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Friday, 21 October 2022 15:44

HHD sings the praises of breastfeeding

Pete Mayes

Ariel Mason, a customer service clerk with the Houston Health Department, holds her baby doll for the “Breastfeeding Energy” video recorded at the Sunnyside WIC Center.

Pop hits pave the way for Health Department video series celebrating ‘breastfeeding energy’

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Wednesday, 19 October 2022 15:30

Inaugural veterans business expo a success

Pete Mayes

Veteran and mortgage broker Jerome “J.J.” Johnson talks to a passerby at the Houston Veterans Business Expo at the Houston Community College West Loop Campus. The event was sponsored by the Mayor’s Office of Veterans and Military Affairs and the Houston Regional Veterans Chamber of Commerce.

Mayor’s Office of Veterans and Military Affairs, Houston Regional Veterans Chamber of Commerce already making plans for 2023 at George R. Brown Convention Center

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Wednesday, 28 September 2022 12:15

AP 2-23 helps make Houston a smart city

Pete Mayes

A Houston Public Works crew spread asphalt on a neighborhood street pothole. The Mayor’s Office of Innovation credits the AP 2-23 policy with improvements in the 3-1-1 Houston Service Helpline, which allows the city to better respond to calls from residents wanting services in their communities.

Mayor’s Office of Innovation touts significant improvement in response to city service calls.

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Wednesday, 28 September 2022 11:55

New basketball league supports comradery and wellness among city employees

Written by Jennifer Cobb

Department teams are in a close race leading up to the playoffs.

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Tuesday, 27 September 2022 11:26

‘I feel like a superhero’

Pete Mayes

Crystal Estrada, a senior at the High School for Law and Justice, sits at her workstation ready to start her shift.

Houston Emergency Center intern Crystal Estrada tackles high school and non-emergency calls.

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Tuesday, 23 August 2022 16:43

BARC, UH men’s basketball team up for ‘Hounds and Hoops’

Pete Mayes

University of Houston Men’s Basketball Team players Jarace Walker (left) and Emanuel Sharp play with puppies from the City of Houston’s BARC program as part of the “Hounds and Hoops” initiative.

Collaboration brings media training, awareness for pet adoption.

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Tuesday, 23 August 2022 16:30

OEM always on alert

Pete Mayes

Allison Hudson of the Office of Emergency Management demonstrates the container for her pet food and treats that she uses in her hurricane preparedness go kit.

PIO Allison Hudson shares her thoughts about hurricane preparedness and civic responsibility.

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Tuesday, 23 August 2022 16:21

Floodplain Management Office helps residents save money on flood insurance

Pete Mayes

Firefighters with HFD Station 49 not only conducted rescue operations during Hurricane Harvey, they also battled housefires resulting from it.

City office stresses the importance of flood insurance during hurricane season

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Friday, 22 July 2022 09:05

Houston, you’re getting some Dells!

Pete Mayes

Dell brings their Tech Rally Mobile to COH employees, shows off latest tech gear.

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Tuesday, 19 July 2022 11:29

Cadets on training: ‘It was rough’

Pete Mayes

Curtis Hill, left, district chief of the Houston Fire Department’s Val Janhke Training Facility, does a check on learning with cadets who were training to enter a burning building in full gear during searing temperatures.

The heat is on for HFD cadets training to become firefighters. Sweltering days, heavy uniforms, gas masks add up to a grueling test for aspiring firefighters practicing racing into a burning building.

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