Dear Aldine Community, We have been closely monitoring the weather. While Marco turned east, Laura intensified overnight from a tropical storm to a Category 1 hurricane as it entered the Gulf of Mexico. The National Hurricane Center’s latest track has it making landfall possibly as a Category 3 hurricane sometime Wednesday into Thursday along the [...]
Harris County Residents Should Act Now to Prepare for Laura (Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.) Hurricane Laura has entered the Gulf of Mexico and models place the Texas coast in the storm’s path. Harris County residents near the coast should make preparations now to ensure the safety of life and property. While tracks will likely continue to shift [...]
UPDATE: Tropical Storm Laura (Sunday, 5:00pm) What is the danger? Tropical Storm Laura is expected to enter the Gulf of Mexico early this week, intensifying into a hurricane. Strong winds and storm surge are possible for coastal areas of southeast Texas as early as Wednesday morning. The forecast will continue to change over the coming [...]
Join Commissioner Adrian Garcia for the virtual kick-off of the Precinct 2 Parks & Trail Plan! The goal of the project is to develop a long-term vision and a near-term plan for priority investments in parks and trails based on YOUR FEEDBACK! For more information on this project, visit: https://www.pct2parksandtrails.com/. We hope you can join [...]
Saturday, August 29, 2020 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Greater Pure Light Church.
In the first installment of our three-part history of Aldine from last year, we discussed all the name changes the community went through before settling at last on its name, our best guess as to the origins of that name, and told you about some of the area’s earliest settlers -- Swedish farmers and Kansans [...]
August 2020 Newsletter Department of Neighborhoods launches bilingual messaging service The Department of Neighborhoods has launched Neighborhood Updates, a new way for Houstonians to stay informed about COVID-19 recovery resources, essential city services, and seasonal advisories via telephone voice and text messages in English and Spanish. The new service is [...]
It's not too late to fill out your Census 2020 form online. Here are instructions in English and Spanish to guide you through each step. When everyone is counted, the Houston area gets all of the federal funding it deserves to help all of its residents. Census 2020 - Step-by-Step (English PDF) Census 2020 - [...]
This project will excavate approximately 192,000 cubic yards of soil, which is equivalent to more than 15,000 dump trucks full of dirt. HOUSTON, TEXAS - The Harris County Flood Control District has begun work on a $3.5 million construction project on the Little York Stormwater Detention Basin and the Hopper Stormwater Detention Basin. The project is [...]
Virtual Community Engagement Meeting for the Lauder Stormwater Detention Basin – Phase 2 HCFCD Unit P500-06-00 – Bond Project C-34 The Harris County Flood Control District will hold a virtual Community Engagement Meeting for Phase 2 of the Lauder Stormwater Detention Basin project. The purpose of this meeting is to inform residents about the status [...]
