Tag: Harris County
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Capital Highlights: Early voting begins on 8 proposed amendments and 5 other Texas-sized issues
NOTE: Live links are posted at the bottom of this article. If history is an indicator, Texas voters will likely go to the polls on Nov. 2 in underwhelming numbers to decide the fate of eight proposed amendments to the state’s constitution. With no statewide races on the ballot, and a scattering of local elections…
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Comcast offering grants for small businesses owned by people of color in Harris, Fort Bend counties
Small business owners of color in Harris and Fort Bend counties could land a total of $1 million in support from Comcast during a challenging pandemic. From Friday, Oct. 1, through Thursday, Oct. 14, owners who are Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Asian American, among others, can apply to receive a $10,000 grant from the global…
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Katy area dodges most damage as Nicholas shifts east
The Katy area saw only minor effects from Hurricane Nicholas on Monday and Tuesday as the storm made landfall near Galveston, then veered more north and east than expected despite being upgraded from a tropical storm to a hurricane just before midnight Monday evening. “Overnight we’ve seen the landfall and… Original Article: http://katytimes.com/stories/katy-area-dodges-most-damage-as-nicholas-shifts-east,4902