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 Developments
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 […]
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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 […]
WHA’s 2019 Legislative Priorities
In light of the meeting of the 86th legislature, the West Houston Association has come up with a list of priorities that we feel are important to the quality of the growth that happens in West Houston. After much discussion […]
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A lot of moves are being made toward recovery and improvements in our region. Flood control and Education continue to pull focus in the legislature and developers find new ways to emphasize the importance of multiuse greenspace. Read more on […]
WHA Hosts Commissioner Jack Cagle at our Annual County Issues Forum
Commissioner Cagle kicked off WHA’s 2019 events at our County Issues Forum on Thursday, February 7th by pulling in anecdotes from Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels. On his birthday, the commissioner said that he was proud to serve Precinct 4, which […]
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Some local businesses are looking at housing thier companies in mixed-used spaces. The state legislature continues to prioritize education and taxes for this session, and the Houston region may be becoming the countries next big tech hub. Read all about […]
WHA & Members Comment on MetroNext’s Proposed 2040 Transit Plan
Tory Gattis, a founding senior fellow of the Center for Opportunity Urbanism, wrote an article in last weeks Chronicle discussing the newest proposed $2.45 billion plan from METRONext. The METRONext 2040 plan or “Moving Forward Plan” includes many large projects that […]