District J: $40K to Worthy Causes
During this holiday season I wanted to do something extra special for organizations around the city who have been doing tremendous work all year long, even during this pandemic. In partnership with Dr. Charlie Huynh [...]
Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of December 20
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of December 20, 2020. The week will offer 19 FREE+FAST+SAFE testing sites across Houston. Different sites will close [...]
Graffiti abatement program keeps Southwest community looking good
In every major city, wherever there is an empty outdoor wall space, one might find the not-so-special artwork of graffiti casting a blemish on the area. While some may think of it as wasted artistic [...]
The Thomas Telegraph: Vol. 1, Issue 24 – 12-17-2020
Vol. 1, Issue 24 - 12.17.20 DISTRICT F OFFICE For this "Month of Giving," we are highlighting two non-profit organizations in District F—the E.L. Kingsley Foundation and West Houston Assistance Ministries—who have done incredible work in our community [...]
HCC: Spring 2021 programs and workshops
VIRTUAL INFORMATION SESSION Learn all about what HCC Southwest has to offer by signing up for a virtual information session. Our academic counselors and staff from Financial Aid and Student Services will be on [...]
TOMORROW: Join Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher and Dr. Peter Hotez for a Year-End Telephone Town Hall
Dear Neighbor, Just in case you missed the announcement email, I wanted to send this reminder that I will host a year-end telephone town hall tomorrow evening. I'll provide an update on our work in [...]
District J Patrol Online Platform
Yesterday we launched districtjpatrol.com, which is the city’s first community-led online platform that enables residents to report lower level quality of life crimes and violations that will be handled by the HPD District J Patrol. The [...]
SBA: Disasters Don’t Plan Ahead, but YOU CAN!
Planning for the Disaster (2 Part Series) Don’t Become Another Statistic! Join SCORE Houston and the SBA for this two-part webinar focused on SCORE’s Emergency Preparedness Program specifically designed to help small business owners prepare [...]