Today, Mayor Sylvester Turner issued an Executive Order to suspend water service disconnections throughout the City of Houston beginning today through April 30, 2020. The City of Houston takes the health and safety of our community very seriously. As we continue our efforts to stop the spread of the COVID-19, it is important that everyone [...]
A recent confirmed case of the coronavirus was shown to be the first instance in the Greater Houston region where it was spread via the community. Based on medical advice, the City of Houston has announced an Emergency Health Declaration. All remaining City-sponsored and partnered events in the month of March will be canceled or postponed. -Houston [...]
Mayor Turner announced at the news conference this afternoon that all City sponsored, co-sponsored and permitted events are cancelled through the end of March. Therefore, all Complete Communities meetings (public and NST) will be rescheduled to April and May. Please, inform the cancellation of this event to all residents, neighbors and business owners. Feel free [...]
Our primary webpage with COVID-19 updates, key messages, protective actions, rumor control, communications resources, emergency preparedness tips, and more is at HoustonEmergency.org (short url: ). The page is also accessible through the homepages of HoustonHealth.org and HoustonTX.gov. Here are our key messages: The Houston Health Department, in conjunction with Harris County Public Health and local, [...]
Dear Community Member, Please join us next Wednesday, March 11, 2020, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm at Higher Dimension's D-Spot at 9745 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77036 for the second Complete Communities Alief/Westwood public meeting. We need your input to develop goals, projects and strategies to help make your neighborhood a Complete Community! RSVP [...]
Message from your Council Member: Dear Reader, I am excited for the release of our first issue of The Pollard Press. The Pollard Press will be our online newsletter that will be emailed out on the first Monday of each month. Our newsletter aims to be very interactive with stories, invites, information, and links to [...]
TIFFANY D. THOMAS Houston City Council Member, District F Housing and Community Affairs Committee, Chair Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee, Member Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee, Member Regulation and Neighborhood Affairs Committee, Member Ethics, Elections, and Council Governance Committee, Member COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMUNITY INPUT REGARDING CIP AND CDSF The District F office will host [...]
The Human Resources Department is gearing up for one of the City’s most exciting initiatives – The 2020 Summer Jobs Program (SJP), which provides an invaluable “learning and earning” experience for youth, ages 16-24. The SJP targets youth who reside primarily in Houston’s low/moderate income areas. This program provides us with an excellent opportunity to [...]
The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge Last month, an explosion at a manufacturing plant rattled a large portion of Harris County at 4:30 in the morning, shifting the ground beneath houses and jolting people awake. Two employees were killed and homes were damaged for miles around. Over the [...]
“As a government official, I am here to spread facts, not fear, and this is a fact: there have been no cases of novel coronavirus in Texas, and that of course includes Harris County.” So said Harris County Judge Lena Hidalgo last night at a public health meeting in the Chinese Community Center. [...]
