General News
SBA: Veterans Boots to Business Reboot, March 9
Veterans Boots to Business Reboot Wednesday, March 9 | 8:00am-4:00pm CDT | REGISTER Owning a Veteran-Owned Small Business Veterans have the character, discipline and skills needed to succeed as small business owners and entrepreneurs. Wondering what [...]
HPD Offers Prevention Tips to Help Fight Catalytic Converter Thefts
Investigators in the Houston Police Department Auto Theft Division are warning motorists to be aware of a rising national crime that has also hit Houston: catalytic converter thefts. Thefts of the converters in the city so far [...]
Tomorrow’s Webinar: SBA Celebrates Black History Month
Join the SBA on Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. EST for an online event to celebrate Black History Month. The event will feature a fireside chat and conversation with Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman [...]
“Safe Storage” of Guns
The Harris County district attorney, Houston police chief, local pediatricians and gun-owning parents urge gun owners to store their firearms safely. Guns are the second leading cause of death among Texas children and [...]
COVID-19 Updates from the Houston Health Dept. | February 21, 2022
Here are COVID-19 updates from the Houston Health Department for the week of February 21, 2022. Overall Situation Houston's latest 14-day average COVID-19 positivity rate is 9.7%, down from 15.9% last week and 38.0% in [...]
Free COVID-19 vaccinations and testing available at dozens of Houston Health Department-affiliated sites week of February 21, 2022
The Houston Health Department is announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 vaccinations and testing during the week of February 21, 2022. Over a dozen sites offering vaccinations and more than 30 testing sites are on the [...]
911 Presentation
Download this PDF to learn more about the Greater Harris County 9-1-1 services.
HPD Chief’s Citywide PIP Meeting Invitation for Tuesday, March 8
The meeting will be also be streamed live with sign language interpretation on HPD’s YouTube channel: youtube.com/houstonpolice Closed captioning can be enabled on the YouTube video, or found at: streamtext.net/player?event=CitywidePIP
The County Connection: Fighting Gun Violence and Investing in Public Safety
The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge February 2022 Across the nation, states, counties, and cities are reporting across-the-board increases in gun-related violent crime. And here in Harris County, we are not immune from this [...]
Conflict Resolution – Free Mediation Services Info Zoom Meeting, Feb. 10
Hello, Precinct 2 Friends and Neighbors: Important virtual meeting tonight at 6:30 pm! You may’ve had issues in the past with auto repairs, landlord-tenant, consumer-merchant, neighbors, property damage, financial, and needed help. Now, Harris County Dispute Resolution [...]
In-person early voting starts Feb. 14!
For non-partisan information from the League of Women Voters of Houston about candidates and election rules for the March 1, 2022 Republican and Democratic primaries in Harris County, go to https://lwvhouston.org/voters-guide/
Free COVID-19 vaccinations and testing available at dozens of Houston Health Department-affiliated sites week of February 7, 2022
The Houston Health Department is announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 vaccinations and testing during the week of February 7, 2022. More than 20 sites offering vaccinations and more than 30 testing sites are on the [...]
