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CITY RESOURCES At a press conference earlier today, Mayor Turner announced that the 1st of (4) City-County testing sites for COVID-19 has opened to first responders and medical workers. They have been determined to have the most potential exposure to the coronavirus and we do not want them to infect others. Please do not show up [...]
SBA to Provide Disaster Assistance Loans for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering designated states and territories low-interest federal disaster loans for working capital to small businesses suffering substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Coronavirus Emergency Aid Package Signed into Law The legislation signed Wednesday [...]
Superintendent HD Chambers and Ava Montgomery (Alief ISD Deputy Superintendent of Instruction) provide an update on how Alief ISD is tackling various issues as schools remain closed. They discuss staffing, salaries, curbside pick-up meals, digital learning, expectations for parents and for staff, and events such as the Class of 2020 graduation ceremonies and prom. The podcast [...]
VIDEO: Public Service Announcement Please click the image below. Edward Pollard, Houston City Council Member for District J RESOURCES City of Houston Website: Houstonemergency.org Call Center: (832) 393-4220 Monday – Friday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Harris County Health Website: publichealth.harriscountytx.gov Phone: (713) 566-3600 Texas Medical Center Website: memorialhermann.org Phone: (713) 791-8800 Texas [...]
RESTAURANTS PLEASE REMEMBER THAT DINING-IN IS CURRENTLY NOT ALLOWED THROUGH THE END OF MARCH. Please support our local restaurants by ordering take-out and delivery! We have received reports of restaurants not complying with the no dine-in order. We as a community must all coordinate together to combat the spread of the coronavirus. PLEASE REPORT NON-COMPLIANT [...]
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) would like to provide you with important information regarding your public water system and preparing for and responding to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 outbreak. A centralized website has been organized at https://www.tceq.texas.gov/response/covid-19 to make resources and guidance more readily available to you. A drinking water related webpage has also been created to [...]
(Houston, Texas) – The Harris County Clerk will close its main office and annexes to the public on the advice of county leadership as a measure to help contain and mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The closure will take effect Wednesday, March 18, 2020 and continue until further notice. “We are actively monitoring [...]
Alief ISD is working to ensure students have access to healthy meals during school closures. Beginning March 23, any children age 18 and younger will be able to pick up breakfast and lunch from select campuses from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. DATE: Monday to Friday beginning Monday, March 23 TIME: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 [...]
Fellow Houstonians, Over the years our city has proven to be able to overcome any challenge that has presented itself. Time after time we have persevered and rose above every storm or crisis that has come our way. In the aftermath, through collective strength and unmatched will, we have shown resiliency and remained Houston Strong. [...]
Property Owners, Commercial Customers, Automobile Dealers/Title Services and Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrars Asked to Use Tax Office Drop boxes Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector & Voter Registrar Ann Harris Bennett announces that Tax Office operations will continue during the COVID-19 pandemic by using drop box payment methods for property owners, Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrars, commercial customers, [...]
