Legislation Details

File #: 26-2714    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 4/17/2026 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 4/30/2026 Final action: 4/30/2026
Title: . Request by the Commissioner of Precinct 2 for approval of a resolution in remembrance of Josue Flores, on the tenth anniversary of his passing.

Primary Department: Commissioner, Precinct 2

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Commissioner Adrian Garcia

 

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Type of Request: Resolution

 

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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request by the Commissioner of Precinct 2 for approval of a resolution in remembrance of Josue Flores, on the tenth anniversary of his passing.

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Background and Discussion:

Eleven-year-old Josue Flores was stabbed to death on May 17, 2016, while walking home from Marshall Middle School in Houston’s Northside Village, a tragedy that prompted a multi-year murder investigation and community activism.

 

Following the murder, community members founded "Safe Walk Home - Northside <https://www.google.com/search?q=Safe+Walk+Home+-+Northside&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1151US1151&oq=history+of+josue+flores+houston&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAjIHCAIQIRiPAtIBCjEwODkyajBqMTWoAgKwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on&mstk=AUtExfChOfVQk66viNdt0SKYsSFoKQ6Sodq2aqlbv67ujG3pU8HwWzkGoW7YHj-UlLaJZZ_9RmdznpBjQv1JvERGx5J8YGJFOGGzmGSdql8bwYFNQ-ZDH5mi5KEs4fMsqHLAKjMBRLO7uNErZx5zj70GbIhCb06odQo6GDWkhDrQKh8KGxM&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwikk-iWuPOTAxUQk2oFHZHrAvAQgK4QegQIBhAB>" to volunteer to walk neighborhood children to and from school.

 

The Josue Flores Act <https://www.google.com/search?q=Josue+Flores+Act&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1151US1151&oq=history+of+josue+flores+houston&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAjIHCAIQIRiPAtIBCjEwODkyajBqMTWoAgKwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&safe=active&ssui=on&mstk=AUtExfChOfVQk66viNdt0SKYsSFoKQ6Sodq2aqlbv67ujG3pU8HwWzkGoW7YHj-UlLaJZZ_9RmdznpBjQv1JvERGx5J8YGJFOGGzmGSdql8bwYFNQ-ZDH5mi5KEs4fMsqHLAKjMBRLO7uNErZx5zj70GbIhCb06odQo6GDWkhDrQKh8KGxM&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwikk-iWuPOTAxUQk2oFHZHrAvAQgK4QegQIBhAF> was established to provide funding for transportation for children in need.

 

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Anticipated Court Date: 4/30/2026

 

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Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Carla Valenzuela, Policy Manager, Administrative and Internal Affairs

 

Attachments (if applicable): Resolution