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Project Stars – Pasadena Citizen; 1/16/09

Shell joins San Jacinto Texas Historic District’s Epic Art project – Bayshore Sun; 2/2/09

Farid addresses issues at Shell - Deer Park Progress; 1/11/09

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“Our goal from the start has been to identify the strengths and weaknesses of our port region communities which are located in Harris County Precinct Two,” said Jan Lawler, President and CEO of the Economic Alliance. “We conducted research and studies that indicated that our civic leaders believed that our region’s image could be enhanced. We responded by creating an innovative revitalization master plan. We call it Project Stars^TM. All this activity has been bundled for showcasing and marketing our region as the San Jacinto Texas Historic District.” Volunteers representing all of the 16 cities in the newly formed Historic District have worked to formulate the plans and programs.

In the fall of 2007, the efforts of this grassroots initiative received a huge boast to fast track implementation when Harris County Precinct Two Commissioner Sylvia Garcia held a celebration and encouraged hundreds of attendees to fund the endowment, resulting with well over a quarter million dollars. “Through close collaboration and economic development summits, we found ways for Project Stars and the historic district to align with all my master park plans and economic development strategies,” Garcia said, “providing another example of how partnering leads to synergies and leveraging of area resources. This will outlive all of us and I am honored that I was in a role to help bring this dream to reality.”

“The potential for economic growth, educational opportunities and improving the image of east Harris County all come together beautifully within the framework of Project Stars,” said Lawler. “This artwork is just the beginning of a rebirth of our region and the creation of the historic district.”