It is time to register for supplies or to volunteer at the Mayor's Back 2 School Fest presented by Shell. The City has partnered with the Houston Food Bank to distribute food, masks, backpacks, and school supplies for Houston-area elementary students and their families. Event Details Date: Friday and Saturday, August 7-8, 2020 Time: 8 a.m. – [...]
WHO: Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia & residents WHAT: Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia begins development on the Parks & Trails Plan that is aimed to improve the Precinct’s parks and trail system by utilizing public feedback to drive the direction of the plan. Residents are encouraged to take the online survey, which is [...]
Spanish-speaking populations in the Houston area are among the hardest hit by the coronavirus. Our District is working with Memorial Hermann to get out information in Spanish to our community. Mire estos videos para obtener más información sobre cómo protegerse a usted y su familia del coronavirus. (Watch these videos to learn more about how [...]
On Sunday, a pedestrian was tragically killed in a hit-and-run crash at 9200 Bissonnet when attempting to cross the street not in a crosswalk. Pedestrians are encouraged to follow these safety tips provided in several different languages from the Houston Police to reduce the rising number of pedestrian fatalities and injuries: English: https://www.houstontx.gov/police/pdfs/brochures/english/Pedestrian-Safety-Awareness.pdf Spanish: https://www.houstontx.gov/police/pdfs/brochures/spanish/Pedestrian-Safety-Awareness-0215-SP.pdf Vietnamese: https://www.houstontx.gov/police/pdfs/brochures/vietnamese/Pedestrian_Safety_Awareness_Vietnamese.pdf Chinese: https://www.houstontx.gov/police/pdfs/brochures/chinese/Pedestrian-Safety-Awareness-12-10-14-Chinese.pdf [...]
COVID-19 is such a new virus there are constant medical discoveries on its dangerous effects, but there is no mystery about how to slow its rapid spread: Protect yourself from getting it and get tested. As cases, hospitalization and deaths quickly increase in Harris County, employers struggle to stay afloat and school officials grapple with [...]
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of July 20, 2020. Texas Division of Emergency Management The Texas Division of Emergency Management and the department will operate drive-thru testing sites at: Sinclair Elementary School, 6410 Grovewood Lane, Eden Event Center, 7450 N. Wayside Crosby Community [...]
Join us for the following virtual workshops this month!
The Alliance, a local group at thealliancetx.org, posted videos of a "mask up" message in Amharic (Ethiopia), Arabic, Cantonese, Dari (Persia), French, Lingala (Congo), Pashto (Afghani), Russian, Urdu, Spanish, Khmer, Vietnamese, Mandarin, and Burmese.
The livelihoods of working families in Harris County depend on small businesses in our area keeping their doors open. The Harris County Small Business Recovery Fund is offering eligible businesses up to $25,000 to support their ongoing operations. This is NOT a loan program, and does not have to be repaid. The fund will be open for [...]
Slowing the Spread of COVID-19 Requires Each of Us to Do Our Part Harris County is one of several COVID-19 hot spots in the US that health officials are very concerned about. Cases continue to increase and so does the percentage of people testing positive, which means the virus is gaining ground in our community. [...]
