As you are aware, police and community relations has been at the forefront of our nation over the past couple years. All over the country we have seen unfortunate events of excessive force by officers and a lack of respect from civilians. In Harris County we have a newly elected Sheriff, District Attorney, and appointed [...]
On January 25th, the Southwest and International Management Districts organized a dinner in honor of Houston’s Chief of Police Art Acevedo held at Ocean Palace Restaurant located in the International Management District and title sponsored by East West Bank. The dinner brought together nearly 500 people representing the vibrant diversity within the professional Asian Pacific [...]
On behalf of Brian Imiola, Regional Disaster Officer Harris County Territory Disaster Team, I hope your new year is off to a great start – 2017 looks like an exciting year ahead for the team and one in which we truly need your support to serve our communities to the very best we can. Please [...]
Dear Key Communicators: I previously sent you information on the new A-F Accountability Ratings released by the Texas Education Agency and explained how it is a flawed accountability system. Today I am sharing a document that contains very interesting information about the new system. Please feel free to share this information with your State Representative [...]
We cordially invite you to join us for our quarterly ALIEF NETWORKING BREAKFAST Tuesday February 7, 2017 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM International Trade Center 11110 Bellaire Blvd. Houston, Texas Ste. 200 SPEAKER: Eddie Cruz, Engineer Houston Fire Department “The Making of a Fire Fighter” BREAKFAST Complimentary “Bring a door prize for the drawing, a [...]
Join us and learn more about how the Alief Family YMCA is creating a positive impact in our community through programs devoted to academic achievement, chronic disease prevention, swim safety, outreach and strengthening youth and families.
Dear Red Crossers, Over the past 24 hours we’ve experience severe weather across the Greater Houston area. Currently we have a number of road closures, effected highways and luckily minimal structure damage. The unfortunate part of this storm is we are expecting more rain over the next 24 hours. The Houston EOC has been activated [...]
As we enter the New Year, it’s important to commit to positive resolutions. Distracted driving causes more than 10,000 accidents each year in Harris County alone. Houston TranStar’s newly released Public Service Announcement, Don’t Be Ridiculous, depicts the outrageous driving behavior we see on our roadways. Although the actions in the spot are exaggerated (i.e. [...]
The American Red Cross had a record setting of events for 2016. Download a PDF attachment on our 2016 Disaster Yearly Review.
