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research has reported traffic as the largest concern for Houston area residents, with good reason. On average, a Houston driver wastes 61 hours of time [...]
ImpactED Podcast
The new Alief ISD podcast series titled ImpactED is ready to go. The first podcast, featuring Superintendent HD Chambers with special guest Dr. Stephen Klineberg from Rice University, has been posted. Dr. Klineberg is a Professor of Sociology at Rice University and the Founding Director for the Kinder Institute at Rice. Over the last 40 [...]
October Board Meeting held at new Alief Center for Advanced Careers
The International District board of directors held their monthly meeting at the new Alief Center for Advanced Careers located at 12160 Richmond Road. The new facility is state of the art and teaches students many hands on skills such as welding, automotive repair, and culinary arts. The board considered a number of action items including [...]
Houston Municipal Courts Announces Fall Amnesty Program
For the next 3 weeks, the City of Houston Municipal Courts Department (MCD) will discount certain delinquent cases to help individuals save money when they resolve those cases. “Many of our citizens are still putting the pieces back together from Harvey, and we understand that sometimes many are not able to meet all their obligations,” [...]
2nd Annual HPD Gulfton Storefront BBQ Fundraiser
To support and display solidarity between HPD officers and our community.
Small Business Workshop, Nov. 8
Special Guest: Mark Winchester, Deputy District Director, U.S. SBA Houston
Alief Community Center Open House
The City of Houston is building a new community center in the Alief area. This fantastic new facility will be a $57 million state of the art facility. Community members are encouraged to provide input during the Open House on October 30.
