Metallic balloons should be secured or weighted down because they can cause outages and safety hazards Houston – Feb. 13, 2025 – As Valentine’s Day approaches, CenterPoint Energy urges customers to keep themselves and their loved ones safe from the potential hazards of helium balloons impacting power lines or other electric infrastructure. Valentine’s Day is great for love in the air, not metallic balloons tangled in power lines causing power outages. “Balloons can be a […]
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DPS Increases Enforcement for Sunday’s Big Game
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reminds football fans, and anyone out on the roads, to drive responsibly ahead of Super Bowl LIX this weekend. As the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles compete for the Lombardi Trophy on Feb. 9, DPS will be increasing enforcement efforts statewide to ensure everyone has a safe Super Bowl weekend. “Getting behind the wheel when you’re impaired is never okay,” said DPS Colonel Freeman F. […]
Cast Theatrical’s 2025 Season Opens with comedy Cookin’ with Gus
Rosenberg, TX – Cast Theatrical Company is proud to present the first production of its 2025 season, Cookin’ with Gus by Jim Brochu. Directed by Darin Mielke, Cookin’ with Gus is about Gussie Richardson, a famous food columnist and cookbook author whose agent comes to tell her she’s been offered her own daily network television show. She wants to do it, but her husband Walter is dead-set against it, and then there’s the discovery that Gussie has […]
Final Winter Storm Enzo Update: More than 99 percent of CenterPoint Energy customers maintained power through extreme winter weather; Company deactivates emergency operations center
CenterPoint crews and contractors continue working to restore the remaining customers out As of noon today, CenterPoint Energy deactivated its Emergency Operations Center and returned to normal business operations Company urges customers to heed local officials’ warnings to stay off roads when possible, to help prevent potential accidents and outages Houston – Jan. 22, 2025 – Following the historic Winter Storm Enzo and an overnight hard freeze, CenterPoint Energy shared Wednesday that approximately 99 percent of […]
CenterPoint Energy Winter Storm Enzo Update: More than 99.9 percent of customers continue to have power across Greater Houston area; Crews continuing to respond to scattered customer outages and prepare for coldest overnight temperatures of the year
As of 9 p.m. on Tuesday, CenterPoint crews have restored approximately 28,500 customers since midnight and continue safely responding to scattered customer outages To ensure public safety, CenterPoint continues to urge everyone to stay off roads to help prevent potential accidents and outages To support other states and communities, CenterPoint has released mutual aid workers to their home states Houston – Jan. 21, 2025 – With Winter Storm Enzo’s exit from CenterPoint Energy’s Texas service area, […]
CenterPoint Storm Update: 99.9 percent of customers have power as historic Winter Storm Enzo continues to impact Greater Houston area
As of 11 a.m. on Tuesday, CenterPoint had restored approximately 18,700 customers since the winter storm impacts began; 2,800 customers currently out of power 3,000 CenterPoint personnel and mutual assistance workers are responding to scattered outages across the Greater Houston area Company urges customers and the public to continue following warnings to stay off roads, ensure their own safety and help prevent power outages Houston – Jan. 20, 2025 – As of 11 a.m., CenterPoint Energy […]
Winter Storm Enzo poised to impact Gulf Coast and Greater Houston area; CenterPoint Energy crews and additional mutual aid workers mobilized and ready to respond
National Weather Service Winter Storm Warning to take effect Monday 6 at p.m. as forecasts converge on freezing precipitation and accumulation across Greater Houston Three staging sites set-up and approximately 1,200 additional mutual aid workers set to arrive today ahead of the storm to support potential restoration efforts Company activating emergency operations center this afternoon ahead of the projected arrival of precipitation CenterPoint urges customers to take public plea seriously to stay home Tuesday and […]
Prevent Health Risks During Cold Weather
Stay safe and warm during cold weather! HOUSTON – The temperature in our area is expected to drop to dangerously low levels on Sunday. Preparing in advance can put your mind at ease and keep you and your family safe. Extreme cold weather can be dangerous, especially for older adults, people experiencing homelessness, children, and pets. Plan for hazardous weather conditions. People Anyone exposed to extreme cold for long periods of time can get hypothermia, a […]
Rosenberg Railroad Museum Announces the Launch of the Heritage Rail Project and the Return of “Different Perspectives: A Student Photography Exhibit”
[Rosenberg, TX – November 4, 2024] – The Rosenberg Railroad Museum is thrilled to unveil two exciting initiatives that celebrate the region’s rich railroading heritage and the artistic talents of our local youth. The Rosenberg Railroad Museum is thrilled to announce the launch of its highly anticipated Heritage Rail Project (formerly known as the Rail Heritage Project). This initiative aims to preserve and highlight the region’s rich railroading history through the construction of over 380 […]
Entries sought for Fort Bend County Pecan Show in Rosenberg
Local growers encouraged to enter their crop through Nov. 13 by Tim Schnettler The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Fort Bend County is currently accepting entries for the Fort Bend County Pecan Show. Pecan growers in Fort Bend County are encouraged to enter their crop in the Fort Bend County Pecan Show. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife) All pecan growers in Fort Bend County are encouraged to enter their crop. Neighboring counties that do not have their own […]