In partnership with the Federal, State, County and City Officials to protect the public health and help stop the spread of COVID-19, the East Aldine District offices are closed until at least April 30. Staff is working remotely and may be contacted as follows: David Hawes, Executive Director, DHawes@AldineDistrict.org Richard Cantu, Deputy Executive Director, 832-392-2547 [...]
The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge These past few weeks, our lives have been uprooted as our community has taken crucial and extensive measures to protect ourselves from the COVID-19 epidemic. We have declared a public health emergency in Harris County. Large gatherings have been canceled, schools have closed their [...]
Today is National Census Day! While it is also April Fool's Day, the Census is no joke! Commissioner Garcia has asked us all to spread the word of the Census to our Precinct 2 Community Leaders, to which I ask you to then share with your community members. As you probably already know by now, how [...]
SHAPING OUR FUTURE: YES! TO CENSUS 2020 Since 1790, as mandated by the Constitution, Americans have come together every 10 years to be counted. This record of every person residing in the United States is important as it provides the basis for the reapportionment of congressional seats, redistricting, and distribution of over $675 billion in [...]
(Portions of this story and photos were shot before the county take-out only order) A lot has changed since our last visit to Alma Latina’s East Aldine location. Maybe not so much on the menu, but the restaurant has undergone a total overhaul, both inside and out, and it is truly spectacular. The restaurant’s striking [...]
By Christina Autry Diego and his wife Clarissa Rodriguez are the friendly faces behind East Aldine’s yellow Latin Roots food truck. “Latin Roots isn’t trying to be the next super trendy truck in the city. There’s no twist or fusion,” says Clarissa. “The food we make is what people are eating for lunch and dinner [...]
Attention Houston Seniors and Disabled Citizens: fill out a form in order to request and receive a care package of toiletries and other non-perishable foods delivered to your front door from Gallery Furniture. Click here to submit your request today. Mayor Sylvester Turner and Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale are asking people to drop off non-perishable items like [...]
Participatory democracy can be an emotional affair, and few aspects of it elicit quite as much primal passion as the education of our children. Aldine is no exception, and about 60 years ago, its tempestuous school board meetings made national news, and in its resolution, Aldine ISD found a hero in W.W. Thorne whose name [...]
Already home to two community centers, ballfields, covered and lit basketball courts, and a supercool modern playground, shaded by grape-purple and lime-green sunsails and complete with slides kids actually have fun on, James Driver Park strives only to get better. Last summer, Harris County Precinct 2 commissioner Adrian Garcia announced plans for James Driver [...]
