The Houston Health Department and United Memorial Medical Center will open a new mega Covid-19 testing site on Wednesday, January 5, 2022. The new drive-thru site is located at Butler Stadium, 13755 S Main St, and has capacity for approximately 1,000 daily tests. It will operate Mondays through Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Appointments [...]
Beginning TODAY (Tuesday, January 4), the Houston Police Department kicks off its campaign for Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Throughout the month, HPD's Office of Community Affairs will post videos and "factoids" about human and labor trafficking to the department's social media platforms. Each video will feature a member of the HPD Vice Division, who will explain [...]
The Houston Health Department is announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 vaccinations and testing during the week of January 4, 2022. More than 20 sites offering vaccinations and more than 30 testing sites are on the schedule for the week. Vaccination and testing at health department-affiliated sites does not require proof of residency, citizenship, or insurance. Site locations, [...]
Vice Mayor Pro Tem Castex-Tatum Partners to Host Community Shred Day for District K Residents Have you marked your calendars? The Vice Mayor Pro Tem invites District K residents to start the new year off by shredding unwanted documents and making room for new business. It's important that we dispose of documents to [...]
Big plans are in the works for the former Shell research facility on the edge of the Willow Waterhole Greenway in the Brays Oaks Management District. The City of Houston bought the 28-acre site in October 2019 for building a detention basin for flood water. But thanks to closer study, the tract at 5822 Gasmer [...]
Momma Cue In the modest but large Cue’s Burgers restaurant, Vincent Morrison sat at a place of honor at the “regulars’ table.” A good-deed-doer himself, as an advocate for military veterans, Morrison found it hard to describe just how special and generous the restaurant’s owner, “Momma Cue,” is. Instead he pointed to a nearby [...]
Happy New Year! I hope you each have enjoyed the holiday season with your family and friends. I’m looking forward to an epic 2022 in Houston and District K. As we welcome 2022 please help us do so safely. Let’s bring in 2022 without “the bang!” I join Mayor Turner, Chief Finner, Chief Pena [...]
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Houston Health Department and Curative Opening New Covid-19 Mega Testing Sites The Houston Health Department and Curative are expanding access to free Covid-19 testing with the opening of a new drive-through mega site this week. The site is located at Delmar Stadium, 2020 Mangum Rd., and opens December 29, 2021 at [...]
The Houston Health Department is announcing the schedule for sites offering free doses of COVID-19 vaccine during the week of December 27, 2021. Many health department-affiliated free vaccination sites are on the schedule for the week. The sites welcome walk-ins and appointment information is available at HoustonHealth.org or by calling 832-393-4220. Vaccination does not require proof of residency, citizenship, or insurance. [...]
