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Council Member Thomas Praises City of Houston Rental Assistance Program Upon the passing of an ordinance that offers $15 million in financial assistance to apartment owners and renters for the months of April and May, Council Member Thomas, Chair of the Housing and Community Affairs Committee, has released the following statement: “Thank you to Mayor [...]
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Today, Mayor Turner began the Council session by mourning the recent loss of HPD Officer Jason Knox, the son of Council Member Mike Knox, and Texas State Representative Al Edwards, a longtime south Houston legislator. Here were the notable Agenda items passed at Council: Item #11 - ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract between City of Houston and BAKER [...]
District F is hosting a mask distribution tomorrow, April 25th from 4-6 p.m. at Piney Point Elementary and Crump Stadium. It is our hope to help our most vulnerable populations. Please consider this when sharing this flyer and coming to the distribution site. We are in need of volunteers for both sites. Please contact [email protected] with your name, telephone number, and preferred [...]
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Mayor Sylvester Turner has announced the closure of all Houston Parks and Recreation Department parks and trails for the Easter holiday weekend. The closures began on Thursday, April 9th at sundown. The decision was made in the interest of public safety to help slow the spread of COVID-19 during one of the busiest times of [...]
Due to the critical nature of these items, the city is only able to accept items that have not been opened or used.
COMMUNITY INPUT MEETINGS Last week, our office hosted the first of three virtual community input meetings, where we provided a brief update on COVID-19, in addition to the status of ongoing projects in District F. CLICK ON THE IMAGE BELOW TO VIEW THE SUPER NEIGHBORHOOD 25 MEETING Answers from the Q&A section of the input meeting [...]
Houston’s first free COVID-19 drive-thru testing site will broaden services to people of any age with chronic illnesses on Sunday, March 22, 2020. People with chronic illnesses experiencing cough, difficulty breathing and fever, the common COVID-19 symptoms, can call the Houston Health Department’s COVID-19 call center at 832-393-4220 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to [...]
The City of Houston is not shutting down over the weekend because of COVID-19. Mayor Sylvester Turner is asking Houstonians to get their information from credible sources such as HoustonEmergency.org and to ignore false social media rumors designed to create anxiety and confusion. "There is not going to be a lock-down, the city is not shutting down," [...]
