District K: Virtual Community Engagement Meeting, June 16

    Join Virtual Meeting for Valuable Information About Stormwater Conveyance Tunnels     Virtual Community Engagement Meeting for the Feasibility Study of Stormwater Conveyance Tunnels, Phase 2   Attention District K residents. The Harris County Flood Control District will hold a community engagement meeting to share Phase 2 results for the Feasibility Study of Stormwater Conveyance Tunnels. [...]

2022-06-15T09:02:06-05:00June 15th, 2022|Community|

The County Connection: This June We Honor the Victims of Gun Violence

    The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge June 2022   Over the past month, our nation has yet again endured violent deaths from mass shootings and gun violence. In Buffalo, we all witnessed the brutal attack driven by racism and hate that left 13 people dead at a grocery store. 17 people were shot during [...]

2022-06-13T11:34:21-05:00June 13th, 2022|Community|

They’re honored as Brays Oaks volunteers — for life!

Houston Community College Trustee Pretta VanDible Stallworth "did the honors" as Super Neighborhood #36 this week recognized Brays Oaks Management District board members Cindy Chapman, Sheri Cortez and Sylvia Rivas for lifetime achievement as community volunteers. HPD Sgt. C. NIckerson accepted the award similarly recognizing the South Gessner Command patrol team. Congratulations to all and [...]

2022-06-09T11:25:49-05:00June 9th, 2022|Community|

Work starts on 7.7 mile Brays Bayou greenway connector

With Mayor Sylvester Turner, county commissioners Tom Ramsey and Jack Cagle, International Management District Chairman Wea Lee, costumed Chinese ceremonial dancers and other partners on hand, the Houston Parks Board broke ground today at Art Storey Park on construction of a 7.7-mile recreational connector along Brays Bayou between Braeburn Glen Park and Archbishop Fiorenza Park.The [...]

2022-06-09T11:02:35-05:00June 9th, 2022|Community|

The Pollard Press, June 2022

    Mass Shootings Our nation is surely mourning. The lives lost in two mass shootings in Buffalo, NY, and Uvalde, TX, just days apart, have left us bereft and unable to make sense of the senseless. One thing is for sure, we must act now. We can no longer afford to just point fingers [...]

2022-06-06T08:24:01-05:00June 6th, 2022|Community|

District K Newsletter May/June 2022

    Hello District K Friends,   Happy June! May was pretty busy in our city and community. We had a packed house at the May 4th District K Redistricting Townhall and CIP Update meeting! Residents were able to field questions and concerns, while city officials provided valuable information about upcoming projects for the district. If [...]

2022-06-06T07:15:41-05:00June 6th, 2022|Community|

Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston Police Department Announce Decrease in Homicide Rates

Overall Violent Crime and Homicide Numbers in the City of Houston are trending down for the first five months of 2022 Mayor Sylvester Turner and the Houston Police Department announced today that for the first time in more than a year, Houston’s homicide rate is showing a decline. As of today, [...]

2022-05-31T18:59:07-05:00May 31st, 2022|Community|
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