News

  • Message from Chairman Mirwis – A Look Back at 2011

    Published On: December 7th, 2011

    2011 was another year of significant progress in the District in all of our service areas. Our seven year journey of District revitalization was most [...]

  • Relocation Houston, Destination Brays Oaks

    Published On: December 7th, 2011

    The District is working on implementation of a new initiative to encourage relocation ideally in the District and Houston and our surrounding area in general. [...]

  • HAR Designates Brays Oaks

    Published On: December 7th, 2011

    Early in 2011 the District team began working with the Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) on their new mapping system that was under development. [...]

  • Keeping the District Clean & Green

    Published On: December 7th, 2011

    The District is very active in removing the visual blight caused by graffiti. Graffiti abated by the District is color matched and chronicled for HPD [...]

  • Public Safety Initiatives

    Published On: December 7th, 2011

    “The District really has a lot to be proud of – old alliances and new partnerships have really made all the difference” says David Hawes, [...]

  • Parker Elementary Chorus to Represent Houston

    Published On: December 7th, 2011

    Parker Elementary, a Houston Independent School District (HISD) magnet school for music has been selected to perform at the Texas Music Educators Association conference, in [...]

  • Coach Bobby Bowden Honored by Heisman Winner Charlie Ward

    Published On: December 7th, 2011

    Sunday, October 16, Heisman trophy winner, former NBA player, and current head coach of the Westbury Christian School varsity football program, Charlie Ward, honored Hall [...]

  • BOMD Welcomes New Board Member, Cindy Peden Chapman

    Published On: December 7th, 2011

    Cindy Peden Chapman currently is Director of Community Relations for the Westbury Civic Club (WCC), one of the largest subdivisions in Houston with almost 5000 [...]

  • Brays Oaks Management District Newsletter – December 2011

    Published On: November 30th, 2011

    2011 was another year of significant progress in the District in all of our service areas. Our seven year journey of District revitalization was most [...]

  • HPD Opens Doors to Community’s New Police Station

    Published On: October 14th, 2011

    Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Police Chief Charles A. McClelland, Jr. and several city council members celebrated Wednesday (Oct. 12) the grand opening of the new [...]

  • Community Meeting on Recommended Changes to City Off-Street Parking Ordinance

    Published On: October 6th, 2011

    The Houston Planning Commission is proposing changes to the off-street parking ordinance, Chapter 26. Some of the changes include, but are not limited to, expansion [...]

  • New approach to fighting crime

    Published On: October 3rd, 2011

    Business and property owners are taking a stand against crime in their neighborhood. They’re pooling resources to do something about what they call nuisance businesses, [...]

  • Community U: Lessons in Neighborhood Organizing

    Published On: September 29th, 2011

    Spend the morning with your fellow community leaders and learn all about the latest tools and techniques to make your neighborhood a better place for [...]

  • Rice professor wins National Medal of Science

    Published On: September 27th, 2011

    Rice University mathematician Richard Tapia was named Tuesday as a recipient of the National Medal of Science, the highest national honor for a U.S. scientist. [...]

  • Challah a tradition at Houston’s Three Brothers Bakery

    Published On: September 27th, 2011

    It’s a mitzvah – a worthy deed – to make your own challah at home for Rosh Hashanah, said Janice Jucker, who runs Three Brothers [...]

  • Candidates’ forum offers reminder about new districts

    Published On: September 21st, 2011

    If you ask Ruth Bridges, being moved from Houston City Council District C to District J takes some getting used to. […]

  • Crime rate drops in Brays Oaks

    Published On: September 14th, 2011

    A media report last November about the top 10 neighborhoods with the most aggravated assaults presented a puzzle for Richard Rodriguez, who helps direct public [...]

  • Church of the Epiphany and ECHOS collecting supplies for victims of Bastrop wildfires

    Published On: September 12th, 2011

    The Church of the Epiphany, along with its outreach ministry, ECHOS, will be collecting non-perishable supplies, as detailed below, for those devastated by the wildfires [...]

  • Candidates Forum Announced

    Published On: September 12th, 2011

    The Brays Oaks Management District and Southwest Houston 2000 will host a political forum on Thursday, October 6th involving candidates for Houston municipal offices. [...]

  • After School Activities at Platou Community Center

    Published On: September 8th, 2011

    Visit Platou Community Center at Chimney Rock Park and discover a place for after school fun. […]

  • Hearing set for Ruffino Hills

    Published On: August 26th, 2011

    The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has granted a request from Brays Oaks area residents for an administrative law judge to hear their concerns regarding [...]