Recently, Harris County Public Health (HCPH) launched a new COVID-19 vaccination registration portal inviting residents to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine waitlist. To ensure fair access for elderly residents, working families, and vulnerable populations, registrants on the waitlist are selected through a randomization and prioritization process rather than on a first-come, first-served basis. While [...]
The Harris County Emergency Corps' blood drive is quickly approaching on February 26 at Station 92. Appointments are available from 1:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. You can sign up to donate at https://www.commitforlife.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/331394. For all of those who sign up before 2/20/2021, you will receive an extra entry in a drawing for a $50 Amazon [...]
The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge Most everyone has had an experience with trying to get a COVID-19 vaccination within the past few weeks -- whether for themselves, for a friend, or an elderly relative. And extremely limited vaccine supply made available via random drops announced at the last minute has [...]
“A party without cake is just a meeting.” -- Julia Child Late at night, while her family is sleeping, Laura Lumbreras is busy in her kitchen, cooking the sweet treats for her home-based business, Pookie Pops. Her strawberry chocolate cake pops are always popular at Valentine’s Day, but her new specialty is a toasted marshmallow confection known as a [...]
The story of the brightly painted, 30-foot school bus known officially as "The Art Bus" is, in a way, not unlike the story of 2020. If something could go wrong, it did. Not unlike that terrible year, however, the 8-month history of The Art Bus is also a story of passion and persistence through a [...]
There is less than one week left to apply for one year of FREE utility assessments on your commercial building through Houston’s Smart Utility Check-Up Program! Houston Public Works is accepting applications for the 2021 Smart Utility Checkup program. This program provides one year of free professional monitoring and analysis of water, electricity, and gas consumption for all [...]
