CitizensNet Newsletter: PUBLIC SAFETY & HOMELAND SECURITY | 6-1-2020 Hurricane Season Runs June 1 to Nov. 30; Be Prepared & Stay Alert During the COVID-19 Pandemic The City of Houston Office of Emergency Management (OEM) urges residents to prepare for the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which runs from Monday, June 1, through Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. Planning for [...]
PPP Loan Forgiveness- The District Director and Deputy District Director will walk you through the latest issued official guidance. 1:00pm CST: Monday 06/01: CLICK HERE Wednesday 06/03: CLICK HERE Friday 06/05: CLICK HERE PPP/EIDL Program Overview- PPP funds are still available. EIDL open to agricultural businesses only. Here an overview of each program. 9:00am CST: [...]
In this video, Alief ISD Superintendent HD Chambers speaks to parents, students and staff. Click on the image above to watch the video, or watch here. En este video, el Superintendente de Alief ISD, HD Chambers, habla con los padres, los estudiantes y el personal. Haga clic en la imagen de arriba para ver el video, o [...]
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE Due to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, City Council held a Consolidated Session this morning. Guidelines remain in place for speakers to participate remotely during Public Session. Here were some of the notable Agenda items from the Agenda Session: Item #6 - ORDINANCE approving and authorizing a Subrecipient Agreement between City of Houston and BAKER RIPLEY, INC to provide $2,499,887.00 in Hurricane Harvey [...]
By Homer L. Clark, Wea Lee, Kenneth Li, Patricia Maddox, Gerald Overturff and Ralph Rieger, Houston Chronicle The Houston area’s little known and sometimes misunderstand management districts have been working to enhance public safety, business opportunities and other forms of quality of life issues for years. Now that the pandemic is forcing deep budget cuts [...]
PPP Loan Forgiveness 1:00pm CST: Tuesday 5/26: CLICK HERE Wednesday 5/27: CLICK HERE Thursday 5/28: CLICK HERE Friday 5/29: CLICK HERE EIDL/PPP Overview *PPP funds are still available, EIDL open to agricultural businesses only Tuesday May 26th-Friday May 29th 3:00pm Join URL: https://score.zoom.us/j/98930451394 Or by Phone: +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 989 3045 1394 Spanish Webinars EIDL/PPP Overview [...]
PRESS RELEASE: Council Member Thomas Sends Eid al-Fitr Holiday Wishes to Muslim Community
In this video, Alief ISD Superintendent HD Chambers speaks to parents, students and staff. Click on the image above to watch the video, or watch here. En este video, el Superintendente de Alief ISD, HD Chambers, habla con los padres, los estudiantes y el personal. Haga clic en la imagen de arriba para ver el [...]
On Monday, May 18, elected officials, the Houston Food Bank, members of the community, volunteers, and the press gathered at KIPP Academy Connect Primary School Campus to assist the Houston Food Bank to distribute food to the community.International District Vice Chair, Fred Bhandara, used the occasion to announce a donation of seed money [...]
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE On Monday 5/18, Governor Greg Abbott announced an Executive Order regarding the Phase II of the State of Texas' ongoing plan to safely and strategically open Texas while minimizing the spread of COVID-19. Restaurants may increase their occupancy to 50% and additional services and activities that remained closed under Phase I may open with restricted occupancy levels [...]
