News from July 2022


Michel on approaching enforcement of new camera ordinance: 'If someone is defying it, we will pursue it'

The City of Houston is urging businesses that haven’t installed outward-facing, high-resolution camera surveillance systems to do so before a new ordinance requiring them goes into effect in two weeks, per a report from Houston ABC affiliate KTRK.


Turner on new director of office for people with disabilities: 'I look forward to working with him'

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner introduced Angel Ponce as the new director of the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) on Tuesday, according to a city-issued press release and Houston NBC affiliate KPRC.


Hidalgo on new Harris County elections head Tatum: 'He’s successfully led and advised elections departments over 16 years'

Harris County has a new elections administrator in Clifford Tatum, according to reports from Houston-based media outlets.


Cleto Jimenez Hernandez

Cleto Jimenez Hernandez (April 26, 1931 - July 2, 2022)


John Estle Hedrick

John Estle Hedrick (September 18, 1957 - July 1, 2022)


William John Mills

William John Mills (September 4, 1963 - June 30, 2022)


Alexander Maxwell Zehl

Alexander Maxwell Zehl (October 15, 1984 - June 30, 2022)


Lisabeth Delaney Aideyan

Lisabeth Delaney Aideyan (September 28, 1962 - June 28, 2022)


Harris County Municipal Management District #1 Board of Directors met June 15

Harris County Municipal Management District #1 Board of Directors met Wednesday, June 15.


City of Houston City Council met June 14 & 15

City of Houston City Council met June 14 & 15.


Dynamo on arrival of Mexican international star Herrera: 'Part of our city, part of our family'

Houston Dynamo FC welcomed Mexican international soccer star Hector Herrera to the team and the city on Friday, according to a report from Houston ABC affiliate KTRK.


Attorneys on return of murder suspect to Texas: 'We ask for respect for the privacy of Kaitlin’s family'

The woman who was the subject of a manhunt after she allegedly fled the U.S. in an attempt to evade arrest in the death of a young cycling star returned to the country on Saturday, Austin NBC affiliate KXAN reported.


Alva Lee Kerstukos

Alva Lee Kerstukos (December 2, 1927 - July 3, 2022)


Marilyn Chiles Monzingo

Marilyn Chiles Monzingo (July 27, 1932 - July 1, 2022)


Alton L. Anderson Jr.

Alton L. Anderson Jr. (November 5, 1957 - July 3, 2022)


Neland F. Valk

Neland F. Valk (March 29, 1923 - July 1, 2022)


Policarpio Calderon

Policarpio Calderon (January 26, 1948 - July 1, 2022)


Griner to Biden: 'Please do all you can to bring us home'

Representatives of Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) star and Houston native Brittney Griner gave the White House a hand-written letter in which she appealed to President Joe Biden to help secure her release from a Russian prison, per an Associated Press (AP) report that was ran by Houston CBS affiliate KHOU.


Downtown Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors met June 14

Downtown Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors met Tuesday, June 14.


Houston Housing Authority Board of Commissioners met June 14

Houston Housing Authority Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, June 14.