Join us on Tuesday February 11, 2025 for our next San Jacinto River Coalition meeting where we will discuss the most recent updates to the Northern Waste Pit’s Remedial Design.

Time: 6:30pm

Location:
San Jacinto Community Center
604 Highland Woods Dr.
Highlands, Texas

The EPA will be hosting a community meeting on Tuesday January 7, 2025 to discuss the latest updates on the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site.

Time:
6:00-7:45pm

Location:
San Jacinto Community Center
604 Highland Woods Dr.
Highlands, TX 77562

Join us at 6:30pm on Tuesday November 19th for our final SJRC meeting of the year! We will have the latest updates on the San Jacinto River Waste Pits and a FREE Holiday Dinner to celebrate all of the victories and accomplishments from this year.

Location:

San Jacinto Community Center
604 Highland Woods Dr.
Highlands, TX 77562

Join us for an EPA hosted community meeting over the Jones Road Ground Water Plume Superfund Site on Tuesday September 17, 2024.

Location:
Bleyl Middle School
10800 Mills Road Houston, TX 77070

Time:
6:30PM - 8:00PM

Join us at 6:30pm on September 10 for our next Cypress Community Coalition Meeting.

Location: Campbell Middle School. 11415 Bobcat Rd, Houston, TX 77064

Join us on Tuesday July 30th at 6:30pm to hear the most recent updates on the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund Site.

Tuesday July 30, 2024

6:30pm

San Jacinto Community Center (604 Highland Woods Dr., Highlands, TX 77562)

The Cypress Community Coalition will be meeting to discuss the most recent updates on the Jones Road Groundwater Plume Superfund Site and our quarterly testing.

Join us at 6pm

Tuesday June 18th

Matzke Elementary School (10002 Mills Rd, Houston, TX 77070).

Join us for this important meeting. We’ll have analysis of the EPA’s new plan to keep remediation of the Northern Pit of the San Jacinto Waste Pits Superfund Site on track.

Highlands Community Center, 604 Highland Woods Dr., Highlands, TX

Location: Flukinger Community Center

16003 Lorenzo St, Channelview, TX 77530

Register Here. This event will feature a panel discussion on the environmental risks including benzene exposure that have existed in the Channelview/San Jacinto River area for years.

On Saturday, December 2, we hold our Environmental Encuentro.  THEA has been involved in an in-depth initiative of testing and community conversations in the neighborhoods surrounding the Jones Road Ground Water Plume Superfund Site. This has included working with the University of Texas - Medical Branch on an extensive home testing program.  At this special meeting, we’ll sum up the findings with Dr. Lester there to help connect the dots as we look to the future.

Please RSVP Below

Details: Saturday December 2, 2023

11:00a.m. - 2:00p.m.

Campbell Middle School

11415 Bobcat Rd, Houston, TX

Lunch will be provided

On Friday December 1, we will hold a public meeting in the Greater Fifth Ward/Kashmere Gardens to discuss the relationship between toxic waste and community cancer clusters. We’ll also look at whether the recent commitment to address dioxin near the Union Pacific Rail-yard is the start of a larger movement to address years of environmental injustice in the area.

Please RSVP below!

Details: 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Friday December 1

Carl Walker Jr. Multi-Purpose Center

4300 Noble St B, Houston, TX

Toxicologist Dr. Stephen Lester will join us at Sterling Municipal Library to discuss the complexities of the health effects of historical waste sites and trying to move the government to action.

Friday December 1, 2023
10:00am - 12:00pm

Sterling Municipal Library
1 Mary Elizabeth Wilbanks Ave,
Baytown, TX, 77520

The San Jacinto River Coalition will meet at 6pm for updates on the Waste Pits and a Holiday Dinner! All are welcome to celebrate the accomplishments and progress we have seen this year! Join us at the San Jacinto Community Center

604 Highland Woods Dr, Highlands, Texas 77562.

Join us for a SJRC Meeting on:

Tuesday August 29 at 6pm

Highlands Community Center

604 Highland Woods Dr.

Highlands, Texas 77562

Join us next Tuesday, August 8th for our Cypress Community Coalition meeting on the Jones Road Ground Water Plume Superfund Site. Here’s what we’ll cover:

We’ll have an update on the Superfund remediation process.

THEA conducted sampling in the community to accompany the more extensive sampling by the University of Texas Medical Branch. We’ll share the results.

UTMB toxicologists will also have an update on the testing program that the school performed with THEA over the past year.

Plan to join us:

Tuesday, August 8 at 6 p.m.

Campbell Middle School

11415 Bobcat Rd, Houston, TX 77064

Enter through door 19

Email us for additional information at info@txhea.org.

Due to space concerns, we are forced to postpone the Cypress Community Coalition Meeting. We will update you as soon as we have a new date and location.

Time: 6:00 PM
Date: To Be Determined

SJRC Community Meeting will be held on:
Tuesday, April 11, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Highlands Community Center
604 Highland Woods Dr.
Highlands, TX 77562

Join us on Saturday March 25 from 1 - 4 PM for our Second Annual Clean Mud for Bugs Crawfish Boil Fundraiser. Come have a family friendly day of fun and delicious food! Tickets and sponsorship packages available NOW!

Please join us at the EPA’s first public meeting for the Jones Road community in over 3 years. The meeting will be held from 6:00pm-7:30pm at Bleyl Middle School:
10800 Mills Road.
Houston, TX 77070

THEA’s Cypress Community Coalition will meet to update residents on the status of the Jones Road Ground Water Plume Superfund Site and the UTMB water testing on: 

Tuesday, February 7 at 6:00 p.m.
White Oak Bend MUD Facility
10200 Autumn Meadow Lane
Houston, TX 77064