By Zach Despart, Houston Chronicle Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo on Monday ordered all bars and clubs in Harris County to close for the next 15 days, a move intended to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. The order, which takes effect at 8 a.m. Tuesday, also limits restaurants to pickup, delivery and drive-through [...]
SBA To Provide Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) Up to $2 Million in Disaster Assistance Loans WASHINGTON – SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza issued the following statement today in response to the President’s address to the nation: “The President took bold, decisive action to make our 30 million small businesses more resilient to Coronavirus-related economic disruptions. Small businesses are [...]
The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge Throughout my time as Harris County Judge, I have relied on data and evidence to make the most equitable, efficient, and impactful decisions possible to improve county government. This experience has shown me just how important accurate data collection is for building up [...]
District 2 will be hosting a Sheriff’s Safety Forum on Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 7 pm. The event will be held at the East Aldine Management District Office located at 5333 Aldine Mail Route, Houston, TX 77039. Crime stats will be addressed and our main topic for the night will be given by a [...]
Papalooza: HOPE Clinic is currently enrolling women in their Papalooza event where uninsured women get their pap smear, clinical breast exam and HPV screening all for only $20 (pap smears for out of pocket patients can cost hundreds of dollars). Spots filled up quickly last time so please let people know to sign up fast. [...]
Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrar (VDVR) Training! Be part of the movement to increase voter participation in Harris County.
Please join East Aldine District for our quarterly forum. Keynote speakers are Jometra Hawkins, community developler, BakerRipley and Diana Del Pilar, principal, Avalos P-TECH School.
North Houston District (Greenspoint) Tuesday 10/1 from 5-8pm Tom Wussow Park, 500 Greens Rd, 77060 East Aldine District Tuesday 10/1 from 6-8pm East Aldine Town Center, 3000 Aldine Mail Route, 77039
Back in the 1970s, Houston’s northside was the home to one of America, and the world’s finest youth music ensembles: the bluesyfunk jazzy and swingin’ Kashmere Stage Band, based out of Kashmere High School and directed by legendary music man and esteemed educator Conrad O. “Prof” Johnson. Before Prof passed away at 92 years of [...]
MacArthur High School graduate David Leal was drafted by the Oakland A’s in the 38th round of the 2019 Major League Draft. Leal pitched for Louisiana Tech for the last two years. He pitched 142.2 innings in 21 starts and posted a 2.71 Earned Run Average. He had a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 7.10 (135 strikeouts, [...]
