Harris County officials issued a mandatory evacuation for residents along the east fork of the San Jacinto River in a press conference held May 2 at approximately 2:30 p.m.
Restaurant owner and developer Solmon Chowdhury has filed plans to replace the building that now houses the New Faith Missionary Baptist Church, across from Burke High School at 66 Geneva Ave., with a five-story, 50-unit condo building. In a filing with the BPDA, Chowdhury says three of the units would have three bedrooms, while eight of the units would be sold as affordable.