General News
Houston Moratorium on Heavy Trash Code Enforcement Feb 23-Mar 12, 2021
Houston Announces Moratorium on Heavy Trash Code Enforcement in Aftermath of Winter Storm Heavy trash code enforcement suspended February 23 to March 12, 2021 No citations will be issued during this time Due to widespread [...]
SBA Prioritizes Smallest of Small Businesses in the Paycheck Protection Program
SBA Announces Changes to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to Further Promote Equitable Access to Relief Building on a month of strong results, the Biden-Harris Administration and the U.S. Small Business Administration are taking steps with the Paycheck Protection [...]
Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of February 22
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of February 22, 2021. Nineteen FREE+FAST+SAFE testing sites across Houston are on the schedule for the week. Houston Health [...]
Houston Lifts Boil Water Notice
Effective immediately, the City of Houston has lifted the boil water notice that has been in place since Wednesday, February 17, 2021. Customers no longer need to boil water used for drinking, cooking and making ice. [...]
Ready Harris: FEMA Announces Emergency Aid for Texas
FEMA Announces Emergency Aid for Texas FEMA announced federal emergency aid has been made available to the state of Texas to supplement state, tribal and local recovery efforts in areas affected by a severe winter [...]
Ready Harris: UPDATE | Winter Weather Recovery (Thursday – 1 p.m.)
The Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HCOHSEM) is continuing to monitor and coordinate recovery efforts across the area. The National Weather Service has issued a Hard Freeze Warning for Harris County [...]
Ready Harris: UPDATE | Winter Weather Safety (Tuesday-2:00 pm)
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 [...]
ALERT HOUSTON: New Winter Storm Warning issued for Houston from midnight Tuesday to 6 AM Thursday
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 [...]
Houston Health Department, partners announce free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of February 15
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 [...]
UPDATE: Harris County Urges Residents to Prepare for Historic Winter Freeze
What is the danger? UPDATE: The forecasts have slightly shifted. Parts of north and northwest Harris County will be seeing freezing conditions beginning TONIGHT. The time to prepare is NOW. After sundown, driving conditions will [...]
