Harris County Clerk Closing Main Office and Annexes to the Public Residents Encouraged to Use Online Services

(Houston, Texas) – The Harris County Clerk will close its main office and annexes to the public on the advice of county leadership as a measure to help contain and mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The closure will take effect Wednesday, March 18, 2020 and continue until further notice. “We are actively monitoring [...]

2020-03-18T18:56:47-05:00March 18th, 2020|Community|

Harris County Tax Office Eliminating Services Inside Offices

Property Owners, Commercial Customers, Automobile Dealers/Title Services and Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrars Asked to Use Tax Office Drop boxes Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector & Voter Registrar Ann Harris Bennett announces that Tax Office operations will continue during the COVID-19 pandemic by using drop box payment methods for property owners, Volunteer Deputy Voter Registrars, commercial customers, [...]

2020-03-17T23:25:40-05:00March 17th, 2020|Community|

SBA To Provide Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) Up to $2 Million in Disaster Assistance Loans

SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza issued the following statement today in response to the President’s address to the nation: “The President took bold, decisive action to make our 30 million small businesses more resilient to Coronavirus-related economic disruptions. Small businesses are vital economic engines in every community and state, and they have helped make our economy the strongest [...]

2020-03-17T23:19:37-05:00March 17th, 2020|Community, Economic Development|

SBA Disaster Recovery Assistance- Informational Webinars

The SBA Houston District Office as we provide the latest information from SBA to help small businesses with their economic recovery from the effects of the Coronavirus. We will give information on how to apply and where you can get additional help with preparing and applying for an SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loan. The information [...]

2020-03-17T22:43:59-05:00March 17th, 2020|Community, Economic Development|

Hidalgo orders bars to close, restricts restaurants to takeout for 15 days

By Zach Despart, Houston Chronicle Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo on Monday ordered all bars and clubs in Harris County to close for the next 15 days, a move intended to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. The order, which takes effect at 8 a.m. Tuesday, also limits restaurants to pickup, delivery and drive-through [...]

2020-03-17T20:11:39-05:00March 17th, 2020|Community|

Announcement from TEAM KHB- Spring Events/Projects/Programs

In the best interest of those we work with and serve, the Board of Directors for Keep Houston Beautiful have elected to postpone all spring events, projects and programs until further notice. This is effective immediately. Our annual KHB DAY will be rescheduled to the Fall and will be held in conjunction with our Fall [...]

2020-03-16T23:47:40-05:00March 16th, 2020|Community, Events|

5 Things You Can Do To Help Us Save Lives

Dear friend, Yesterday, we joined together with City of Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Fort Bend County Judge KP George, and public health officials from across the region to provide important regional community guidelines to help contain the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). The guidelines are below. Our goal is to make sure that we stay ahead [...]

2020-03-14T02:54:27-05:00March 14th, 2020|Community, Resources|

SBA Guidance for Coronavirus (COVID-19)

SBA To Provide Small Businesses Impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19) Up to $2 Million in Disaster Assistance Loans WASHINGTON – SBA Administrator Jovita Carranza issued the following statement today in response to the President’s address to the nation: “The President took bold, decisive action to make our 30 million small businesses more resilient to Coronavirus-related economic disruptions. Small businesses are [...]

2020-03-13T01:52:36-05:00March 13th, 2020|Economic Development|
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