With Hurricane Harvey, the COVID-19 pandemic and this year’s historic winter storm, it’s been a rough time for Texas, and small businesses have suffered. However, there are plenty of available financial resources to help business owners who might benefit from guaranteed loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. The traditional SBA loan guarantee program helps [...]
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Memorial Hermann is proud to partner with Alief ISD to offer free COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics. We are offering both first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine at these events. Individuals 12 years of age and older are eligible to receive free vaccinations. Please note that minors (individuals 12 through 17 years of age) will [...]
Alief ISD Trustees Call Bond Election for November 2, 2021 During the August 3 School Board Workshop, the Alief ISD Board of Trustees approved the order for a Bond Referendum that totals $541.7 Million for November 2, 2021. These bond projects will continue to show that Alief ISD invests in our children by ensuring that [...]
Gift Cards for Vaccinations Starting today, people who get fully vaccinated for COVID-19 at a Houston Health Department health center or multi-service center clinic will receive a $25 gift card at the completion of the series if it’s completed within 42 days of the first dose. Learn more in this news release or see the vaccine page of HoustonEmergency.org/covid19 [...]
Vol. 2, Issue 28 - 07.29.21 NEW NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: Have an item that you would like to included in the District F newsletter? Submissions for consideration are due every Wednesday at noon. The Thomas Telegraph is produced and distributed bi-weekly. Submit to jessika.leal@houstontx.gov. FROM THE DESK OF COUNCIL MEMBER TIFFANY D. THOMAS Dear District F, It [...]
The U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention’s eviction moratorium expires Saturday. But the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has started, as of today, a national list of programs that offer rental assistance to tenants and landlords who are unable to continue making or collecting rent payments due to the disruptions caused by the [...]
The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Capital Access will host a small business webinar series with Public Private Strategies Institute on the COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. The program was designed to help hard-hit small businesses and nonprofits recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic by providing advances and low-interest disaster loans. Tuesday, [...]
As the Houston Police Department’s Asian community liaison, Officer Don Vo is a familiar face throughout the city and especially in the International and Southwest management districts. He embodies the “community policing” approach of cultivating relationships with residents and business people before they might need HPD’s help in an emergency. The 14-year veteran of law [...]
Do you ever wonder what Houston is doing about homelessness? If so, now's your chance to hear directly from our local front-line experts and get your questions answered! Mark your calendar and plan to attend on July 29 at 3 pm. Click below to pre-register and receive a link to join the Zoom webinar!
