Halloween is a fun time for children and can be for parents as well.

The Houston Police Department reminds parents and children to follow their safety tips to help ensure a safe and fun Halloween for trick-or-treaters and their parents.

To view The Houston Police Department's Halloween Safety Tips, visit www.houstontx.gov/police/crime_prevention/images/halloween_safety.pdf.

Houston Crackdown is the anti-drug division of the Mayor's Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security. Houston Crackdown, the anti-drug office since 1987, is observing its 20th annual Drug Prevention Month this October.

Houston has been a model city in support of initiatives designed to reduce the demand and consumption of illegal drugs, and to expand the capacity to provide treatment services for Houstonians and Harris County residents in need of help.

Houston, TX: Flex in the City 2007 is underway. The program encourages employers to try flexible work options for two weeks and measure the difference in productivity while the City of Houston measures the difference in mobility.

With 198 employers participating in the last two years, Flex in the City has had great success getting employers to try flex options such as compressed work weeks, telework, and flexible start and end times while having their employees eliminate peak time commutes on Houston's roads.