The Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HCOHSEM) is continuing to monitor and coordinate recovery efforts across the area. The National Weather Service has issued a Hard Freeze Warning for Harris County beginning at midnight and lasting until 9:00 a.m. Friday. Remember to protect the 4 P’s – people, pets, pipes and [...]

02.17.21 The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) operates the electric grid and manages the deregulated market for 75 percent of the state.  They had directed energy providers, such as CenterPoint, to restore power to 600K households yesterday, and hope to reduce more outages over the course of today. Follow ERCOT on Twitter to monitor updates. Follow CenterPoint on Twitter to monitor [...]

Life-threatening cold weather conditions continue in Harris County. Temperatures are unlikely to move above freezing for more than a few hours until Wednesday. Freezing rain and ice will also return overnight in much of the county. Plan to arrive at the location where you intend to spend the night no later than 5:00 p.m. today. STAY [...]

Weather Information The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Houston beginning midnight Tuesday to 6 AM Thursday. Travel will continue to be very difficult through Tuesday morning with ice covered roads. Power outages are ongoing. The extremely low wind chills, below zero will be life threatening to people and animals outside without adequate warmth or shelter! [...]

Weather Information The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Houston beginning Sunday afternoon until Monday afternoon. Precipitation will begin on Sunday afternoon as mainly rain, transitioning to sleet and freezing rain overnight and becoming a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain on Monday morning. Precipitation will taper off by Monday [...]

TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GENE WU STATE REPRESENTATIVE· DISTRICT 137 Dear Friend, As of this week, the Texas Rent Relief Program has been launched by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA).  Due to the Coronavirus Relief Bill passed by Congress last December, there is $1.3 billion available in emergency rental assistance for [...]

Vol. 2, Issue 6 - 02.12.21 Black History Month has its roots in 1926, when the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) sponsored a national Negro History week, choosing the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. The event inspired schools and communities nationwide to organize local [...]

Harris County Assistance Available Now Apartment owners and residents in Harris County, but not in the city limits of Houston, Baytown or Pasadena, can apply now for rental assistance HERE This program can provide up to six months of rental assistance, paid directly to the landlord, and is funded by the Texas Emergency Rental Assistance Program. [...]

Recently, Harris County Public Health (HCPH) launched a new COVID-19 vaccination registration portal inviting residents to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine waitlist. To ensure fair access for elderly residents, working families, and vulnerable populations, registrants on the waitlist are selected through a randomization and prioritization process rather than on a  first-come, first-served basis. While [...]