The Thomas Telegraph – Vol. 1, Issue 10, 09-10-2020
Vol. 1, Issue 10 - 09.10.20 DISTRICT F OFFICE District F, let's pay it forward and assist our neighbors in need. All donated items from the Hurricane Laura Relief Drive will be sent to our neighbors in Port Arthur, Orange, and Beaumont, Texas as well as Sulphur and Lake Charles, Louisiana. Please donate items by 4pm on Thursday, September 10th. For [...]
Alief and Smurfs?
Talk about an urban legend in every sense of both words. Beginning in late 1982 and reaching a crescendo of panic and hysteria in the Spring of 1983, elementary and middle-school playgrounds, classrooms, cafeterias from Alief all the way to Aldine were gripped with dread. Even the tough kids were scared, one former HISD pupil [...]
Tequila Lopez
One thing I’ve discovered in decades of eating out -- if a restaurant has a specialty, that is what you should order at the restaurant. Yes, there are exceptions to that rule -- some barbecue joints sling a mean burger, for example, but in general, you want to stick to what the restaurant itself believes [...]
The County Connection: Time is Running Out
The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge We got lucky, but we also did everything right as a community. As Tropical Storm Laura travelled through the gulf, our team was data-driven, relying on projected storm surge data from the National Weather Service's Sea, Lake and Overland Surges from [...]
Election Workers Needed
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Major Changes To Harris County Rental Assistance Program
County Changes Rental Assistance Program (Updated August 27, 2020) By: Howard M. Bookstaff, General Counsel As previously reported, the Harris County Commissioners’ Court voted to make changes to the county portion of the county/city rental assistance program administered by BakerRipley. If you are interested or have already enrolled in the county assistance rental program, you [...]
Prepare for Hurricane Laura Impacts (Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.)
Harris County Residents Should Prepare for Hurricane Laura Impacts by 8:00 p.m. (Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.) The Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HCOHSEM) and partners remain activated at Level 1-Maximum Readiness to respond to Hurricane Laura. The storm will make landfall overnight and will impact areas of Harris County with strong winds and [...]
Prepare for Hurricane Laura Impacts (Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.)
Harris County Residents Should Prepare for Hurricane Laura Impacts by 6:00 p.m. (Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.) The Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HCOHSEM) and partners are activated at Level 1-Maximum Readiness to respond to Hurricane Laura. This morning, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo signed a Disaster Declaration for Harris County. It is [...]
