The legislature has made progress on bills regarding the disaster relief fund and education. Fort Bend and Memorial City are growing more and more as our members expand their developments and realign school districts, and Metro and HGAC’s most recent […]
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Congratulations to our Rising Leaders Class 2!
Yesterday evening, WHA celebrated the graduation of our Rising Leaders Class 2 at Liberty Kitchen under the Treehouse. The Rising Leaders Program is a group of young professionals, nominated by our Quality Growth Partners, to be part of the association’s […]
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Provides Update on Buffalo Bayou Resiliency Study
At its annual stakeholder meeting on March 27, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) presented its preliminary scope and alternatives for Buffalo Bayou that it plans to evaluate under a “Section 216” study. Project Manager, Andrew Weber, P.E., […]
Two WHA Leaders Attend 2019 Young Women’s Leadership Conference
Imani Forrest, Director of Communications at WHA, and Carmen Kumpula, Director of Programming and Operations at WHA, attended the 2019 Young Women’s Leadership Symposium, held on Friday, March 8th, this year’s International Women’s Day. The Young Women’s Leadership symposium is […]
In Case You Missed It…
This installment of ICYMI features a few appearances from our membership, some possible changes in state legislation and advancements in the regions transportation and technology trends. Check out more below:
WHA hosts City of Houston Mayor at Annual City Issues Forum
The West Houston Association spent the afternoon of March 7th, at our annual City Issues Forum. Our membership gathered at the Houston Marriott at Westchase and was joined by the City of Houston Mayor, Sylvester Turner, to hear him […]
WHA Works with WEAT to Help Address Operator Workforce Needs
The West Houston Association had the privilege of hosting some representatives of the Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT) that are commisioned by the organization to work on Operator Workforce Solutions. These representatives met with us at our Education & […]
WHA’s QPD Committee Discusses the Future of Parking Lots
The West Houston Association’s Quality Planned Development Committee met Thursday the 28th at MetroNational’s Treehouse office space to discuss the future of parking lots. The committee was joined by MetroNational’s Director of Planning, Marlene Gafrick, Vice President of Design and […]
In Case You Missed It…
This installment of ICYMI features Judge Hidalgo on Houston Public Media’s red, white & blue and some of our members who are doing BIG things and getting big recognition for it. And don’t forget to take the commuter survey if […]
Scott Slaney joins WHA for a Presentation on Sponge Cities
Our Sustainable Infrastructure Committee held thier annual technical forum on Thursday, Febrary 28th. This years event was held as a breakfast discussion on the concept of Sponge Cities, the newest landscape architecture style that allows China’s most dense cities to […]