A Message from the Bellaire Mayor
Neighbors, Families all over Bellaire have been stranded in their homes, with the highest number reported in Southdale, which has experienced the most severe flooding. Many of you in other low-lying areas are stuck as well. Yesterday we received more than 1,750...Update from the City of Bellaire
Overnight, the lack of rain and storm water drainage will allow people to begin accessing damage to their homes. ****Caution****Be aware of electrical issues that may be encountered where power has been lost and is now coming back on. The City of Bellaire is still in...Important Information from Harris County Emergency Management
Dangerous flooding event continues for the entire county. Multiple Watches and Warnings will likely continue to be issued overnight. A Flash flood threat is in effect until further notice, likely until at least Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service, six...A Notice from Bellaire Mayor Andrew Friedberg
Unfortunately the situation has only gotten worse today, and it’ll be a while before it improves. If you’ve made it to safety, please hang in there but be prepared for the possibility it’ll be a couple days as we’re expecting more rain tonight. If you’re in need of...Update on the Bellaire Sewer System
At this time the City’s sewer treatment plant is operating beyond capacity. Please limit your sewer discharge including toilets, washing machines, showers, dishwashers, etc. To avoid unnecessary additional damage to your property do not use bathroom or other...
A pack of wild dogs damaged a family’s SUV in Bellaire.
A pack of wild dogs damaged a Bellaire family’s SUV after chasing a cat up into the engine. ABC13 reports that “Pieces of the vehicle were littered in their driveway. They called police to report the vandalism only to discover an interesting lead on the...
A Bellaire High School graduate was among those injured in a Charlottesville Protest attack.
Natalie Romero, a 2016 gradutate of Bellaire High School, was among those injured when a car drove into a crowd of people in Charlottesville Virginia. She is recovering in a hospital there. KHOU reports that Natalie “suffered a small skull fracture and multiple...A Suspect has been charged with Intoxicated Manslaughter in a wrong way crash on 610.
From the Bellaire Police Department…Daniel Armando Mena, 21 years of age, of the 8100 block of Northline in Houston was charged with Intoxicated Manslaughter with a Motor Vehicle by Belliare Police early this morning. Mena was driving northbound in the...
Typhus is making a comeback in Texas.
Typhus which was common in the United States in the 1940s is making a comeback in Texas. The Houston Chronicle reports that “between 2003 and 2013, typhus increased tenfold in Texas and spread from nine counties to 41, according to Baylor College of Medicine...
A coyote killed a family’s cat in Meyerland.
An 11 year old cat named Raphi was chased and killed by a coyote in a Meyerland family’s front yard. The owner, Danny Shaftel. discoverd the attack on video captured by his surveillance camera. In an interview with ABC13 Shaftel said “There was no match....
CenterPoint Energy will be conducting pole inspections in some areas of Bellaire.
CenterPoint Energy will be conducting proactive pole inspections through their contractor Osmose within the North/East and South Central area of the City of Bellaire over the next few weeks. This work will require Osmose personnel to be on some residential properties....
Bellaire’s City Manager defends the City’s home inspection practices.
After the owner of RG Homes was arrested for tampering with a government document in relation to the inspection process, Bellaire’s City Manager deffended the City’s inspection procedures. The Houston Chronicle reports that there have been...
Houston City Council approves raising some Meyerland homes.
After years of floods devatstaing homes in Meyerland, some homeowners will get relief with the help of FEMA. KHOU reports that “Houston City Council members approved beginning construction on elevating nine homes near Brays Bayou, the first of 42 homes funded...Union Pacific Railroad will be doing maintenance work July 17 to 23.
The City of West University Place received notification from the Union Pacific Railroad that maintenance on the tracks which run north/south Between West U and Bellaire will be receiving maintenance during the evening hours this week. “Work will begin on Monday...
Police release a sketch of a suspect wanted in the shooting of baby near Meyerland.
Houston police have released a sketch of a suspect wanted in the shooting of a baby on Mullins near Beechnut. The child was riding in his mother’s car on May 22 when shots were fired from a dark colored SUV. He was hit in both legs. Surveillance video of the two...There was another shooting at the Nob Hill Apartments near Meyerland that left one man dead.
There was a fatal shooting near the Nob Hill Apartments in Maplewood just two weeks after a 10 month old baby was murdered. According to abc13.com, “three men were involved in some sort of altercation in the 5000 block of Braesvalley Drive. The third man shot...
Blood Bros. BBQ is coming to Bellaire.
Blood Bros BBQ partners Robin andTerry Wong and Quy Hoang will be opening their first brick and mortar restaurant in the Bellaire Triangle. According to Chron.com, “the Wongs, who are brothers, own Glitter Karaoke bar in Midtown. Several years ago, they asked...There will be a Public Meeting to discuss Crime in the Meyerland area on June 26.
Houston Mayor Pro Tem and City Council Member Ellen Cohen, Mayor Turner, and Chief Acevedo will host a Public Safety Community Meeting for Meyerland neighbors next week, following the recent tragic fatal shooting of a small child in that area. Chief Acevedo and senior...
An infant was shot and killed near a gas station in Maplewood.
An infant was shot near the Nob Hill apartments at Braeswood and Braesvalley. The following story is from KHOU.com, click here for an update. The infant who was shot near a gas station in southwest Houston Wednesday afternoon has died. Police are currently looking...
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