The County Connection: Have You Signed Up for a Vaccine Yet?
The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge April 2021 Last week, I followed my own advice and got vaccinated! I want to thank every frontline health worker and Harris County Public Health employee who has been working to save lives for the past year. Now more than ever we have reason to [...]
Studio 59 Market Square: A Little Rodeo Moment, April 10
Rodeo inspired! Family friendly and Dj sounds from DJ MOE!
New Survey & Tools: Small Employers Say Vaccines are Critical for Getting Back to Business
Here's why: The COVID-19 pandemic has hit small businesses hard. Revenue is down by more than 50% for one in four small businesses Small employers are critical to reducing vaccine hesitancy and increasing vaccine access. More than 100 million people of the more than 328 million people in the U.S. generate their livelihoods [...]
Eye-popping pop-up markets provide colorful crafts for Easter
They’re as perennial as the bluebonnets, paintbrushes and buttercups that line Texas’ roadways in spring: Colorful displays of piñatas, cascades of cascarones, bunches of bouquets and baskets. Several “Peeps Pop-up" markets lined streets throughout the East Aldine District Friday and Saturday as entrepreneurs and fund-aisers set up their annual Easter displays in the rite of [...]
Town Center progress is boosting East Aldine to prosperity
Before building a new Town Center, officials of the East Aldine Management District literally had to move mountains. Or at least one very large mound. For years, the 61.6-acre tract of land at 3000 Aldine Mail Route Road was used to hold tons of dirt excavated from areas of Harris County for the construction of flood control and [...]
Graffiti abatement program keeps East Aldine District looking good
In every major city, wherever there is an empty wall space, one might find the not so special artwork of graffiti casting a blight on the surface. While some may think of it as wasted artistic talent, this type of nuisance and eyesore can pose a threat to public safety, or even subject an area [...]
Aldine ISD’s director of Early Childhood Learning addresses the pre-K enrollment crisis
Research shows that children who participate in high-quality pre-K programs are more likely to read on grade level by 3rd grade, and that students who do have a greater chance of graduating from college and being career-ready. But pre-K enrollment has fallen short across the nation for a variety of reasons, and now it has [...]
SBA: PPP Deadline Extended to May 31, 2021
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Deadline is Extended to May 31, 2021 Today President Biden signed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Extension Act into law extending the PPP deadline from March 31 to May 31, 2021. Read the full statement from SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman about how this is "providing additional critical relief to the smallest of [...]
