Updates from your City of Houston

Houston Recovers from Harvey The Planning & Development (P&D) family hopes that everyone is safe and well, considering the extreme circumstance our city experienced over the last two weeks. Hurricane Harvey affected all of us one way or another, but it also brought us together. Houstonians witnessed great service, sacrifice, bravery, kindness, and compassion throughout [...]

2017-09-14T14:17:28-05:00September 14th, 2017|Community|

SBA Disaster Information

How do I file for disaster loans? First – contact FEMA at their website: www.DisasterAssistance.gov or call at 1-800-621-3362. 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week Second – File for an SBA disaster loan at https://disasterloan.sba.gov or 1 800 659 2955 • Homeowner and renter loans up to $240K ($200Kproperty + $40Kcontents). Interest [...]

2017-09-06T18:59:11-05:00September 6th, 2017|Community|

Lowe’s Meyerland Location Reopening

Lowe's will be kicking off a $500,000 donation drive by offering 5,000 free buckets of supplies at their Meyerland store (4645 Beechnut) on Thursday, September 7th. The buckets will include bleach, cleaning gloves, insect spray, bottled water, spray bottles, sponges, mops and broom. The drive will start at 11am and go until supplies run out. [...]

2017-09-06T14:07:40-05:00September 6th, 2017|Community|

Watch Out for Price Gouging and ICE/HSI Imposters

Report Price Gouging "If Texans in affected counties believe they have been scammed or encountered price gouging during or after Hurricane Harvey, they should call the Office of the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Hotline toll-free at (800) 621-0508 or email [email protected]. "During declared disasters, state law prohibits businesses from charging exorbitant prices for necessities such [...]

2017-09-05T16:59:19-05:00September 5th, 2017|Community|

HISD classes to begin Sept. 11 for 218,000 students

Dear HISD community, The first day of school for Houston Independent School District students will be Monday, Sept. 11, weather and facility conditions permitting. We are eager to get our students back into the classroom and learning, but we need to be sure that our campuses are safe and that Houston’s infrastructure and roads are [...]

2017-09-05T14:49:51-05:00September 5th, 2017|Community|
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