Convenience Big Store: Police investigate after finding 30 dead cows in Brazoria County

How to prepare for hurricane and storm season in the Gulf Coast.

Everyone I know is talking about the potential rain from tropical storm Harold this week.

The Shadow Creek Ranch area saw drizzle but in true Texas fashion, the weather went right back to the good 'ole humid heat, which means Pearland is still in its first stage of a drought contingency plan.

As hurricane season remains an ongoing fear for many, you can never be over-prepared in case of a natural disaster. The Chronicle has several tools for you to utilize such as:

The Live Texas Flood Map and Tracker
The ultimate hurricane checklist for severe storms
A guide on how to prepare your home for hurricane season
A list of emergency contacts to have in the event of a hurricane

How do you prepare for heavy rainfall and major storms? Does your area flood easily? What do you do to prevent it?

Pooja Bhakta, Pearland reporter

pooja.bhakta@houstonchronicle.com

Education

The Pearland ISD Administrative offices are located at 1928 N. Main Street in Pearland Tuesday, July 11, 2023.

Photo by: Kirk Sides, Staff Photographer

Pearland ISD voters to decide on tax rate election in November.

The Pearland ISD board of trustees voted and approved plans to call a tax rate election to be on the Nov. 7 ballot.

The Delbra Orum Nichols Wilma Fountain Mock Elementary School, 10805 Crystal View Drive, Rosharon, is set to open in Aug. 2023.

Photo by: Courtesy Of Alvin ISD

Meet the five new principals for Alvin ISD elementary schools.

Five Alvin ISD elementary schools began classes this month with new principals. The new school leaders have over 100 years of combined experience.

Need to Know

The Anti-Defamation League recently published a survey that found online hate and harassment rose sharply for adults and teens ages 13-17 in the past year.

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More scammers are targeting teens and children. How to stay safe.

Seniors may still be the most preyed upon demographic for online scams, but a new emerging age group is seeing an uptick in online victimization: teenagers.

Openings and Closings

The National Literacy Institute, a professional development service to assist teachers in passing their state certification exams, relocated their operations to Pearland last month.

The Pearland Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony from 11-11:40 a.m. on Aug. 31 at the National Literacy Institue, 3129 Kingsley Drive.

Shout out

Congrats to Rahul Vijayan, a 16-year-old Shadow Creek High senior, who recently won an international award for his bringing nutritional, fresh produce to local schools through his hydroponic farming.