Published on February 18, 2021
Dear Friends,
This has been a challenging week. I want to acknowledge and thank so many of you for stepping up to help your neighbors by housing one another, sharing resources, and helping out at food and water distributions. Every time our commu…
Published on February 10, 2021
Housing is Health
We cannot have safe, healthy, stable, or economically thriving communities when people cannot afford to stay in their homes, especially during the middle of an ongoing pandemic. We will continue working to find solutions to comb…
Published on February 08, 2021
During February, Precinct One will celebrate Black History Month by honoring figures who defied the odds and those presently shattering barriers.
We will highlight places that have strengthened our community for generations and …
Published on February 03, 2021
One Bicycle Crash is too Many: Commissioner Rodney Ellis, BikeTexas, BikeHouston & Clear Channel Launch Bike Safety Campaign
Watch the Virtual Press Conference
Everyone deserves to feel safe and secure on th…
Published on February 01, 2021
Harris County's "Smart Waitlist" portal will allow individuals, who meet the State of Texas eligibility for the vaccine (phases 1A or 1B), to be placed on a waitlist and contacted once vaccines and appointments are available. Those who…
Published on January 15, 2021
January 15, 2021 | Covid Resources
Precinct One's food distributions occur on a weekly basis at different locations throughout the precinct in partnership with The Houston Food Bank. Normally, there is enough food to…
Published on September 29, 2020
September 29, 2020 | Our Initiatives
Plans to transform the entire downtown Houston block that contains Quebedeaux Park into a space that will allow visitors to recognize the racial terror of the past, realize the continued effects of discrim…
Published on August 25, 2020
August 25, 2020 | Covid Resources
Are you a Business Owner who needs Personal Protective Equipment to help Protect your Employees?
Small businesses and the working families those businesses support are vital to Harris County's economy. Com…
Published on July 22, 2020
The Dallas Morning News | July 22, 2020
Straus and Ellis: Remove Confederate monuments from the Texas Capitol
By Joe Straus and Rodney Ellis
Copyright © 2021 The Dallas Morning News. All rights reserved.
Published on June 18, 2020
The Washington Post | June 18, 2020
Will this Juneteenth finally begin to fulfill the promises of the first?
Opinion by Rodney Ellis
Copyright © The Washington Post 2020. All rights reserved.
Published on May 04, 2020
May 4, 2020 | Programs
While you are at home, practicing social distancing, Precinct One’s Programs Department is excited to bring some of our most popular activities to you online! We hope that these videos are a …
Published on March 15, 2020
March 15, 2020 | Covid Resources
Protecting the health and safety of our community remains our highest concern. It is due to our concern for Harris County residents that we are following the guidelines jointly issued by Harris County Public H…
Published on February 09, 2020
Harris County Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Texas Southern University (TSU) Interim President Kenneth Huewitt broke ground on a $10.4M construction project on Cleburne Street between Ennis and Scott stree…