COVID-19 - Stay Home, Work Safe: updates and more resources

As we’ve all learned, in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Houston and Harris County, Mayor Sylvester Turner joined Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo for the issuance of a County-wide “Stay Home, Work Safe” order, which took effect at 11:59 pm, Tuesday, March 24, and has now been extended through April 30, 2020. For details on this order, please visit www.readyharris.org/Stay-Home.

Please continue to refer to the City and County COVID-19 Resources for official information from our local governments related to the pandemic.

Updates from our elected representatives

Our local, state, and federal representatives have been sending out updates with useful information.

• Our District C City Council Member Abbie Kamin sends regular email summarizing updates from the City. Her office has also compiled a District C COVID-19 resources page with helpful information and ways to both find and give assistance (to suggest a new resource to include, you can fill out this survey). Sign up here to receive newsletters directly from CM Kamin’s office. You can also follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

• Our Harris County Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis is also sending regular updates. View a recent update from his office and sign up for to join the email list. Precinct One has also published a COVID-19 Resource Guide. You can follow Commissioner Ellis on Facebook.

• State District 134 Representative Sarah Davis is sending periodic summaries of activities at the State level. View her April 9th letter. Also refer to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) website on COVID-19 efforts.

• You may have received a letter by email at the end March from our US Congressman for the Texas 2nd District Dan Crenshaw with info on COVID-19 resources. View a copy of his letter. You may contact Congressman Crenshaw at https://crenshaw.house.gov.

METRO updates

METRO has made service modifications and temporarily suspended fare collection in response to COVID-19. For details on the service modifications and adjustments to operating procedures, as well as news releases on METRO employees tested positive for the virus, visit the coronavirus response page of the METRO website, which continues to be updated with the latest information. You can also sign up to receive direct service alerts and follow METRO’s Facebook and Twitter feeds.

Feeding those in need and supporting our restaurants

From one of CM Kamin’s updates, we learned about Fund & Feed, an initiative she helped launch.:

Fund & Feed is an innovative initiative designed to address the health and economic impacts of COVID-19 in our community, and it was just featured in the Houston Chronicle. This initiative serves a dual purpose: 1) providing meals to Houstonians in need during the COVID-19 outbreak and 2) supporting local restaurants through the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus. This initiative is a collaborative effort with CrowdSource Rescue, Houston Restaurant Association, and the local restaurants that make our city so special.

For info on restaurants that are offering takeout, curbside, and delivery options, check out these links:

• Houston Food Finder’s list of Montrose restaurants

• Houston Chronicle compilations:

  • HoustonChronicle.com/restaurantsopen

  • Houston restaurants offering Passover foods to-go

  • Houston restaurants that deliver late at night

  • Taste the world with delivery, takeout from these Houston restaurants

  • Restaurants-as-markets trend thrives in Houston

• Eater’s Where to Find Take-Out Food

Updated April 11, 2020.