Houston Rockets mascot Clutch the Bear and the Clutch City Dancers joined Mayor Sylvester Turner at City Hall today to officially declare October 22 as “Houston Rockets Day” in the City of Houston. The mayor encouraged basketball fans to “Paint the Town Red” and display their team spirit by wearing […]
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Get those resumes ready! More than 1,600 jobs available through virtual job fair
HOUSTON – More than 1,600 full- and part-time positions will be available at the Turnaround Houston Job & Readiness Fair, held virtually from Friday, Oct. 22 through Sunday, Oct 24. Job seekers can access the virtual portal to browse open positions anytime. Those wishing to chat live with hiring employers […]
Read MoreApply for free computers for low-income households
HOUSTON – City Council recently approved an $800,000 program to provide computers to low-income Houstonians. Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Health Equity Response (H.E.R.) Task Force has partnered with Comp-U-Dopt, a non-profit that provides technology access and education to underserved youth, to distribute up to 1,900 computers for free to qualifying applicants […]
Read MorePossible $250 fines for people not wearing face masks
HOUSTON — Mayor Sylvester Turner announced Monday that he has directed the Houston Police Department to issue warnings and citations to anyone not wearing a face mask or face covering required by the state’s mandatory mask order. Police will not ticket those who are not wearing a mask if they […]
Read MoreTurner, Lee lead Fifth Ward caravan promoting 2020 Census
HOUSTON – Nearly 100 vehicles decorated with streamers, balloons and Census messaging filed out of the parking lot of the Fifth Ward Multi-Service Center Saturday in a caravan, led by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, encouraging people to self-respond to the 2020 Census. The Census Bureau […]
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