Here's how you can help

1. Leave a public comment

The City of Houston is collecting public comments on the Polk abandonment through its "Joint Referral Committee" (JRC) process. All you have to do is call or email, leave your name and phone number, and state that you "oppose the abandonment of Polk.

• Call: 832-395-3118

• Email: jrcinfo@houstontx.gov

Public comments along won't be sufficient. However, getting as many names registered as possible helps support all of our numerous other efforts!

2. Speak at City Council.

Speak at City Council, and tell your elected officials in person that you oppose the abandonment of Polk. This can have an outsized impact, because the officials know that it takes a lot of effort for each speaker. We have several veterans who would be happy to accompany you, prepare a speech, and figure out the logistics. Let us know!

Public comment sessions are on Tuesdays at 2 PM. You must sign up by 3 PM the Monday before at speakers@houstontx.gov.

3. Join the People for Polk email group.

We send out regular emails to interested individuals about opportunities related to saving Polk and having a voice in the decisions that impact us. We also have many activities planned, and we need all the help we can get!

Click here to sign up!

4. Contact local elected officials

Let your local elected officials know that you oppose the closure of Polk by calling or emailing them directly. For ideas of what you can say, check out the sidebar at right.

Everybody should contact the mayor and at-large councilmembers. For district councilmembers, it's better to call the representative for your district. To find out who that is, go to this website.

Everybody should call:

Mayor (John Whitmire) 832.393.1000 mayor@houstontx.gov

At-Large #1 (Julian Ramirez) 832.393.3014 atlarge1@houstontx.gov

At-Large #2 (Willie Davis) 832.393.3013 atlarge2@houstontx.gov

At-Large #3 (Twila Carter) 832.393.3005 atlarge3@houstontx.gov

At-Large #4 (Leticia Plummer) 832.393.3012 atlarge4@houstontx.gov

At-Large #5 (Sallie Alcorn) 832.393.3017 atlarge5@houstontx.gov

Find your district councilmember:

District A (Amy Peck) 832.393.3010 districta@houstontx.gov

District B (Tarsha Jackson) 832.393.3009 districtb@houstontx.gov

District C (Abbie Kamin) 832.393.3004 districtc@houstontx.gov

District D (Carolyn Evans-Shabazz) 832.393.3001 districtd@houstontx.gov

District E (Fred Flickenger) 832.393.3008 districte@houstontx.gov

District F (Tiffany Thomas) 832.393.3002 districtf@houstontx.gov

District G (Mary Nan Huffman) 832.393.3007 districtg@houstontx.gov

District H (Mario Castillo) 832.393.3003 districth@houstontx.gov

District I (Joaquin Martinez) 832.393.3011 districti@houstontx.gov

District J (Edward Pollard) 832.393.3015 districtj@houstontx.gov

District K (Martha Castex-Tatum) 832.393.3016 districtk@houstontx.gov

5. Contact county, state, and federal elected officials

These individuals can be very influential on local decisions and can be powerful allies.  

Harris Co. Judge (Lina Hidalgo) 713.274.7000 judge.hidalgo@harriscountytx.gov

Harris Co. Commissioner Pct. 1 (Rodney Ellis) 346.286.2125 Comm_Ellis@cp1.hctx.net

Harris Co. Commissioner Pct. 2 (Adrian Garcia) 832.393.3011 commissioner@pct2.hctx.net

Texas Senator Dist. 13 (Borris Miles) 713.665.8322 borris.miles@senate.texas.gov

Texas Senator Dist. 6 (Carol Alvarado) 713.926.6257 district6.alvarado@senate.texas.gov

Texas House Dist. 147 (Jolanda Jones) 713.522.0555 Jolanda.Jones@house.texas.gov

Texas House Dist. 145 (Christina Morales) 713.718.5915 Christina.Morales@house.texas.gov

Texas House Dist. 143 (Ana Hernandez) 713.675.8596 Ana.Hernandez@house.texas.gov

US. House Texas Dist. 18 (Empty) 713.655.0050 Web Link

US. House Texas Dist. 29 (Sylvia Garcia) 832.325.3150 Web Link


Note* BOLD indicates that GRB and Polk Street are in their district