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Do not leave kids or pets in a closed vehicle
Do not leave kids or pets in a CLOSED VEHICLE for any amount of time! Cars can become an oven in just 10 minutes. ALWAYS Park safely Look in your back seat Lock up
Upcoming SBA Events
SBA's Mentor Protégé Program - Information Sessions Thursday, July 20 | 9:00am-12:15pm CDT | REGISTER THE GLOBAL POTENTIAL FOR AMERICAN CRAFT BEER: Getting the International Deal Done Tuesday, July 25 | 11:00am CDT | REGISTER Grow Your Business with [...]
District expands extra police patrols on commercial corridors
The Hobby Area District board of directors approved funding on Wednesday (June 21) to add two more Precinct 2 constable’s deputies to its supplementary public safety force along the area’s commercial corridors. The addition [...]
The County Connection: Apply Now For Free Child Care
The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge June 2023 I’m so proud to announce that applications are now open for our Early REACH program - a program that increases education access for the [...]
City of Houston Activates Heat Emergency Plan
The City of Houston is activating its Public Health Heat Emergency Plan, providing resources for people to take refuge from extreme heat. The National Weather Service issued an excessive heat advisory for the Houston region [...]
Chief’s Citywide PIP Meeting Scheduled for July 11
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg will be sharing information regarding the State of Public Safety in Harris County. She will discuss the progress in tackling the court backlog, the current jail population breakdown and [...]
Survey | Improve Forest Conditions in Houston Communities
The Houston Parks & Recreation Department is working on a grant proposal to secure federal funding for a Hazard Tree Removal Program. The proposed program would involve working with homeowners to identify and remove dead [...]
Crime Stoppers of Houston: Annual Back to School Donation Drive
Crime Stoppers is hosting our second annual Backpack Distribution on August 1 and they need your help! Their goal is to provide 2,000 free backpacks filled with school supplies to Houston students. There are two [...]
Please help police combat increase in license plate thefts
After State of Texas government made changes to foil the counterfeiting of temporary (paper) vehicle license plates, some crooks have gone back to stealing regular metal license plates. If your vehicle’s “permanent (metal) plates” are [...]
Harris County Commissioners’ Court Approves Burn Ban
Harris County Commissioners' Court Approves Burn Ban Today, the Harris County Commissioners' Court approved a Burn Ban in response to an increased threat of wildfires across unincorporated Harris County. There are now 171 Texas counties [...]
SBA Houston Events for the Week of June 27-July 1, 2022
Greater Houston Business Procurement Forum (GHBPF): Doing Business with our State Agencies & Emergency Preparedness Tuesday, June 28 | 8:00am-11:00am CDT LOCATION: HCC West Loop Campus 1st Floor Auditorium 5601 West Loop South - Houston, [...]
SBA Houston Events for the Week of June 20-24, 2022
Summer School Series: How Limited is the Liability of Your LLC? Tuesday, June 21 | 1:00pm CDT | REGISTER We know that a primary benefit of forming a Limited Liability Company (LLC) is to protect the personal [...]