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 [...]
Life-threatening cold weather conditions continue in Harris County. Temperatures are unlikely to move above freezing for more than a few hours until Wednesday. Freezing rain and ice will also return overnight in much of the county. Plan to arrive at the location where you intend to spend the night no later than 5:00 p.m. today. STAY [...]
Weather Information The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Houston beginning midnight Tuesday to 6 AM Thursday. Travel will continue to be very difficult through Tuesday morning with ice covered roads. Power outages are ongoing. The extremely low wind chills, below zero will be life threatening to people and animals outside without adequate warmth or shelter! [...]
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of February 15, 2021. Nineteen FREE+FAST+SAFE testing sites across Houston are on the schedule for the week. Testing sites are closed February 15 and 16 due to inclement weather. Houston Health Department The Houston Health Department will offer drive-thru testing at [...]
Due to inclement weather, the City of Houston Municipal Courts will be closed beginning at 8 a.m. on Monday, February 15, 2021, through Tuesday, February 16, 2021. Normal business hours will resume Wednesday, February 17, 2021. In accordance with guidelines from Mayor Sylvester Turner and the CDC, to protect the public and MCD staff from [...]
Weather Information The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Houston beginning Sunday afternoon until Monday afternoon. Precipitation will begin on Sunday afternoon as mainly rain, transitioning to sleet and freezing rain overnight and becoming a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain on Monday morning. Precipitation will taper off by Monday [...]
TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GENE WU STATE REPRESENTATIVE· DISTRICT 137 Dear Friend, As of this week, the Texas Rent Relief Program has been launched by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA). Due to the Coronavirus Relief Bill passed by Congress last December, there is $1.3 billion available in emergency rental assistance for [...]
Vol. 2, Issue 6 - 02.12.21 Black History Month has its roots in 1926, when the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) sponsored a national Negro History week, choosing the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. The event inspired schools and communities nationwide to organize local [...]
Walking into the Alief ISD administrative building, phone in one hand to discuss her latest donation delivery and dragging behind her a cart of food items for a family in need, she greets a new business representative who is eager to provide mentors for students. Delores “Dee” Jones, business and community coordinator for the school [...]
