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Houston’s COVID-19 Site Broadens Testing to Symptomatic People with Chronic Illnesses
Houston’s first free COVID-19 drive-thru testing site will broaden services to people of any age with chronic illnesses on Sunday, Marc…
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Register your Restaurant in our ACC Directory
We want your restaurant be listed on our directory as a service of the Asian Chamber in support of small businesses being shutting down b…
Read moreSBA Update! COVID-19 Disaster Loans Now Available in Texas & Upcoming Webinars
Texas small business can now apply for SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to help with the COVID-19 crisis. What’s an EIDL? …
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Mayor Sylvester Turner asks authorities to investigate false social media posts; assures residents the city of Houston is not shutting down over the weekend
The City of Houston is not shutting down over the weekend because of COVID-19. Mayor Sylvester Turner is asking Houstonians to get their …
Read moreFirst Houston COVID-19 Testing Site Expands to Older Adults with Symptoms
The first free COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in Houston will expand services on Saturday, March 21, 2020, to symptomatic people age 65…
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District F Coronavirus Update (Testing Sites, METRO, Community Input Meetings) – 03/20/20
CITY RESOURCES At a press conference earlier today, Mayor Turner announced that the 1st of (4) City-County testing sites for COVID-19 has…
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Federal Relief for Businesses and Other Tax Filers
SBA to Provide Disaster Assistance Loans for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering des…
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Alief ISD: ImpactED Podcast – Coronavirus – Update on Staffing, Digital Learning and Other Critical Questions
Superintendent HD Chambers and Ava Montgomery (Alief ISD Deputy Superintendent of Instruction) provide an update on how Alief ISD is tac…
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District J: Public Service Announcement
VIDEO: Public Service Announcement Please click the image below. Edward Pollard, Houston City Council Member for District J RESOURCES Cit…
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The Advocate: Coronavirus/COVID-19 Information for Public Water Systems
The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) would like to provide you with important information regarding your public water sys…
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Harris County Clerk Closing Main Office and Annexes to the Public Residents Encouraged to Use Online Services
(Houston, Texas) – The Harris County Clerk will close its main office and annexes to the public on the advice of county leadership as a…
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Alief ISD: Food Distribution Sites
Alief ISD is working to ensure students have access to healthy meals during school closures. Beginning March 23, any children age 18 and …
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