Houston's Official 4th of July CelebrationWATCH THE CELEBRATION ON ABC13!Houston’s signature patriotic celebration is back with a 2020 approach. As a result of the rising COVID-19 positive cases and hospitalizations, the City of Houston's July 4th celebration will be a virtual event. Shell Freedom Over Texas will feature an exciting line up of live and [...]
The County Connection Lina Hidalgo | Harris County Judge Last week, a member of my staff tested positive for COVID-19 and is, thankfully, recovering at home. Other staff members and I now find ourselves in an eerily similar situation to so many across Harris County -- folks who are in [...]
Governor Greg Abbott today issued an Executive Order requiring all Texans to wear a face covering over the nose and mouth in public spaces in counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases, with few exceptions. The Governor also issued a proclamation giving mayors and county judges the ability to impose restrictions [...]
Harris County recently entered the Level 1 threat level under the County's new emergency response system due to a surge in confirmed cases of COVID-19. All polling centers will remain open to perform the essential function of voting during the 10-day Early Voting Period and on Election Day. The County Clerk's Office has put in [...]
By Defender News Service To help reduce community spread of COVID-19, the University of Houston College of Medicine has launched an online contact tracing certificate program for anyone around the world interested in becoming a “disease detective.” “Population Health During a Pandemic: Contact Tracing and Beyond” is available to the public for free on Coursera [...]
COVID-19 Update As of Friday at 3:00pm, the Houston Health Department reported 879 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the Houston total to 18,056. Sadly, 8 additional deaths were reported bringing the total deaths to 216. The Harris County COVID-19 Threat Level System has been raised to Level 1. Level 1 signifies a [...]
Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan will continue the fight to improve and protect neighborhoods. Ryan this week won approval from the Harris County Commissioners Court to continue his Community Protection Program with six management districts: East Aldine Management District, International Management District, North Houston Management District, Southwest Management District, Harris County Improvement District Number 5 [...]
New art acquisitions will grow the City’s public collection while supporting artists impacted by the COVID-19 economic downturn The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (MOCA) announced today new opportunities for artists and artist groups to have their artwork selected for the City’s Art Collection. In April, MOCA began announcing opportunities for artists and the creative [...]
W. Airport Extension is Now Open Two years and four months ago, I joined Council Member Green, Donald Perkins, TX DOT, James Construction and members of our community for the ground breaking ceremony for the W. Airport extension project. We were excited to celebrate the coming of another much [...]
Dear friends, The Harris County COVID-19 Relief Fund will open its online and phone application process for financial assistance to eligible Harris County residents on June 23 and June 24. In May, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Commissioners Court approved the creation of the $30 million COVID-19 Relief Fund to be distributed to an [...]
