🌱 Chef Gallivan's New Pizza Restaurant + Houston Texans Fire Head Coach Culley

Hey, Houston! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything you need to know today in Houston.

First, today's weather:

Becoming windier and cooler. High: 51 Low: 35.

Here are the top five stories in Houston today:

1. Popular Houston chef and two-time James Beard Award nominee Terrence Gallivan has a new pizzeria opening soon called ElRo Pizza // Crudo between Midtown and Montrose. Guests will enjoy classic pies, seafood, salads, sandwiches and more. (Houston CityBook)

2. Houston police and fire department staff are still among the least compliant with Mayor Sylvester Turner’s COVID-19 vaccine order. Just 63% of HFD employees are in compliance, the lowest rate of any city department. HPD is at 69% compliance. (Houston Public Media)

3. The Houston Texans fired head coach David Culley after just one season, according to a tweet Thursday from NFL Network reporter Tom Pelissero. Texans offensive coordinator Tim Kelly was also fired. (Houston Patch)

4. City of Houston approved a $4 million contract on January 12th in a 11-6 vote for marketing and media services to promote COVID-19 vaccines and testing in Houston-area schools and communities. The outreach will target specific ZIP codes with low vaccination rates that are vulnerable to illness. (Community Impact Newspaper)

5. The Holocaust Museum Houston has curated its newest exhibit, Speaking Up! Confronting Hate Speech, to help visitors see and identify hate speech and give them the tools to confront and fight it. The idea for the exhibit came up when during a rise in hate crimes against the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. (Click2Houston)

Today in Houston:

• Houston Marathon & Half Marathon at ALS Association Of Texas. (5:00 AM)
• MLK Jr. Dream Catcher Bike Ride at Freedmens Town Bike Tour Sign. (9:00 AM)
• Make & Take: Croissants at Central Market Houston. (11:30 AM)
• Last Podcast on the Left: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Tour at Bayou Music Center. (7:00 PM)
• Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly at Toyota Center. (7:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Houston Police Department is releasing body worn camera videos in a December 19, 2021 critical incident involving the shooting of a suspect at 9540 Richmond. (Facebook)
• Looking for a fun way to exercise? 🚶‍♂️🏛️ Join Houston Public Library for their Walking Wednesday Club every Wednesday at noon for a 30-minute walking tour of the sights near Central Library and learn about the history of some of the Downtown Houston buildings and parks that are nearby. Sign-up online. (Facebook)
• Houston's Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research has an international collection to help you find your family history. They even have materials from Fulton County, Georgia, home of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Twitter)
• The first comments have been made from Texans general manager Nick Caserio after firing head coach David Culley after one season. (Twitter)

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— Carlos Hernandez

About me: Hello my name is Carlos Hernandez and I am a food writer with over 10 years of experience in the industry. I write the food blog Carlos Eats (http://www.carloseats.com) and also contribute to several newspapers and magazines with food-related blogs and articles.