CITY & COUNTY
Pearland City Council Members will now have the option to finance debt issued as a certificate of obligation for up to 30 years. (Andy Yanez/Community Impact Newspaper)
Pearland City Council will have flexibility to finance specific debt for 30 years
The Hwy. 36A project is one checkpoint away from being added to the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s 2045 Regional Transportation Plan. (Courtesy Highway 36A Coalition)
Hwy. 36A project close to being added to Houston-Galveston Area Council’s long-term regional transportation plan
Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Harris County elections administrator: ‘A lot of learned lessons’ in Nov. 2 election
Pearland's youth will still have to abide by the city’s curfew after Pearland City Council renewed the ordinance during its Nov. 8 meeting. (Andy Yanez/Community Impact Newspaper)
Pearland City Council renews curfew ordinance for juveniles
Pearland ISD’s financial operations were free of deficiencies or questionable expenses during fiscal year 2020-21, according to the district’s annual financial report.
Pearland ISD financial statements audit finds no issues with district’s operations, expenses
Map files obtained from the Office of the Harris County Attorney show the approved change in precinct boundaries from the 2010 census to the 2020 census. (Screenshot via Google Maps)
Harris County outlines next steps in redistricting transition process
Pearland, Pearland City Council, Matt Buchanan, Luke Orlando, Adrian Hernandez, Pearland Economic Development Corporation. (Courtesy Pexels)
Pearland City Council green lights creation of virtual hub to aid small businesses, entrepreneurs
Natalie Blasingame, Scott Henry and Lucas Scanlon defeated each of the three incumbents—John Ogletree, Don Ryan and Bob Covey, respectively—who served on the Cy-Fair ISD board of trustees for more than 15 years in the Nov. 2 election, according to results reported by the Harris County Elections Administrator’s Office.
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Newly-elected Cy-Fair ISD board members unseat incumbents; Townhome, apartment construction to start soon at Northline in Leander and more top news
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, right, and Latrice Babin, Harris County Pollution Control executive director, both spoke at the unveiling of the county's new mobile air quality monitoring unit. (Andy Yanez/Community Impact Newspaper)
Harris County Judge, pollution control department introduce mobile air quality monitoring unit
Following the voter-approval tax rate election, Pearland ISD is thrilled for the financial support it will receive, according to district officials. (Community Impact Staff)
Pearland ISD will receive an additional $7.4M following Nov. 2 voter-approval tax rate election
Signs for and against the incorporation measure could be found at voting sites in The Woodlands Township. (Andrew Christman/Community Impact Newspaper)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: The Woodlands incorporation measures fail to get voter approval; Austinites reject Proposition A over APD staffing requirement and more top news
Pearland’s first all inclusive park is only $30,000 away from its fundraising goal. (Courtesy Forever Parks Foundation)
Fundraising goal for Pearland’s first inclusive park is at 97%
Harris County Commissioners approved a new map for the county's four precincts at a special-called meeting on Oct. 28. (Courtesy Harris County Commissioners Court)
Harris County commissioners redraw precinct lines for the next decade
Pearland City Council on Oct. 25 approved an ordinance requiring registration program to operate short-term rentals. (Courtesy Pexels)
Short-term rental property owners will have to register with city to operate in Pearland
Harris County residents with certain disabilities will now have better access to potentially life-saving information, thanks to a new accessible alert system launched by The Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Oct. 26. (Screenshot via Facebook Live)
Ready Harris rolls out new accessible alert system
From left, Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia, Wayne Young, CEO of The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, and Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis announced a new community-initiated mental health care project during a press conference Oct. 26. (Screenshot via Facebook Live)
Harris County officials unveil new three-year $8.93M community-initiated mental health care initiative
Harris County Deputy Kareem Atkins was honored by Harris County commissioners on Oct. 26. (Emily Lincke/Community Impact Newspaper)
Harris County commissioners designate Oct. 25 as 'Deputy Kareem Atkins Day'
Heather Lagrone, Adrienne Holloway, Luis Guajardo, Maya Ford and Charleen Jones sit onstage while Holloway introduces the audience to the Harris County Housing Needs Assessment study on Oct. 19. (Emily Lincke/Community Impact Newspaper)
Kinder Institute housing survey results reveal Harris County's needs
Harris County Commissioners Court's revised redistricting map as of Aug. 31. (Screenshot courtesy Harris County Commissioners Court)
Harris County Commissioners Court to take public comments on redistricting Oct. 21