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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 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 [...]
Vol. 1, Issue 9 - 09.03.20 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. To volunteer, click here. For the Spanish flyer, [...]
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The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of Aug. 31, 2020. The week will offer more than 20 free testing sites across Houston, including five mega sites. "We currently have more testing capacity in Houston than any time during the pandemic but the number of people [...]
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 [...]
Vol. 1, Issue 8 - 08.27.20 DISTRICT F OFFICE To celebrate Black Business Month, our office profiled two of District F's Black-owned businesses. Blake's Bar-B-Q & Burgers Fleur De Sweets CIP Project Update: Alief Neighborhood CenterPlease be advised that construction on the new Alief Neighborhood Center has been given the Notice To Proceed date of Monday, August [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
