WHA is happy to announce that our Board of Directors has voted to approved the membership of Friendswood Development Company and Structure Tone Southwest. Friendswood Development Company has been a major player in the master-planned community since 1962. For 55 […]
WHA Developments
Jones Carter Explains Zero Net Fill
Jones|Carter Inc., one of our valued Quality Growth Partners, did a great job putting together a video that shows a condensed explanation of what the new Chapter 19 Regulations mean for those in the 100- and 500- year floodplain. This […]
West Houston Comes up Big in the Landmark Awards
The Houston Business Journal has announced the winners for its 2018 Landmark awards and West Houston came up big on the list. All real estate in the Greater Houston area was qualified to enter their project into 16 different categories […]
May 31st Houston Stronger Conference
Houston Stronger is a coalition of civic groups, business associations and active citizens from throughout the Texas Gulf Coast region dedicated to working with local, state and federal officials to implement a comprehensive regional flood control plan that safeguards our […]
Congratulations to Jim Russ!
WHA is proud to share with our members that EHRA has made Jim Russ the President and Chief Executive Officer. He is a graduate of A&M University and a fourth-generation leader at EHRA. Before his promotion Russ was a Principal […]
Katy Prairie Hosted WHA’s Rising Leaders for Breakfast
On April 20th, The Katy Prairie Conservancy graciously hosted WHA’s Rising Leaders for breakfast at the Indiangrass Preserve field office in Waller County. Over breakfast, Mary Anne Piacentini, the Executive Director of KPC, along with co-workers Wesley Newman and Ryan Middleton […]
U of H’s GPS Program Will Help Put Houstonian’s on a Better Course
Out of 20 of the largest nationally rated metro regions Houston ranked “19th in educational attainment.” Houston Guided Pathways for success, or GPS, is a network of strategies that aim to tackle the trend of decreasing numbers when it […]
Costello, Inc. Has a New Chief Operating Officer
WHA would like to congratulate DeKecha Shepherd, one of our members in the second class of Rising Leaders, on her new title of Chief Operating Officer of Costello, Inc. Shepherd has 20 years of experience, with 19 of them being spent […]
Mayor Turner Speaks at WHA’s City Issues Forum
Mayor Turner joined WHA’s members for lunch on April 2nd, just days before the proposed changes to the Chapter 19 Floodplain Ordinance went to council and passed. In order for the Houston Region to avoid the reputation of being […]
Rising Leaders Breakfast with Representative Jim Murphy
Representative Jim Murphy spoke to WHA’s Rising Leaders on Tuesday, April 3rd, over breakfast. Murphy discussed how Hurricane Harvey impacted this area and highlighted the role the special districts play in the recovery process. He urged our Rising Leaders to […]