A WORD FROM COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS District F Business Owners, I am excited to announce that I, along with my colleagues at City Council, have voted unanimously to pass an ordinance creating the City of Houston's Small Business Economic Relief Program with $15 million in funding. In the midst of everything that has transpired in the last [...]
Mayor Sylvester Turner and members of Houston City Council today passed the City's Small Business Economic Relief Program (SBERP), which will be funded with $15 million of the City's allocated CARES Act 2020 funds. The program is for small businesses that are most in financial need and exhibit a moderate to high likelihood of surviving [...]
Mayor Sylvester Turner joined representatives from Shell Oil and the Houston Food Bank to announce details of this year's push to help children and families successfully prepare for the new school year. The 10th Annual Mayor’s Back to School Fest presented by Shell on will take place on Friday and Saturday, August 7-8, 2020 in the [...]
Tropical Depression 8 has now strengthened into Tropical Storm Hanna. On average, a hurricane season’s eighth named storm doesn’t develop until late September, making Hanna two months ahead of schedule. The trajectory and intensity of the storm may change by the time you read this, but please take safety precautions for this weekend. With more than 6,000 [...]
DISTRICT F & J COMMUNITY DAY 2020 Thank you to everyone who volunteered with Council Member Pollard and Council Member Thomas this past weekend, including Mayor Turner, Council Member Sallie Alcorn, and Council Member Caroyln Evans-Shabazz. We would not have been successful without each of you! Together we distributed over 1700 meals and grocery bags, [...]
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of July 20, 2020. Texas Division of Emergency Management The Texas Division of Emergency Management and the department will operate drive-thru testing sites at: Sinclair Elementary School, 6410 Grovewood Lane, Eden Event Center, 7450 N. Wayside Crosby Community [...]
A WORD FROM COUNCIL MEMBER THOMAS District F Residents, Please join me and Council Member Edward Pollard for a Community Day this Saturday, as we celebrate our birthdays together by giving back to the community. In addition to free COVID-19 testing at Collins Elementary, our partners at Good News Church will also distribute [...]
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of July 13, 2020. Texas Division of Emergency Management The Texas Division of Emergency Management and the department will open four drive-thru test sites: Crump Stadium, 12321 High Star Dr., Cuney Homes Community Center, 3260 Truxillo St., [...]
Early voting continues through Friday, July 10th for the Primary Runoff Elections taking place on Tuesday, July 14th. DISTRICT F OFFICE SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, July 18, 2020 In honor of their birthdays, Council Members Tiffany D. Thomas and Edward Pollard will provide free COVID testing, masks, and food in various locations of District [...]
Welcome to Houston HealthScope, the Houston Health Department monthly newsletter! We welcome your feedback at [email protected] 6, 2020 COVID-19 Special Edition 24 Visit houstonemergency.org/covid19 for COVID-19 guidance in more than a dozen languages. English | አማርኛ | Español | عربى | 中文 | دری | فارسی | Français | ဗမာ | پښتو | Kiswahili | ትግርኛ | Tiếng Việt HoustonEmergency.org/covid19 Houston, Harris County COVID-19 data Houston and Harris County COVID-19 data is combined to give people a full visual overview of [...]
