The SBA Houston District Office is now using Microsoft Teams Live Events for future online meetings and webinars. We experienced some growing pains this morning so we had to make a correction to the rest of our meetings scheduled for 9am this week. CORRECTION: Updated Meeting Links PPP Loan Forgiveness Have you received or applied [...]

  COVID-19 Testing As the state of Texas begins to open back up, testing for COVID-19 is increasing as well. We have received many inquiries from residents about how and where they can be tested. There are a variety of testing sites around the city, and each site has its own requirements. For more information [...]

Natural disasters will continue to happen, even while we battle COVID-19. Our location along the Gulf Coast, in combination with our status as one of the nation’s industrial centers, leaves us vulnerable to many natural and human-caused hazards. The City of Houston Office of Emergency Management (OEM) urges residents to prepare now for the 2020 [...]

Please attribute the following statement to Houston City Council Member At-Large No. 1 Mike Knox. "My wife, Helen, and I and Jason’s wife, Keira, are deeply grateful for the outpouring of love and support from our Houston community. We celebrate all Jason embodied as a committed HPD officer and pilot who fully embraced his job [...]

The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge The stakes are high. Yesterday, Texas reported 50 deaths statewide, the most in any one day since mid-March, and added more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19, the biggest one-day increase in infections in three weeks. Keeping our distance, wearing face coverings, [...]

Getting access to testing for the coronavirus has been a challenge for many underserved communities. I have been told there are reports of a possible cluster of COVID-19 cases in the Pilgrim Academy Elementary area near Hillcroft Ave. and Richmond Ave. As such, my office has partnered with United Memorial Medical Center to better safeguard [...]

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE On Monday, April 27th, Governor Abbott provided the following updates: Statewide stay home order will be allowed to expire on April 30th On Friday, May 1st, businesses such as retail stores, malls, restaurants and theaters to reopen, but will be limited to 25% occupancy Barbershops, salons, gyms, and bars to open "as soon as possible" and expect them [...]

CORONAVIRUS VIRTUAL TOWN HALL MEETING Watch on Facebook Live or HTV Houston Channel 16 Tuesday, April 28, 5:00 PM CT  Complete Communities is a collaborative effort involving the community and all City of Houston Departments and Divisions with City leadership from: Mayor's Office of Complete Communities | 832-393-0716 | houstontx.gov/completecommunities Planning & Development Department | 832-393-6600 [...]

Since the COVID-19, Corona Virus pandemic reached our shores, members of our Asian community have had to endure the unthinkable. Acts of harassment, discrimination and even assaults have been occurring throughout America. Apparently originating in Wuhan, China, and fueled by political rhetoric, this virus seems to have become an excuse for some to blame anyone [...]

By Fran Kritz, NPR Don Schaffner had Thai takeout for dinner a few nights ago, just as he did occasionally in the weeks and months before the current COVID-19 pandemic. That's worth knowing. Schaffner is a distinguished professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey whose expertise includes quantitative microbial risk assessment, predictive food microbiology, hand-washing and [...]