Welcome, tell us about yourself.Hello, my name is Kristen Schlemmer. I’m a native Houstonian and, apart from sojourns to South America as a kid and again as an adult, I’ve spent my whole life here or near here, having also lived in Austin...

Curbside Recycling to Resume in Houston! The City of Houston has announced the resumption of curbside recycling collection starting Monday, November 13, 2017. The resumption of service is... (Read more)

It is sad when your elected officials disappoint you.  Sometimes you must call them to account for their actions.  In response to Hurricane Harvey, Mayor Sylvester Turner and Land Commissioner George P. Bush have come out in favor of the...

Welcome to the Houston Sierra Club online Bayou Banner newsletter for September 2017. Click the title to see the news this month.

Houston Sierra Club recognizes the suffering and damage caused by Hurricane Harvey.  It will take time, patience, and resources to recover.  We're asking you to please consider donating to one of these funds to help our neighbors rebuild....

Welcome, tell us a little about yourselfMy name is Tracy Ward Whatley and I am a very grateful person. I am a native Texan, born in Corpus Christi but raised here in Houston. I raised my sons here as well and love living in this dynamic...

HISD Trustees are members of our local school board.  Trustee elections take place during odd years.  This year, six out of nine board members are up for election on November 7, 2017.  Trustees are responsible for managing HISD’s...

Each December the Houston Group holds an election to fill positions on the Group’s nine member Executive Committee (Excom). The Houston Sierra Club is now soliciting nominations for the election that will be held this December 2017. Members of the...

By Brandt MannchenThe Reverend Peter Conaty died recently.  Peter was an avid birder, friend of Nature, and was instrumental in the protection of the "Nash Prairie".  Peter convinced Episcopal officials and others of the...

In January 2017, environmental groups met with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, to discuss the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Feasibility Study which will be released for the entire Texas Coast in the Spring of 2018...