The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge Last week, a member of my staff tested positive for COVID-19 and is, thankfully, recovering at home. Other staff members and I now find ourselves in an eerily similar situation to so many across Harris County -- folks who are in [...]

  Governor Greg Abbott today issued an Executive Order requiring all Texans to wear a face covering over the nose and mouth in public spaces in counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases, with few exceptions. The Governor also issued a proclamation giving mayors and county judges the ability to impose restrictions [...]

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Harris County recently entered the Level 1 threat level under the County's new emergency response system due to a surge in confirmed cases of COVID-19. All polling centers will remain open to perform the essential function of voting during the 10-day Early Voting Period and on Election Day. The County Clerk's Office has put in [...]

By Defender News Service To help reduce community spread of COVID-19, the University of Houston College of Medicine has launched an online contact tracing certificate program for anyone around the world interested in becoming a “disease detective.” “Population Health During a Pandemic: Contact Tracing and Beyond” is available to the public for free on Coursera [...]

Lunch with SBA Leadership Ask your small business questions in this virtual 30 min. daily interactive session (limited to first 30 participants) Monday, June 29 - Thursday, July, 2 at 12:00pm CDT CLICK HERE TO JOIN (ID: 769 0912 8222; Password: 8aKHJ6) PPP Loan Forgiveness  The Houston SBA District office will discuss key factors the borrower should [...]

Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan will continue the fight to improve and protect neighborhoods. Ryan this week won approval from the Harris County Commissioners Court to continue his Community Protection Program with six management districts: East Aldine Management District, International Management District, North Houston Management District, Southwest Management District, Harris County Improvement District Number 5 [...]

Dear Friends and Neighbors, We cannot wait any longer -- the time to act is now. We have arrived at the precipice of a public health disaster. Area hospitals have reached their full ICU base capacity and are now relying on surge space to treat patients. The number of daily cases and hospitalizations have also [...]

Graduates of International District and International District-adjacent public high schools have left their marks on the world in virtually every human endeavor since the openings of Elsik and Hastings in 1975. Since then, Taylor and Kerr high schools have joined the party. A look at the wildly diverse role call of luminaries in entertainment, the [...]

Public News Service: On the Virtual Road in Texas to Promote the 2020 Census