AUSTIN – Drivers traveling for the July Fourth holiday should remember that state law requires them to slow down or move over when tow trucks and other emergency vehicles – police, fire, EMS and highway response trucks – are stopped on […]
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ACCESS Harris County, an Innovative Initiative to Launch Following Commissioners Court Approval of IT Contract
Houston – Today the Harris County Commissioners Court executed a contract with IBM to develop enabling technology for its ACCESS (Accessing Coordinated Care and Empowering Self-Sufficiency) Harris County Initiative that focuses on providing coordinated services to vulnerable residents in need […]
City of Katy’s Freedom Celebration July 4 Fireworks Show to Cap Off Four-Day Red, White & Boom at Typhoon Texas
KATY, TX (June 28, 2022) – Typhoon Texas will again partner with the City of Katy to celebrate the Fourth of July as the west Houston waterpark presents Red, White & Boom, four days of patriotic, family fun with extended […]
Harris County Selected as One of Six Jurisdictions for Inaugural National “Putting Assets to Work” Incubator
Houston – Harris County has been selected by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA, through its Rethinking Revenue initiative), in partnership with the Sorenson Impact Center and Urban3, as one of six jurisdictions announced today that have been selected to […]
Walter P Moore Announces Houston Leadership Transition
HOUSTON, TX — International engineering firm Walter P Moore announces that Karim Zulfiqar, PE, LEED AP has assumed the managing directorship for Houston’s Structural Engineering Group. “Karim has spent his career dedicated to the successful delivery of large-scale healthcare, higher […]
Harris Health System Receives Gage Award, America’s Essential Hospitals’ Highest Honor
HOUSTON (June 23, 2022) — Harris Health System has received the 2022 Gage Award for Population Health from America’s Essential Hospitals for its home visit program that helps diabetes patients manage their disease, particularly through the COVID-19 pandemic. It marks Harris […]
HCPH Now Administering COVID-19 Vaccine for Children Under 5 Years Old
Houston – Harris County Public Health (HCPH) is now administering the COVID-19 vaccine to children 6 months to 4 years old. This follows the recent emergency use authorization given to both Pfizer and Moderna by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement Praising Supreme Court Decision Guaranteeing The Right To Carry A Firearm
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on The Constitution of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen case: “Today, […]
Senators Cruz, Barrasso Introduce Legislation to Protect Kids, Double Number of School Resource Officers in Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today introduced the Safe Kids, Safe Schools, Safe Communities Act of 2022, legislation that would dedicate over $38 billion to make our schools and communities safer, including funding enhanced […]
Igloo Debuts a Playmate Collection Celebrating 60 Legendary Years of the Rolling Stones
June 23, 2022 (Katy, Texas) – Today, Igloo announced its first Playmate cooler collection honoring The Rolling Stones. Celebrating 60 legendary years of the world-famous band synonymous with rock ‘n’ roll music, the two special-edition The Rolling Stones Playmate cooler designs feature […]
