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Where Do You Want To Play Today?
The Houston Parks and Recreation Department provides seven challenging public golf courses for citizens' enjoyment, from Memorial Park, one of the highest rated municipal courses in the state, to the well maintained and lower priced Brock and Gus Wortham Parks, and more ...
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Market Square Re-Opens
The renovated park -- framed by Preston, Congress, Milam and Travis Streets -- will now include a sizable dog run, along with a lawn and patio area. Ground was broken on the project late last year.
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Mayor's Office of Special Events
The City of Houston Mayor's Office of Special Events (MOSE) produces and permits events for the City of Houston. City-wide and neighborhood festivals, dedications, inaugurations, parades, tree plantings, fun runs, galas, ground-breakings, holiday celebrations are examples of events coordinated by this office. Go to www.houstonspecialevents.org for more information.
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Houston Salutes America's Heroes
The annual Veterans Day Parade takes place in downtown Houston every November 11. Go to www.houstontx.gov/nov11 for more details.
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2011 Summer National Senior Games
Approximately 15,000 top male and female senior athletes, ages 50 and older, from across the United States will compete in 18-20 different sports within separate age divisions at venues located throughout the Houston Area during the 16-day event, set tentatively for June 19 – July 5, 2011.
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Here you can apply for a job, pay traffic tickets and water bills, find out about Houston events and the Mayor's Office of Special Events, and learn about the City government that serves you. View the City's Code of Ordinances and the City Charter. See our Houston WiFi site. View our homepage photo archive and send us your favorite photo of Houston! Click rotating graphics above for more about the specific events.
College and Pro Football Seasons Begin
September 4 to 12
Starting Saturday, September 4 at Reliant Stadium, where the Rice Owls host the Texas Longhorns, followed that evening at Robertson Stadium on the University of Houston campus, where Houston hosts Texas State. Sunday the 5th at Reliant Stadium is the annual State Farm Labor Day Classic, between Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M. The Houston Texans open the regular season September 12 at noon at Reliant Stadium versus Indianapolis .... More ...Museum District Day
September 25
Get ready to enjoy a free day in the Houston Museum District on Saturday, September 25 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Board a free bus shuttle at any participating museum and spend the entire day exploring favorite museums and discovering new destinations.
Museum District Day will feature fascinating exhibitions, hands-on activities, demonstrations and performances throughout the day. Seventeen museums will waive their general admission fee to offer the community the opportunity to enjoy the District's diverse displays of art, science, nature and history. More ...
14th Annual Grand Taiko Festival
September 17 and 18
Miller Outdoor Theatre presents a spectacular Japanese Taiko drumming concert filled with high energy movements to the beat of thunderous drums including the most powerful drum in America.
Combined with graceful movements of authentic Japanese Classical dancing and other awesome guest artists for two evenings of family entertainment. More ...
Bayou City Art Festival
October 9 and 10
The downtown skyline serves as a dramatic backdrop for art, music, dance, and interactive activities at the Bayou City Art Festival Downtown. The annual, juried, fine art event boasts a stress-free outdoor gallery brimming with 300 artists working in 19 artistic media.
The festival is showcased in front of City Hall and around Hermann Square on the streets of Walker, Bagby,and McKinney, as well as Sam Houston Park.
Labor Day Holiday Week Trash Pickup Schedule
The holiday schedule is printed in the Houston Chronicle, as well as posted on the Solid Waste Dept. website. If there are any changes to the schedule, we will post changes to our website as well as notify the Houston Chronicle. More...
Regarding Koehler Street Development Project
Also known as the possible Walmart project, information includes facts about what 380 agreements are and how they are used, presentations made by city representatives at public forums, a Q & A section, and more. More...
GRBCC Launches User Friendly Mobile Website
The George R. Brown Convention Center recently launched a new mobile website to provide convention and consumer show attendees and organizers with timely information through a new medium.
The mobile version of the GRB’s website, is intended to assist those using a hand-held digital device to obtain internet access. More...
Q&A from August Community Meetings on Historic Preservation Ordinance Amendments
The City of Houston is proposing amendments to the Historic Preservation Ordinance that will protect historic properties within city-designated historic districts.. More...
Mayor Parker Taps Terry Garrison to be Houston’s New Fire Chief
Mayor Annise Parker today announced Terry Garrison is her choice to be the new head of the Houston Fire Department. “I decided that our fire fighters need new direction,” said Mayor Parker. “We need to prepare a good department for a very different future and I believe Terry Garrison has the qualities to do this. ” ... More...
Houston Teens Invited To Apply Now For Mayor's Youth Council
Mayor Annise Parker has announced that the 2010-11 Mayor’s Youth Council (MYC) is now taking applications. The MYC emulates the Houston City Council with a chairperson (mayor), city secretary, nine district and five at-large council positions and their accompanying aides. More...
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