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Tag: american rescue plan

Housing

Houston receives $45 million in federal funds to combat homelessness

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on March 15, 2022 · HUD allocated over $125 million for more than 200 organizations across the state.

Tags american rescue plan homelessness HUD marcia fudge

Health & Science

2 weeks remain for Texans to enroll in Affordable Care Act plans that start Jan. 1

Joseph Leahy, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on December 2, 2021 · Texans have more and cheaper 2022 health insurance plans to choose from on healthcare.gov.

Tags Affordable Care Act american rescue plan healthcare obamacare

Health & Science

Study Finds 1 In 8 Texas Households Struggles To Get Food In Texas

Andrew Weber, KUT

Posted on September 10, 2021 · Texas saw a spike in food insecurity at the start of the pandemic, according to a new report from the USDA. But that largely leveled off due to rent relief, eviction bans and expanded food-access programs.

Tags american rescue plan feeding texas food food insecurity U.S. Department of Agriculture

City Of Houston

Houston Avoids Budget Shortfall With $607 Million In Federal Funds

Jen Rice

Posted on May 11, 2021 · The $5.1 billion proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 is a $227.96 million increase over last year’s spending.

Tags american rescue plan ARPA budget FIrefighters hfd houston mayor hpd Joe Biden police proposed budget sylvester turner sylvester turner's budget

Education News

COVID-19 Brought A Mental Health Crisis For Texas Teens. Billions In Federal Aid Could Help

Elizabeth Trovall

Posted on March 23, 2021 · A Pearland teen is speaking out after a majority of her peers responded to a survey saying they thought about self harm. The findings are in line with what mental health professionals are saying: teens are facing a mental health crisis.

Tags american rescue plan pearland Pearland ISD teen mental health

Politics

Here’s What’s In The American Rescue Plan

BARBARA SPRUNT, NPR

Posted on March 11, 2021 · The colossal package allocates money for COVID-19 vaccines, schools, small businesses and anti-poverty programs like the child tax credit. Here are the highlights, including what the Senate changed.

Tags american rescue plan Coronavirus coronavirus relief COVID-19 house of representatives Joe Biden U.S. Senate

Politics

House Gives Final Approval To $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package

BARBARA SPRUNT, NPR / Chloee Weiner, NPR

Posted on March 11, 2021 · The bill will deliver a new round of aid to Americans almost a year after the pandemic first upended daily life in the United States.

Tags american rescue plan coronavirus relief COVID-19 Joe Biden Nancy Pelosi stimulus white house

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