Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a category 4 storm with 130 mph winds around 11:00pm (EDT) on August 25, 2017 between Port Aransas and Port O’Connor. Harvey is the strongest hurricane to impact Texas since 1961 and the first category […]
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Congratulations are in order for the new Hollaway Environmental + Communications Services, Inc., as our former members, Crouch Environmental, got updated with new branding. The city of Houston is set to be one of North America’s “top cities of the […]
Emmett Donates PAC Funds to Bayou Non-Profits for Restoration Work
HOUSTON (June 24, 2019) Ed Emmett, Former Harris County Judge, provided grants to the Buffalo Bayou Partnership and the Bayou Preservation Association as his final act as the Fight Flooding PAC Chairman. The Fight Flooding PAC raised over $1.2 million […]
SB7 Signed by Gov. Abbott, Judge Hidalgo Addresses Houston Stronger Meeting
Original Release Written by: North Houston Association (edited with permission) Celebration is in order! Senate Bill 7, was signed by Governor Abbott on Thursday June 13, 2019. Sen. Creighton was the author of the landmark bill, which allocates $2B for […]
Eight New Members Join the WHA Team!
2019 has been a wonderful year for new members, and we’re only about half way done. As eight more companies join the team, our Chairman of the Board, Heath Melton, shared his excitement for the newest additions to the Association. […]
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Houston ranks number 11 on America’s 50 best largest cities and the Heights is one of the friendliest urban neighborhoods in the country. Our region continues to grow and continues to flourish as lawmakers, elected officials, and everyday citizens do […]
ABHR Hosts Our Rising Leaders for a Roundtable with the Founders
ABHR was gracious enough to host our Rising Leaders on May 16th, for a roundtable with our founders. The founders who joined us were David Wolff of Wolff Companies, Jack Linville formerly of PGAL, Kent Dussair founder of Community Development […]
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In this weeks installment of In Case You Missed It the region is working on alternate solutions to flood control and transportation, while the legislature is making big moves in regards to education and flood control with the governor up […]
A&M Spring Branch Campus? A Program Creates Paths for Aggie Engineers at HCC
The Houston Region will need 79,000 new engineers over the next decade, however, experts estimate that local universities can only produce half that number with current programs. That’s why West Houston Association leaders are working to promote a four-year-old program […]