Can you believe Strawberry Waterpark is already TEN years old?!? 🌊🍓🏊♀️
Special thanks to our Aquatics and Parks teams for putting together such a fantastic celebration. Keep an eye on @pasadenatxparksandrec for hours and updates to all our pools!
🇺🇸Reminder: City of Pasadena NON-emergency offices will be closed in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday on Monday, May 26, 2025.
>City sanitation crews will not be in service on 5/26/25.
>Frontier Waste crews will run on their regular schedule on Memorial Day.
>911 and Emergency Staff will be on duty.
Crews completed emergency repairs on the SH 225 connector ramp to I-610 East Loop northbound much sooner than anticipated and opened the ramp yesterday afternoon. We thank the community for being patient as we made repairs to the ramp.
🚁 TRAINING EXERCISE ALERT 🚨
Low-flying helicopters may be spotted near the Ellington Airport. Please see original message below:
NOTICE: SAREX 2025 TRAINING EXERCISE – MAY 20–22
Individuals in and around the training sites will notice a heavy presence of helicopters flying at low altitudes.
The locations include:
– Ellington Airport
– Lake Houston
– Deussen Park
– Bay Area Park (Armand Bayou)
– Eisenhower Park
– San Jacinto River (from Lake Houston Dam to US Hwy 90)
This emergency response exercise will take place Wednesday, May 21st from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM and involves Texas A&M Task Force 1, along with various state, federal and military agencies.
💣Important information regarding a Pasadena Police Department training exercise with their bomb squad:
The Pasadena Police Department Bomb Squad will be conducting two separate explosive demonstrations at the Pasadena Police Department training facility, which is located at 6600 Genoa Red Bluff. The exercises will occur on May 12 and May 13 at approximately 6:30 PM. Each exercise will consist of three (3) small detonations, which may be heard by the surrounding residents and businesses.
For our industry personnel that surround the Pasadena Police Department training facility, the controlled elevated detonation will not have any effect on the pipelines that surround our training facility.
➡️NEW PODCAST EPISODE 👀 WANNA WIN A MOBILE GENERATOR? LISTEN UP! 👂👂👂👀
In honor of National Hurricane Preparedness Week, this edition of the Pasadena Works Podcast features safety experts from our City of Pasadena Office of Emergency Management
We discuss the new siren system, evacuation plans, and what’s coming up for the annual Community Safety Fair & Hurricane Workshop on June 7 at the Pasadena Convention Center.
Find your favorite streaming platform below or click for YouTube:
🎧https://pasadenaworks.podbean.com
🎥https://youtu.be/nIsSbQMIA9k
ELECTION RUNOFF INFORMATION: According to the Texas Secretary of State, the date for Pasadena’s Runoff Election will be June 7, 2025. Early voting begins May 27-June 3.
The following local races will be included on the ballot:
Mayor’s Race:
Rex Lindberg
Thomas Schoenbein
CORRECTION – There will be a City Council District A runoff
Carlos Heredia
Ruben Villarreal
City Council District B Runoff:
Bruce Leamon
Bianca Valerio
City Council District G Runoff:
Johnny Fusilier, Jr
Amy Hinojosa
San Jacinto College Board of Trustees Position 3 Runoff:
Salvador Serrano
Judy Harrison
➡️According to Harris County Election Office, the following candidates won their Council District Races on May 3, 2025:
District C: Emmanuel Guerrero
District D: Pat Van Houte
District E: Jonathan Estrada
District F: Dolan Dow
District H: Aaron Styron
Pasadena ISD Board of Trustees:
Position 1: Paola Gonzalez
Position 2: Crystal Dávila
Position 3: Nelda Sullivan
Position 4: Casey Phelan
SJC Board of Trustees Position 4:
Larry Wilson
For full election results, go to https://www.harrisvotes.com/Election-Results/Live-Results
⛔ IMPORTANT SANITATION MESSAGE ⛔ Please do not place hazardous materials in residential trash or commercial dumpsters. We have recent reports that there have been several very dangerous instances where flammable chemicals have been found during both residential and commercial collection routes. One instance led to a truck fire. If you have residential questions, please call our City Sanitation Department at: (713) 475-7884. For commercial trash collection questions, visit: wm.com
🗓 ‼ SAVE THE DATE for the City of Pasadena Office of Emergency Management La Porte Office of Emergency Management and Southeast Region LEPC 2025 Community Safety Fair and Hurricane Workshop on June 7 at the Pasadena Convention Center. Vendor booths, Door Prizes, Lunch and much more. Event details coming soon!
You’re invited to the Pasadena Strawberry Festival Parade!
Join us on Saturday, May 3rd at 10 AM for a morning full of fun, excitement, and community spirit!
The parade will roll down Spencer Highway, starting at Shaver and ending at Burke.
Bring your family, grab some chairs, and come celebrate with us! You won’t want to miss the floats, bands, and all the festive fun!
See you there!
Hurricane season will be here before you know it. Did you know that certain emergency supplies are sales tax-free this weekend?
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➡️ April 26–28!
➡️For more information, click here:
bit.ly/BePreparedTexas
City of Pasadena Office of Emergency Management
City non-emergency offices will be closed in observance of San Jacinto Day on April 21, 2025. City sanitation services will not be in service on 4/21/25. Frontier Waste schedule will not change.
CLOSURE NOTICE// All non-emergency city offices will be closed in honor of Good Friday and the San Jacinto Day Holiday.
💜 Good Friday – April 18, 2025
⭐ San Jacinto Day – April 21, 2025
City residential trash collection will not be in service on those dates.
There will be no change to Frontier Waste collection routes on those dates.
Emergency Services and 911 will remain on duty.
Our “Pasadena Works” podcast has officially launched on several major streaming platforms! 🎧✅ Each episode is 15 minutes or less for busy listeners. Click the link below to listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and iHeart Media and Podbean:
https://pasadenaworks.podbean.com/
Episode #1- Learn about the Pasadena Police Department camera registry program in Episode #1 – Big Brother or Big Help?
Coming Soon: Pasadena Aquatics has some BIG plans for 🍓💦🏊🏼 and the dirt on last year’s drama! City of Pasadena, TX Parks & Recreation
🎥 👀You can also watch the YouTube video version below:
🚨Important Survey Notice for residents of Red Bluff Terrace: Disaster Recovery Program
The City of Pasadena has partnered with Public Management, Inc. (PMI) consultants to conduct door-to-door surveys on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Your participation will help determine eligibility for disaster recovery funding as part of the Disaster Recovery Resiliency Program (DRRP) through the State of Texas.
What residents should know:
• PMI representatives will visit randomly selected addresses on the following streets:
✅Marshall St. (from Bearle St to Alastair Ave.)
✅Norma St. (from Bearle St to Alastair Ave.)
✅Raymond St. (from Bearle St to Alastair Ave.)
‼ All PMI staff will carry proper identification and official City of Pasadena documentation.
By participating in this brief survey, you’re helping build a better Pasadena. Your cooperation makes a difference in securing vital resources for our community’s future.
Are you an early riser? If so, you’re in for a treat early tomorrow (Thursday) morning as the International Space Station flies over Space City at 5:55 AM CST! It’ll be visible for 7 minutes and will be flying directly overhead! 🤩
FREE CONCERT: We hope you will all join us this weekend for a FREE EVENT Sunday afternoon, March 2nd! Our spring concert features some beautiful music that is… well, JUST A PERFECT 10! A great way to spend the afternoon. Bring a date, bring a friend and/or bring the whole family. All are welcome.
Hope to see you there!
Slocomb Auditorium, San Jacinto College Central Campus, 8060 Spencer Hwy, Pasadena, Texas 77505.
There will be a nightly closure of two, right westbound main lanes on SH 225 from Deerwood Glen Drive to Channel City Road beginning Monday, Feb. 10 at 9 p.m. through Monday, Feb. 25 at 5 a.m. This closure is a part of the Sam Houston Tollway/SH 225 Interchange Project to help facilitate road improvements and mobility in the area.
• The left, westbound frontage road lane will also be closed.
• Both U-turn lanes on the SH 225 frontage road at the East Sam Houston Tollway intersection will also be closed.
• The westbound Robin Street and Tenneco Road entrance ramps and the Beltway 8 exit ramp will also be closed.
• HCTRA contractors will be performing work.
Don’t forget to visit www.houstontranstar.org to plan your route. #houtraffic #htx
👀 Special visitors at City Hall today! 👀 The Pride of Pasadena La Fiebre stopped by our Pasadena Channel studios to help our team with a special upcoming project. We thank them for their support of our great city and the decades of amazing music! We look forward to their upcoming music festival, #FiebreFest that’s coming to Pasadena this May! Follow the band for details.
City of Pasadena Special Siren Test
Saturday, February 8
12 p.m. NOON
Newly-installed sirens will sound for 3 minutes, followed by another 3-minute siren tone.
This will result in TWO consecutive siren tones, totaling 6 minutes.
THIS IS ONLY A TEST.
No shelter-in-place actions are necessary during the testing phase.
What an honor to have ABC13-Elyse Smith visit our City of Pasadena Office of Emergency Management to help spread awareness about our new Emergency Siren System. Ms. Smith’s story will air this week on KTRK-ABC13 and we will be sure to share it! For more information on our sirens, go to www.pasadenatx.gov/sirens
👀 What IS that thing?!?! 👀 The City of Pasadena Office of Emergency Management is updating and expanding our emergency siren system to better serve our residents. These sirens are designed to cover the ENTIRE 60+ square mile footprint Pasadena. The sound will alert citizens to shelter in place during HAZMAT incidents or weather events, such as tornados. The cities of Pasadena, Deer Park and LaPorte all test our sirens at the same time, each Saturday at Noon. To learn more information about our new $1.3 million dollar siren system and hear a sample mp3 go to: www.pasadenatx.gov/sirens
It will be May before you know it and time for The Pasadena Strawberry Festival. There are many ways you can get involved now! 🍓
Volunteer for the Pasadena Strawberry Festival! 🍓
Dear Pasadena Community,
The Pasadena Strawberry Festival is just around the corner, and we need your help to make this the best year ever!
Every year, the festival brings together thousands of people to celebrate our community, enjoy amazing entertainment, and, of course, indulge in delicious STRAWBERRIES…
But none of it would be possible without the dedication of our amazing VOLUNTEERS!
We are looking for individuals, families, and groups to join us in making this year’s event unforgettable. Whether you can lend a hand with setup, assist vendors, help with activities, or keep the festival running smoothly, there’s a place for you on our team!
By volunteering, you’ll not only be part of a Pasadena tradition but also make a real impact on our community. Plus, it’s a great way to meet new friends, give back to your community, and have a blast while doing it!
There will be a daytime closure of the northbound Pasadena Boulevard exit ramp on the East Sam Houston Tollway beginning Saturday, Jan. 25 from 12 a.m. to 10 a.m.
• TxDOT will be performing roadwork in the adjacent area.
Don’t forget to visit www.houstontranstar.org to plan your route.
All City of Pasadena Departments will return to normal operations tomorrow, Thursday, January 23, 2025.
All sanitation crews are resuming their normal routes on Thursday. We thank you in advance for your patience as our teams might experience slight delays as they work diligently to collect the backlog.
If the water in your home will not turn on and you have NO water, there is a good chance your pipes are frozen. Please call (713) 475-5555 to report it.
Thank you to our emergency personnel who worked through this unprecedented weather event to keep our city safe and running smoothly!
⚠️COUNCIL MEETING ALERT ⚠️ Due to unsafe travel conditions, the January 21, 2025 Pasadena City Council Meeting has been rescheduled for next week, Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
🌨️❄️Sunday, Jan. 19, 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐔𝐏𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄: San Jacinto College will be closed on Jan. 21 & Jan. 22 🚨 Due to the expected winter storm weather that will impact our area late Monday night and last through Wednesday, the College will close on Tuesday, Jan. 21 and Wednesday, Jan. 22.
✅ All classes, business operations, activities and events are canceled for those days. See your San Jac emails for more info.
Are you signed up for emergency alerts from the City of Pasadena Office of Emergency Management? Text PTXREADY to 77295 (text messaging & data rates may apply depending on your carrier). You can also go to www.readypasadena.org to customize your preferences to receive texts, phone calls and/or emails!
Cold Weather Is Coming! Temperatures are expected to drop next week.🥶
Remember to protect the 4 P’s:
🗣️People
🐱Pets
🚰Pipes
🌱Plants
Are You Ready?
Tips: https://texasready.gov/be-informed/natural-disasters/winter-storms.html
Welcome to Texas, where the weather is constantly changing and keeping us on our toes! One thing we DO know is that next week will be 🥶😶🌫️😱‼ Please follow US National Weather Service Houston-Galveston Texas for the most timely updates!
The Pasadena Police Department has become aware of a viral social media post claiming there is a “serial killer” in our area. THIS INFORMATION IS FALSE! The Pasadena Police Department has no record of the described incidents or the named individual in our jurisdiction. Additionally, we have not received any reports matching the crimes described in the social media post.
The post has also been noted circulating in at least one other community. We urge anyone who is a member of this Facebook group to report this post as false information.
The Pasadena Police Department takes all threats to public safety seriously. We encourage our community to:
✅Verify information through official police department channels
✅Report suspicious activity directly to law enforcement
✅Exercise caution when sharing unverified claims on social media
✅Follow @PasadenaPD_TX for accurate public safety information
Anyone with questions or concerns can contact our department at 713-477-1221.
REMINDER: All City of Pasadena NON-EMERGENCY offices will be closed on January 20, 2025 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
🚨Emergency personnel and 911 WILL be working.
🚛City sanitation crews will not pick up trash on 1/20/25.
🟩 Frontier Waste will be running their regular schedule on 1/20/25.
Highway 225 overnight construction coming up this week. Closures begin on Monday night, January 13. See original post for details.
There will be a nightly closure of the westbound main lanes on SH 225 from Deerwood Glen Drive to Bearle Street beginning Monday, Jan. 13 at 9 p.m. through Thursday, Jan. 16 at 5 a.m. This closure is part of the Sam Houston Tollway/SH 225 Interchange project to improve travel between the tollway and highway, ease congestion and minimize delays during rush hours.
For more details, visit www.hctra.org/News
Don’t forget to visit www.houstontranstar.org to plan your route. #houtraffic #htx
With colder temps headed our way, emergency alerts might become necessary. Be sure to sign up for our #ReadyPasadena messaging from the City of Pasadena Office of Emergency Management
Text PTXREADY to 77295
It’s going to get COLD this week. Remember the 4P’s!
👥 People: Check in on your elderly neighbors, family, and anyone you know that may be vulnerable in winter conditions.
🐾 Pets: Bring your furry friends inside! If it’s too cold outside for you, it is for them too.
🌿Plants: Bring plants inside or use a sheet/blanket to cover plants that must remain outside.
💧 Pipes: Cover outdoor pipes and spigots to prevent freezing and breaks. Also, don’t forget to turn off your sprinkler systems.
♻️City of Pasadena Curbside Christmas Tree Recycling begins Monday, January 6, 2025. ♻️
Starting on Monday, January 6 and running through January 31
Cold weather on its way? Odds favor a colder trend in early January. This far out, there are still lots of important details to iron out. Stick with us as we puzzle them out!
Important! Deeper colors on the map mark higher confidence in colder air, not the intensity of the cold!
