Small, local Houston businesses impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic may find some relief soon thanks to a new $30 million grant program recently approved by Harris County Commissioners.The Small Business Recovery Fund (SBRF) program aims to help local businesses with 30 or fewer employees facing financial hardship due to COVID-19 with grants up to $25,000. The program is aimed at assisting "the most vulnerable" small businesses, according to a release from Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's office."The impact of this crisis on small businesses has been devastating. We can’t afford to...…Small, local Houston businesses impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic may find some relief soon thanks to a new $30 million grant program recently approved by Harris County Commissioners.The Small Business Recovery Fund (SBRF) program aims to help local businesses with 30 or fewer employees facing financial hardship due to COVID-19 with grants up to $25,000. The program is aimed at assisting "the most vulnerable" small businesses, according to a release from Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo's office."The impact of this crisis on small businesses has been devastating. We can’t afford to...WW…

Healthcare CEOs of the Texas Medical Center said Thursday that a letter that was sent out to the community Wednesday regarding the hospital system's "increasingly stretched" ICU capacity level was "misinterpreted" and stressed the pandemic is not eclipsing hospital capabilities to care for  COVID-19 positive patients as well as other patients.Following reports that TMC had reached 97 percent capacity, Dr. Marc Boom, Houston Methodist president and CEO, said ICU capacity percentages in the 80s or 90s is "completely normal.""We have the ability to go far higher than that in terms of the...…Healthcare CEOs of the Texas Medical Center said Thursday that a letter that was sent out to the community Wednesday regarding the hospital system's "increasingly stretched" ICU capacity level was "misinterpreted" and stressed the pandemic is not eclipsing hospital capabilities to care for  COVID-19 positive patients as well as other patients.Following reports that TMC had reached 97 percent capacity, Dr. Marc Boom, Houston Methodist president and CEO, said ICU capacity percentages in the 80s or 90s is "completely normal.""We have the ability to go far higher than that in terms of the...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA "Black Towns Matter" mural has been painted on a street in , also known asThe large mural, which shows the message in pink and yellow lettering, can be seen on Link Road. It appeared Friday morning, just ahead of the neighborhood's Juneteenth celebration.NEED TO KNOW:Juneteenth is an annual holiday that marks the end of slavery in the U.S. and when the last slaves in Galveston, Texas, were informed they were free. Following the death of longtime Houstonian George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests, marches across the country...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateA "Black Towns Matter" mural has been painted on a street in , also known asThe large mural, which shows the message in pink and yellow lettering, can be seen on Link Road. It appeared Friday morning, just ahead of the neighborhood's Juneteenth celebration.NEED TO KNOW:Juneteenth is an annual holiday that marks the end of slavery in the U.S. and when the last slaves in Galveston, Texas, were informed they were free. Following the death of longtime Houstonian George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests, marches across the country...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateMore than 19,000 pounds of free dog food will be handed out to Houston-area pet owners who have been faced with financial hardship due to the pandemic at an upcoming pet food drive at St. Arnold Brewery in Houston.Best Friends Animal Society-Houston is hosting the food drive with the brewery. The nonprofit animal welfare organization works with shelters across the nation to advocate for no-kill communities.PETS OF THE WEEK:"So many in our community have been impacted recently by illness and job loss due to the Covid-19 pandemic,...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateMore than 19,000 pounds of free dog food will be handed out to Houston-area pet owners who have been faced with financial hardship due to the pandemic at an upcoming pet food drive at St. Arnold Brewery in Houston.Best Friends Animal Society-Houston is hosting the food drive with the brewery. The nonprofit animal welfare organization works with shelters across the nation to advocate for no-kill communities.PETS OF THE WEEK:"So many in our community have been impacted recently by illness and job loss due to the Covid-19 pandemic,...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFor feral hog trapping expert Steve Neece of Fulshear, killing feral hogs on Texas ranches is just like killing a cockroach in your kitchen."That's the way Texans should think about feral hogs," Neece, 40, said. "It's a non-native, very invasive species. The numbers are staggering about what kind of damage they are causing landowners...and they are spreading toward the urban and metro areas."Neece's primary job is in insurance, but he works a side-hustle running a hunting business called with a few friends. On weekends and...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateFor feral hog trapping expert Steve Neece of Fulshear, killing feral hogs on Texas ranches is just like killing a cockroach in your kitchen."That's the way Texans should think about feral hogs," Neece, 40, said. "It's a non-native, very invasive species. The numbers are staggering about what kind of damage they are causing landowners...and they are spreading toward the urban and metro areas."Neece's primary job is in insurance, but he works a side-hustle running a hunting business called with a few friends. On weekends and...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAs more people venture outdoors for fresh air during the novel crisis, they’re increasingly coming across injured and orphaned animals and bringing them to the region’s wildlife center.The spring and summer months signal breeding season for many animals, so higher numbers during this time of year are expected, according to Sharon , executive director of the  But over the last three months, the center has taken in 700 more animals than the same time period last year."Some days we are getting anywhere from 70 to 90 animals a...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateAs more people venture outdoors for fresh air during the novel crisis, they’re increasingly coming across injured and orphaned animals and bringing them to the region’s wildlife center.The spring and summer months signal breeding season for many animals, so higher numbers during this time of year are expected, according to Sharon , executive director of the  But over the last three months, the center has taken in 700 more animals than the same time period last year."Some days we are getting anywhere from 70 to 90 animals a...WW…