Pasadena Texas - News
Council gives go-ahead to pilot program
Despite the Pasadena City Council Chamber seats being filled with residents voicing their distaste for the sanitation pilot program, the council still voted for the program to take place by a vote of 6-2, with the opposing votes coming from members Phil Cayten and Don Harrison.
The ordinance that passed, which will help start the pilot program, will buy 5,000 96-gallon containers through an appropriation of $235,400.
Diabetes education
When Bradford Husband’s young life changed, things changed for those around him.
Hundreds of children are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes everyday and lives are turned upside down.
Families deal with the questions, the prognosis and the reality of having their child’s life disrupted at an early age.
Dobie lockdown lifted hour later
J. Frank Dobie High School found itself on lockdown late Wednesday afternoon when a woman ran in to seek refuge to hide from her husband.
According to Candace Ahlfinger, Pasadena ISD associate superintendent for communications and community relations, the woman took refuge from her husband and because she had received alleged threats from her husband, the school was locked down until her husband could be located.
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Recess hodling up action on NASA bill
Don’t look for any action on the NASA Authorization Act in the House until mid-September.
“Currently, House members are taking their summer break and won’t return until Sept. 15,” Congressman Pete Olson said last week when he arrived in Seabrook to address the Clear Lake Chamber’s monthly luncheon at Lakewood Yacht Club.
Sept. 11: How to get fit at Armand Bayou
Where’s the perfect place to combine fun, fitness and education? It’s Armand Bayou Nature Center, located at 8500 Bay Area Boulevard in Pasadena, TX.
The nature center’s September Second Saturday, "Hit the Trails: Getting Outdoors for Fun and Fitness" is all about the importance of being fit while enjoying nature. Hiking one or all of the four trails at the center is a great way to begin. Bring the family on Saturday, September 11 from...
Fire destroys two townhome units in Pasadena
PASADENA, TX (KTRK) -- It took dozens of firefighters to help knock out a fire at a Pasadena area townhome complex.
The flames broke out at the Willow Oaks Townhomes after 6:30am on Willow Oaks Circle at Jenkins. Heavy smoke from the fire could be seen miles away. Firefighters tapped out the fire around 7:30am but a few hot spots flared up again.
