Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Santa Claus is coming to town to switch on 500,000 Christmas lights lining the streets, trees and business of Houston's Uptown area on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26. His visit marks the 24th Annual Uptown Holiday Lighting hosted each year by TXU Energy. The free event is an area tradition that includes a parade down Post Oak Boulevard and a fireworks display.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
The name Charles "Chuck" Morris may not be familiar to many in Houston, but it is familiar to Houston Independent School District superintendent Terry Grier.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Where does milk come from? Where does the pumpkin pie that many people love at this time of the year come from? The folks at the Texas AgriLife Extension Center for Harris County, with the help of several Houston-area independent school districts, are trying to help pupils get the answers to those questions.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Houston voters will head back to the polls beginning Monday, Nov. 30, to decide runoff elections for mayor, controller and five city council positions, including two district seats that serve the city's west side. Runoffs also will be held for two seats on the Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees and for two seats on the Bellaire city council.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
The Harris County Hospital District opened its Southwest Eligibility Center, a new and larger location for its registering of patients for hospital district services. The center is one of five locations across Harris County used by HCHD.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
Designed by the children who will use it and funded and built by three nonprofit organizations, the newly installed playground at a southwest Houston apartment complex promises to bring a community together, and as a consequence poses a deterrent to crime.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
The Alief Independent School District's board of trustees voted 5-2 last week to join other school districts in the region in a civil lawsuit challenging the Texas Education Agency's interpretation of a state law that applies to their grading policies.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Early voting for the Dec. 12 runoff election begins Nov. 30 and ends Dec. 8. There are 21 early voting locations available. Three of them are located in the Alief/Sharpstown area. Those locations are: • • Bayland Park Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet, near Hillcroft • • Henington-Alief Regional Library, 7979 South Kirkwood
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Christina Schwedler held on as her friends dropped out of Girl Scouts after elementary school. She had started something and intended to finish it, even if it meant she would be one of few high school students who remain in Girl Scouts. And very early on, Schwedler had her eye on the prestigious Girl Scouts Gold Award, which could only be earned after advancing through Girl Scouts.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Area organizations have come together to host a health and resources fair where residents can ask medical questions free of charge. The fair is 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 21 at the Alief Independent School District's Elsik Ninth Grade Center, 6767 S. Dairy Ashford.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Seventeen Texas girls and women will compete for the titles of Miss Black Texas USA, Miss Black Teen Texas USA and Ms. Black Texas USA this coming weekend Nov. 20 through Nov. 22. The pageant will be held at the Hilton Houston Southwest, 6780 Southwest Fwy.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
The Alief Super Neighborhood Council has scheduled a meeting to discuss its annual Super Neighborhood Action Plan, or SNAP. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m., Nov. 24 at the CenterPoint Energy Building at 12330 Bellaire Blvd. Attendants are asked to drive through the east gate closest to Cook Road and enter the building through the patio area.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Most college students have almost constant companions: Textbooks. But in two of Houston Community College Southwest's classes this semester, students don't touch a single textbook. Instead, they carry a thin, paper-sized device that provides them with the printed material needed for class at their fingertips.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Taiwan native Lu Sheng-yen, 65, better known as "Guru Master" to the 5 million followers of his True Buddha Society, will be visiting the Southwest Houston area Nov. 15, before traveling to Dallas and then to Austin to meet with Texas governor Rick Perry.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
The Alief Independend School District board members who were re-elected following a contentious and sometimes negative election campaign said last week they are ready to put politics behind them and go to work on behalf of students.
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