Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston City Council today approved a $20 million rent relief package to help Houstonians who cannot pay rent due to economic challenges caused by COVID-19. Funding for the City's second rental relief package includes $15 million from the the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES [...]

Please, help show support and encouragement to SPO Cormier and the Knox family during this difficult time.

“Neighborhood Updates” notify residents of COVID-19 recovery resources and essential city services The Department of Neighborhoods (DON) announces Neighborhood Updates, a new way for Houstonians to stay informed of COVID-19 recovery resources, essential city services, and seasonal advisories via telephone voice and text messages in English and Spanish. The new service is especially catered to seniors, [...]

Dear Friends and Members of SWHouston2000,   We want to let you know what our plans are for August and September, due to the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic.   AUGUST. NO meetings will be held.   SEPTEMBER. The status of our Bi-Monthly Breakfast at HBU on Tuesday, Sept 8 is uncertain. Our monthly speaker meetings will resume ONLINE via [...]

The Harris County Clerk’s Office is looking for election workers to staff more than 800 voting centers that will be open for the November 3, 2020 General Election. Election workers are also needed three weeks prior to the election to work at approximately 100 voting centers during the Early Voting period, October 13-30.   “We [...]

HPD Southwest Division Virtual PIP Meeting We miss being in the community room with our District K residents. We hope you are well and in good spirits. COVID-19, unfortunately has limited our ability to hold public gatherings and meetings. This has affected our monthly Community PIP Meetings.    As we adapt to [...]

Mayor Sylvester Turner and members of Houston City Council today passed the City's Small Business Economic Relief Program (SBERP), which will be funded with $15 million of the City's allocated CARES Act 2020 funds. The program is for small businesses that are most in financial need and exhibit a moderate to high likelihood of surviving [...]

Mayor Sylvester Turner joined representatives from Shell Oil and the Houston Food Bank to announce details of this year's push to help children and families successfully prepare for the new school year. The  10th Annual Mayor’s Back to School Fest presented by Shell on will take place on Friday and Saturday, August 7-8, 2020 in the [...]

During these difficult times we too are adversely affected, though temporarily closed, we are offering free programs and services online throughout the week to keep the members of our community mentally and physically fit. We have held more than 150 online classes /webinars since March 24th with overwhelming participation (Flyer attached for your reference). The [...]

This is a reminder of the Elections Administrator Virtual Town Hall that will take place tomorrow, July 24 at 4:30 pm: https://www.facebook.com/events/284367476320727/ We must be vigilant in protecting the right to vote and the integrity of our elections. That is why we are creating an independent, non-partisan Harris County Office of Elections Administration that focuses exclusively [...]