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September 2008 ArchivesUTMB patients who are pregnant and expect to deliver in the next 30 days and pregnant women who need to schedule prenatal care at UTMB maternal child health clinics throughout Texas can still receive care at many locations. The following clinics are open between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.in the following places: - Angleton: 979.849.0692 - Dickinson: 281.534.2576 - Katy: 281.391.7001 - Pearland: 281.485.3220 - Pasadena: 713.473.5180 - McAllen: 956.686.4224 - Victoria: 361.576.2110 - Nacogdoches: 936.560.0515 - Huntsville: 936.295.7474 U... Capital One Bank reopening locations in metropolitan Houston and the Beaumont area. The locations that have reopened include: In metropolitan Houston: Parts of the Houston Ship Channel are open to commercial traffic, with restrictions. The following openings and restrictions are in effect: The Houston Ship Channel is open at all times to maritime traffic with a draft of 16 feet or less, but will remain open for daylight transit only from the sea buoy to Sims Bayou at project depth and Sims Bayou to the Turning No changes to draft limitations have been made to all other affected waterways. To view the draft limits on all waterways not listed click here: http://www.d8externalaffa... The following credit card companies are helping hurricane victims by deferring their monthly payments - Dillards The Chrysler Foundation on Friday donated $200,000 that will be used to buy food and supplies for victims of Hurricane Ike. ...On Tuesday, September 23, Congressman Michael McCaul will put teams of Congressional staff in Katy, Cypress and Tomball to assist with hurricane recovery and FEMA assistance. FEMA packets for residents who need information about the federal claims process and hurricane aid will be given to people. The assistance provided will include: Cypress Pearland Library, a branch of Brazoria County Library System, will be closed until further notice. All regularly scheduled library events, including story time, toddler time, book club and computer skills workshops are also canceled until further notice. As power returns to the area, please go to www.bcls.lib.tx.us for news and updates about restoration of library services at Pearland Library, located at 3522 Liberty Drive. Post offices throughout Houston are operating, but things re different along the Texas Coast. Post Office Box service for customers served by the Crystal Beach (77650), High Island (77623) and Port Bolivar Post Offices has relocated to the Winnie Post Office at 3234 Highway 124 in Winnie. Mail for Post Office Box customer served by the Gilchrist Post Office (77617) has relocated to the Stowell Post Office at 3608 State Highway 124 in Stowell. Post Office Box service for Wallisville (77597) Post Office customers has been relocated to the Mont Belvieu Post Office at 16043 Eagle Drive in Mont... IkeHelpCenter.org is offering resources for managing health, safety, housing, money and other recovery issues. The site is a one-stop source for the online tools and information people need to find temporary relief and long-term assistance as they rebuild after Hurricane Ike. At IkeHelpCenter.org, visitors will find information about: •Resource Locator: Which businesses have reopened; where can you go for help •Health & Safety: What to know when returning home; how to protect your health; how to get replacement prescriptions; making sure your drinking water is safe Forty-one Shriners Hospitals for Children-Galveston patients, families and hospital staff, who evacuated last week from Hurricane Ike, arrived Thursday, Sept. 18 at the Shriners Hospital for Children-Houston in the Texas Medical Center. All of them were evacuated to a College Station middle school. The Shriners Hospital for Children-Galveston, meanwhile, remains closed for an undetermined length of time. Galveston hospital officials are in the process of regrouping their more than 300 employees who evacuated. A meeting is scheduled set for Saturday, Sept. 20, 11 a.m. in the Knights ... ELECTRIC OUTAGES COMPUTERS, POWER STRIPS/PHONES AT CITY HALL FOR RESIDENT USE Texas taxpayers who were adversely affected by Hurricane Ike qualify for tax relief from the Internal Revenue Service, including the postponement of tax filing and payment deadlines until Jan. 5, 2009. Following the hurricane's landfall on Saturday, Sept. 13, the federal government declared the following Texas counties a presidential disaster area qualifying for individual assistance: Angelina, Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Cherokee, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Madison, Matagorda, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San J... Families meeting HUD 50% of median requirements for low income housing and want to stay in Third Ward, can contact RHCDC. For more details read below or contact the CDC offices at 713-521-2600. HUD Maximum Income Guidelines are: Clear Creek ISD students have come together to launch Operation CRAYON (Children Rallying Assistance for Youth of Need) to help young Ike victims. ...If you know of any stores throughout the Houston and Galveston area that are stocked with food, fuel, ice or basic household goods, please e-mail or text the locations to ike@khou.com and let us know what is available. FEMA PODS Three more Houston-area YMCA facilities are now open to the community for showers and battery charging. Even if you do not have a YMCA membership, you may go to any open YMCA and charge your cell phone and laptop or take a shower. Hours at each location vary based on area curfews and staff availability. To find the open YMCA nearest you, please call 713-659-5566 between 8am and 5pm or log on to www.ymcahouston.org any time. If their home facility is closed, YMCA members may use any YMCA that is open. So far, power has been restored and dama... PETCO, the nation's leading pet specialty retailer, has reopened 16 of its 28 stores that were forced to close temporarily because of Hurricane Ike. The remaining 12 stores, mostly located to the east and south of Houston, are waiting for electrical power restoration to begin clean up and reopening as conditions allow. Ten of the 41 Houston-area YMCAs reopened this morning after Hurricane Ike tore through the region. The following YMCAs are currently open on a limited schedule: Alief Family YMCA, 7850 Howell-Sugarland, Houston, TX Mobile Stores and Wireless Emergency Communication Centers Open Several Verizon Wireless Communication Stores have re-opened in the wake of Hurricane Ike. Mobile stores and Wireless Emergency Communication Centers (WECCs) have also been deployed to some of the most impacted areas in Houston and Beaumont. Mobile stores are fully stocked with accessories, phones and BroadbandAccess cards. In addition, Verizon Wireless is offering residents the opportunity to make free phone calls and free phone charging, regardless of carrier. Wings N More Houston locations open 509 S. Mason Road (I-10 exit Mason) City of Conroe Announces Fuel Locations WHAT: Fuel Available at Multiple locations · Stop N. Shop @ Gladstell & Frazier · Chevron @N. Loop & Walmart · Citgo @ S.S. Frazier & Bowman · Chevron - 1200 League Line (League Line & 45) The below stores will be open Tuesday from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ALMEDA STORE The following Eyemasters stores are open for business. Please call 1-800-1-800-669-1183 or visit http://www.eyemasters.com for more information. IBC Bank continues to reopen branches impacted by Hurricane Ike. In addition to the 17 branches that reopened on Monday, IBC Bank will reopen four more branch locations on Tuesday to serve customers. Until further notice, branches will be open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Customers also can access account information through IBC Bank Online, IBC Mobile and IBC Voice. Chevron at 12222 FM 529 is open with short lines for gas. ...The Houston Hobby Airport Marriott Hotel, Spiritz Bar and Grill is open. Spiritz Bar And Grill at The Houston Hobby Marriott, 9100 Gulf Freeway, 713-943-7979. Chick-fil-A Magnolia is open until 8 pm this evening. It is located at FM 2978 and 1488. We will reopen in the morning. ...IHOPs Open In Houston Area as of 9/15/08 12725 Southwest Freeway, Stafford All IHOPs on this list are operating in accordance with locally imposed curfews. The following LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch businesses have reopened with limited hours (10 am-7 pm) unless otherwise noted. Baker St. Pub & Grill* Inn at the Ballpark is open with power and does have hotel rooms available. Inn at the Ballpark Lowe's Command Center working around the clock to get hurricane recovery materials to impacted markets Cullen's Upscale American Grille is open for drive through service this afternoon and will open for a limit menu dinner @ 5pm. Address is 11500 Space Center Blvd, between Genoa Redbluff and Space Center in Clear Lake. Compass Bank today announced that in the wake of Hurricane Ike it has been able to open a large number of its Houston and East Texas locations. Currently 22 of Compass' Houston area and East Texas branches are open for business. Compass personnel are working quickly to open additional branches and updates will be provided as more branches reopen. Below is a list of branches that are open for business. On Saturday, Compass announced that it is waiving all non-customer access fees to its ATMs in Houston, East Texas, Central Texas and San Antonio so that residents can gain immediate access to cash to meet the... Businesses open - as a reminder, the curfew is dusk to dawn. Businesses are expected to encourage compliance with this curfew. Please inform customers that we are open at the following locations: Spec's Kirkwood Spec's 1960 Spec's Mason Spec's Hwy 6 North Spec's Seabrook Spec's Memorial Spec's League City Spec's Jones Rd Spec's Galleria Spec's Katy With the impact of Hurricane Ike, many Houston-area businesses remain closed; however, IBC Bank has been able to reopen 17 of its branch locations to serve customers. Until further notice, branches will be open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Additionally, more than 25 Houston-area IBC ATMs are open to provide customers access to cash withdrawals and account information. Customers also can access account information through IBC Bank Online, IBC Mobile and IBC Voice. |
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