At the March meeting, the H-GAC  Board of Directors unanimously approved Cooperative Purchasing proposals for radio communications, video surveillance and security equipment.  

The Board also authorized submission of applications for Homeland Security Planning activities and juvenile justice services.

In addition, the Board authorized an inter-local agreement with the City of Houston for quick clearance towing and the receipt of funding from TxDOT for Travel Demand Management and Public Education Programs.

Trash Bash won the Civic/Community Category for the 2018 Texas Environmental Excellence Awards.  This is a recognition from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

The  River, Lakes, Bays 'N Bayous Trash Bash celebrates 25 years on  Saturday, March 24.

Since the cleanup event began, 105,800 volunteers have cleaned up 2,189 tons of trash, 10,709 tires, and 16.3 tons of recycling along 1,446 miles of shoreline.

Thousands of volunteers will meet at 14 locations across the Galveston Bay Watershed on March 24. Volunteers get t-shirts, supplies, lunch, and chances to win prizes. Educational exhibits and displays provide a chance to learn more about waterways. Cleanup locations and registration information is available online, or you can contact [email protected].

Join us for the the Houston Regional GIS Expo on Thursday, March 29 to be held at Houston TranStar located at 6922 Katy Road, Houston, TX  77024 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.   

The goal of  the Geographic Information System Expo is to bring together academics, local government officials and staff, engineers, nonprofit organizations, and other practitioners who are engaged in GIS and related technologies.  Presentations will also feature representatives from several local governments that used GIS to plan for, respond to, and recover from Hurricane Harvey.

The event is FREE and hosted by H-GAC's Geographic Data Workgroup.  Registration is available at