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Nearly 1 in 10 adults aged 60 and older experience domestic violence, most at the hands of family or trusted individuals. Abuse ranges from physical harm and neglect to financial exploitation, costing an estimated $36.5billion[...]
Houston has been celebrating Juneteenth almost since that day in 1865 when Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston with the news that all enslaved people were free. The next year Galveston Blacks celebrated[...]
The County Connection: Kicking Off a New Rodeo Tradition in Harris County
The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge February 2024 Happy rodeo season, Harris County! We’ve officially kicked off the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, which is our community's biggest event of the year.[...]
1935 mansion is now a unique hotel
The Victorian-style mansion at 2309 Wichita St. in the historic Riverside Terrace neighborhood was built in 1935, when the area was considered a haven for wealthy families who’d been shut out of River Oaks. But[...]
Project Row Houses: 30 years of art and community
Before renovations In 1973, seven visionary Black artists created a unique experiment combining art, community enrichment and neighborhood development in what is now part of the Greater Southeast Management District. James Bettison, Bert Long, Jr.,[...]
Harris County District Attorney’s Office – 2022-2023 Report
Content: A Message from District Attorney Kim 0gg Our Mission and Guiding Principles Our Office by the Numbers Back in the Courthouse Tackling the Criminal Case Backlog Our Bureaus Intake Bureau Investigations Bureau Misdemeanor[...]
5th Annual Houston Business Matchmaker, March 1
A great opportunity for businesses to connect with government agencies and prime contractors.
Video & Photos: 2023 State of the District
Watch the video of our State of the District event, learn more about the area and how Houston Southeast works for the community. https://vimeo.com/898668940 [...]
UH and Houston Zoo fawn over celebrity cougar cubs
Meet Shasta VII and his little bro Louie. Shasta is the official mascot of the University of Houston Cougars and lives at the Houston Zoo. The history of both entities, located in the Greater Southeast[...]
MacGregor Park statue linked to Mt. Rushmore
MacGregor Park is a lush oasis in the Houston Southeast Management District: 83 acres of green space east of the Texas Medical Center, boasting picnic grounds, a vibrant community center, swimming pool, basketball court, hike-and-bike[...]