The City of Houston and Harris County are pleased to report that the U.S Environmental Protection Agency has issued an order to Union Pacific Railroad providing that EPA will oversee the offsite investigative and cleanup process related to the creosote […]
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FREE Home Lead Inspections and Removal for Families Who Qualify
National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is October 23-27, 2023 As parents we protect our children by keeping them warm when they are cold, buckling them up in the car, vaccinating them, and feeding them nutritious food. What about protecting them […]
Animal Welfare Organizations Come Together to Provide Services for Pet Owners at Pet Resource Fair
Harris County Public Health and Harris County Precinct 1 Announce Communitywide Collaboration of Local Shelters and Animal Welfare Organizations at James Driver Park! Owned pets residing in the City of Houston and Harris County can benefit from free cat and dog vaccinations, […]
Cornyn: Houston to Receive $20M Infrastructure Grant
The City of Houston was awarded a Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grant, or RAISE grant, of $20,960,000 which will encourage investment in road, rail, transit, and port projects, U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced today. The funding comes through […]
Harris County Public Health Continues Distribution of Limited Monkeypox Vaccines
Harris County and The City of Houston continue efforts to ramp-up vaccination availability by sending joint letter to CDC requesting additional doses In a joint letter (attached) sent today, Judge Hidalgo and Mayor Sylvester Turner have requested additional Monkeypox vaccine […]
MKT Bridge Now Open Following Completion of Necessary Repairs
HOUSTON – May 27, 2022 – Houston Parks Board is excited to announce MKT Bridge is now open to the public. An essential component of the trail system in the Heights connecting to White Oak Bayou Greenway, MKT Bridge sustained […]
Trees For Houston breaks ground on new Kinder Campus in Oak Forest, greatly expanding its capacity to serve the Houston community
Trees For Houston (TFH) broke ground today on the site of the future 1.5-acre Kinder Campus at 2001 W. 34th Street in Oak Forest with more than 125 people in attendance, including major donors, board members, staff, city, county and state […]
Houston’s Climate Action and Resilience Strategies
Sunday, Mar. 6, 2:30 p.m. central, online Join Priya Zachariah, Chief Resilience and Sustainability Officer for the City of Houston, as she discusses the City of Houston’s Climate Action Plan and the Resilient Houston plan. Priya will explain how the […]
WorkFaith Announces Over 1,000 Jobs At iWork Spring 2021
WorkFaith today announced over 1,000 open job positions at iWork Spring 2021, a virtual two-day hiring event dedicated to Bridging the Skills Gap in America and getting the frontlines back to work. The event, which takes place on April 28 – 29, includes […]
The Last Stages of Bayou Greenways 2020 To Begin
As 2020 proved to many, parks and trails are an essential part of our communities and provide a multitude of benefits for our physical and mental wellbeing. For Houston Parks Board, the pandemic brought the meaning of our work into […]
