A large contingent of City of Houston Officials, including Mayor Sylvester Turner, addressed a crowd of approximately 200 hundred citizens and advocates at Spring Woods High School the night of February 22nd. Rebuild Houston and the City’s new Master Bike […]
WHA Developments
Event Review: The Center for Opportunity Urbanism: America’s Housing Crisis
On February 19, Walt Mischer and Joel Kotkin welcomed a crowd of over 200 business executives and community leaders to the Center for Opportunity Urbanism’s Second Annual Luncheon. Alan M. Berger, Director of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Center for Advanced […]
Energy Corridor and Memorial Management Districts Developing Bike Infrastructure
The Energy Corridor is beginning to implement its recently completed bike and pedestrian improvement plan. And with approval of a new bike-share program and a new Bike & Pedestrian Improvement Plan in the works, the Memorial Management District will soon […]
TWRC Wildlife Center Seeks a New Home
by Cheryl Conley Since 1979, TWRC Wildlife Center has been committed to providing quality emergency care and rehabilitation for injured, ill, and orphaned wildlife brought to TWRC by the public. Now, TWRC needs some assistance finding a new location. TWRC […]
WHA Supports the Center for Opportunity Urbanism’s Future of Suburbia Event
The West Houston Association invites you to join Dick Weekley, Walt Mischer, Jr., Kendall Miller, Alan Hassenflu, Larry Johnson, and Tom Lile for a complimentary luncheon on “America’s Housing Crisis.” This event will be held on February 19th, from 11:30 […]
TARGET Takes Aim at EPA’s Texas Coastal Prairie Rule
by Richard Chron On June 29, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) finalized their controversial joint Clean Water Act: waters of the United States definitions and rules. In less than a […]
Quality Planned Development Goes Online and North
The West Houston Association is proud to announce the launch of qualityplanneddevelopments.com. WHA has also reached an agreement with the North Houston Association to expand the Quality Planned Development (“QPD”) designation. Commercial and residential developments may obtain the QPD designation […]
H-GAC Releases Greater West Houston Mobility Plan
The Houston Galveston Area Council released the final, formatted Greater West Houston Mobility Plan on December 2nd, 2015. The West Houston Association is a stakeholder in the mobility plan along with the City of Houston, Energy Corridor, Gulf Coast Rail […]
WHA endorses Harris County, Fort Bend County, and Montgomery County bond referendums
The West Houston Association recently announced its support for the upcoming bond referendums for Harris County, Fort Bend County and Montgomery County. All three elections are set for Tuesday, November 3, 2015. The Harris County $848 million bond package focuses […]
WHA Supports Proposition 7
The West Houston Association adopted a resolution in support of Proposition 7, a constitutional amendment for increased state funding for transportation. Proposition 7 will be on the November 3, 2015 ballot. The WHA encourages our membership to support the proposed […]