Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD) operates and maintains the City of Houston 's parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, golf courses, skateparks, and recreation centers; as well as, providing recreational programming. [2] [3] HPARD currently oversees 382 developed parks and more than 167 greenspaces, covering over 39,500 acres; [3 ...
Houston First Corporation is a local government corporation that operates performing arts and convention facilities in Houston, the largest city in U.S. state of Texas. These venues include the George R. Brown Convention Center, Wortham Theater Center, Jones Hall for the Performing Arts, and the Miller Outdoor Theatre.
The first constable of the then recently incorporated capital city of the Republic of Texas, Houston was elected in 1837, making him the city's first law enforcement officer. The police force itself was not established until 1841 by Houston's first marshal, Daniel Busley. There was little patrolling of the city during the next 20 years.
About 100 homes were evacuated earlier this week within a half-mile radius of the explosion, according to Jamie Galloway, emergency services director for the city of Deer Park.
Lee Patrick Brown (born October 4, 1937) is an American politician, criminologist and businessman; in 1997 he was the first African-American to be elected mayor of Houston, Texas. He was re-elected twice to serve the maximum of three terms from 1998 to 2004. He has had a long career in law enforcement and academia; leading police departments in ...
Houston Housing Authority (HHA), formerly Housing Authority of the City of Houston (HACH), is the public housing authority in Houston, Texas. The Mayor of Houston appoints the board of directors of the HHA, but it itself is not a department of the city government. Most of its funding originates from the Federal Government of the United States.
The Houston Police Department (HPD) is the primary municipal law enforcement agency serving the City of Houston, Texas, United States and some surrounding areas. With approximately 5,300 officers and 1,200 civilian support personnel it is the fifth-largest municipal police department, serving the fourth-largest city in the United States.
Sarah Labowitz. Sarah Labowitz is the Texas policy and advocacy director for the American Civil Liberties Union, where she defends Texans' voting rights and healthcare freedoms. [1] [2] Prior to joining the ACLU of Texas, Labowitz served as the policy and communications director for the City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department.