Events
State
BY JOVANNA AGUILAR
BY EMILY LINCKE, JESSICA SHORTEN & AUBREY VOGEL
4 legislative updates from Houston-area lawmakers
March
April
‘Peter and the Star Catcher’ Playhouse 1960 presents a play about orphan boys who meet the daughter of an English lord on a ship. • March, 21-23, 28-29, April 4-5, 8 p.m.; April 6, 3 p.m. • $22-$24
Canadian Brass Cypress Creek FACE presents Canadian Brass at The Centrum, featuring musical styles from trademark Baroque and Dixieland tunes to Bach and Handel. • April 5, 7:30 p.m. • $45-$75 • 6823 Cypresswood Drive, Spring • www.cypresscreekface.org Pickleball and Cornhole tournament The Champion Project is hosting a pickleball and cornhole tournament fundraiser at Community Fieldhouse to raise money for youth in foster care. • April 11, 1-5 p.m. • $150 (per pickleball team), $100 (per cornhole team) Easter celebration City Place is holding an Easter celebration featuring crafts, a petting zoo and the Easter bunny. • April 19, 3:30-6:30 p.m. • Free (admission) • 1250 Lake Plaza Drive, Spring • www.cityplacenow.com • 2007 Riley Fuzzel Road, Spring • www.thechampionproject.org
With all committee assignments officially announced for the Texas House, both chambers of the legislature are beginning to move bills to various Senate and House committees. Here are four local bills Community Impact staff are keeping an eye on as bills begin to move into the next stage in the legislative process. 1 Magnolia could see driver’s license mega center State Rep. Cecil Bell Jr., R-Magnolia, launched an initiative to construct a new driver’s license mega center in the Magnolia area. Bell’s office filed House Concurrent Resolution 11 in November in an effort to order the Texas Department of Public Safety to prioritize the center’s construction. Concurrent resolutions must be approved by both houses of the Legislature but are often used to provide direction to state agencies and boards.
3 Lawmakers hope to up emergency preparation in senior living facilities Two bills filed by Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, and Rep. Ana Hernandez, D-Houston, aim to improve emergency preparedness in senior living facilities, according to filings. Alvarado’s proposed bill, Senate Bill 481—referred to a committee Feb. 3—would call for facilities to create emergency response plans. Hernandez’s legislation, House Bill 2218, would require generators for emergencies in facilities with elevators. 4 Legislators push for Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Center Senate Bill 389, filed by Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, aims to create an Anti-Human Trafficking Intelligence Center under the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to serve as the state’s primary entity for tracking and response efforts regarding human trafficking.
2 Houston lawmakers look to regu- late cottage food production industry The state Health and Human Services Commission would oversee the production of food made and sold from individuals’ homes if House Bill 2588 passed. Filed by state Rep. Lacey Hull, R-Houston, the bill also prevents local governments and health departments from regulating and requiring licensure or permitting to operate.
• 6814 Gant Road, Houston • www.playhouse1960.com
‘The Art of Ezra Tucker’ The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts is showcasing an exhibition focused on the historic Black experience in the American West. • Through March 22, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. • Free (admission) • 6815 Cypresswood Drive, Spring • www.pearlmfa.org Spring Fire Department demonstration The event at Hurricane Harbor will feature a firefighter challenge, helicopters, live music, car extrications, food trucks and family-friendly activities. • March 29, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. • Free (admission) • 21300 I-45 N., Spring • www.springfd.org
What can a cottage food production make?
Healthy Kids Running Series The national community-based nonprofit provides an inclusive running series for kids ages 2-14 at the D. Bradley McWilliams YMCA at Cypress Creek. • March 23, April 6 and 13, 4 p.m. • $22.20 (per race) • 19915 Hwy. 249, Houston • www.healthykidsrunningseries.org
Allowed
Not allowed
Baked goods Fermented vegetable products Fruits (frozen and fresh)
Meats Seafood Ice and ice products Raw milk Low-acid canned goods
Dried herbs and seasoning mixes
SOURCE: TEXAS LEGISLATURE ONLINE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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