Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of February 22
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of February 22, 2021. Nineteen FREE+FAST+SAFE testing sites across Houston are on the schedule for the week. Houston Health Department The Houston Health Department will offer drive-thru testing at two surge sites affiliated with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. [...]
Houston Lifts Boil Water Notice
Effective immediately, the City of Houston has lifted the boil water notice that has been in place since Wednesday, February 17, 2021. Customers no longer need to boil water used for drinking, cooking and making ice. Water quality testing submitted to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has confirmed that tap water meets all regulatory [...]
Ready Harris: FEMA Announces Emergency Aid for Texas
FEMA Announces Emergency Aid for Texas FEMA announced federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Texas to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe winter storm beginning on Feb. 11, 2021 and continuing. Individuals and business owners who sustained losses in the designated area can [...]
Alief ISD: February 19 Key Communicator Update
Good evening Key Communicators, We hope you and your family members are as well as possible during this extremely difficult week. We wanted to share some sad news about a key community member and great asset to Alief ISD who passed away last night. Mr. Mike Kreinsen was a member of the 2015 Bond Steering [...]
District F: Food & Water Distributions + Home Repair Resources
02.19.21 Update from AFL-CIO: Individuals in need of plumbers and trade professionals can access the following database: Plumbers Local 68 has a clearing house website called Plumbers 911 that connects folks with union contractors: https://plumbers911.com/find-a-local-plumber/houston-texas-plumbers/ Those without internet access can call: 713-999-6829. Update from GHBA: We have a list of members here (searchable by the type of [...]
The Thomas Telegraph: Vol. 2, Issue 7 – 02-18-2021
Vol. 2, Issue 7 - 02.18.21 Press Conference: Mayor Turner Provides Updates on Outages and Boil Water Notice - 02.18.21 (starts at the 14m10s mark) Please view Mayor Turner's press conference from this morning for many informative updates on the current state of our city. Key Takeaways ERCOT has given the greenlight to energy providers to restore power [...]
Ready Harris: UPDATE | Winter Weather Recovery (Thursday – 1 p.m.)
The Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HCOHSEM) is continuing to monitor and coordinate recovery efforts across the area. The National Weather Service has issued a Hard Freeze Warning for Harris County beginning at midnight and lasting until 9:00 a.m. Friday. Remember to protect the 4 P’s – people, pets, pipes and [...]
District F: Emergency Weather Updates – Boil Water Notice in Effect Feb. 17, 2021
02.17.21 The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) operates the electric grid and manages the deregulated market for 75 percent of the state. They had directed energy providers, such as CenterPoint, to restore power to 600K households yesterday, and hope to reduce more outages over the course of today. Follow ERCOT on Twitter to monitor updates. Follow CenterPoint on Twitter to monitor [...]
