FREE BBQ IN TOMBALL

Texas Community Bank is providing FREE hot dogs and water in Tomball on Wednesday, September 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Texas Community Bank is located in the Chamber of Commerce building off 249 (physical address is 14011 Park Drive). This location is next for the POD site for Tomball.

Residents are welcome to come enjoy a hot meal and cold water.

Any questions, please contact Kris Ruiz at 936.264.6072 or email at kruiz@txcbtw.com.

CLOSINGS AND CANCELLATIONS - REVISED

SCHOOL CLOSINGS
AAMA -- AAMA and all its programs, including the George I. Sanchez School, will remain closed while they assess readiness to re-open.
Alief ISD -- Schools will be closed through Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Alief Baptist Academy -- Closed on Monday, Sept. 15.
Alvin ISD -- Closed Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 15-17. Schools set to re-open Thursday, Sept. 18.
Alvin Community College -- Closed Sept. 15-21 due to damages from Hurricane Ike.
Aldine ISD -- Schools closed for the remainder of the week, Sept. 16-19. Extra-curricular activities have also been canceled.
American InterContinental University -- All Tuesday classes are canceled.
Anderson-Shiro CISD -- All campus locations will remain closed through Friday, Sept. 19.
Angleton ISD -- School will remain closed through Wednesday, Sept. 17 for students only. All staff members need to report to their regular assignments at the regular times. Also, the AISD School Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 16 is canceled.
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston Catholic Schools -- The Archdiocesan Catholic Educational facilities will re-open progressively according to their readiness and safety. Parents should call the downtown chancery offices for updates at 713- 659-5461.
Art Institute of Houston -- Closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 15-17.Normal classes resume Thursday,Sept. 18.
Ascension Episcopal School -- Closed through Wednesday, Sept. 17. Will re-open on Thursday.
Barbers Hill ISD -- Will be closed Sept. 15 -19.
Bay Area Charter Elementary -- School closed through Friday, Sept. 19.
Baylor College of Medicine -- Baylor College of Medicine opened on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Baylor College of Medicine graduate school classes resume on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Classes for medical school and allied health students resume on Monday, Sept. 22. Due to power outages at clinic buildings, some patient appointments are being rescheduled. Please check file://www.bcm.edu/ or call 713-798-4444 for updates.
er outages. Graduate School classes will resume on Sept. 17. Medical and Allied Health Classes will resume on Sept. 22. Check website for details or call 713-798-4444.
Bearrington School of Stafford -- Will be closed for the remainder of the week, Sept. 16-19. Classes resume Monday, Sept. 22.
Beatrice Mayes Institute -- Will be closed on Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Benji’s Academy -- Closed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 15-17.
Beth Yeshurun Religious School -- Closed through Sunday, Sept. 21.
Big Little School -- Closed Monday & Tuesday, Sept. 15-16.
Brazosport College -- Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Brazosport ISD -- Closed through the remainder of the week, Sept. 16-19.
British School of Houston -- Closed until further notice.
Calvary Episcopal School-Richmond -- Closed Monday, Sept. 15.
Candyland Day School -- The Aldine and Veterans campus will be closed on Monday, Sept. 15.
Channelview ISD -- All schools closed until further notice. All maintenance and custodial staff should report to their campuses.
Childtime Learning Centers -- The centers on Westheimer, Cartwright, and Sweetwater will be closed Monday, Sept. 15. Centers on Repdorph in Seabrook, Falcon Pass near Clear Lake and Mason Rd. in Katy will be closed until further notice. The centers on Fry Road, Sand Hill, and Soldiers Field will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Children’s Universe -- Closed Monday, Sept. 15.
Clear Creek Consolidated ISD -- Campus principals and maintenance and operations employees should report to work Wednesday, Sept. 17. Education support center staff should report to work Friday, Sept. 19. All teachers and campus support staff should report to work Monday, Sept. 22. Students return to school Tuesday, Sept. 23.
Cleveland ISD -- Closed through Friday, Sept 19.
College of Biblical Studies -- All classes are canceled for Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 16-17.
College of the Mainland, Texas City -- Administrative offices and classes will resume Monday Sept. 22. However, facilities, grounds, maintenence and custodial personnell should report to work at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Columbia-Brazoria ISD -- Closed on Monday, Sept. 15.
ComQuest Academy Charter -- Closed the remainder of the week, Sept. 16-19.
Conroe ISD -- Closed through the rest of the week, Sept. 15-19.
Court Reporting Institute of Houston -- Will be closed until further notice.
Covenant Academy-Cypress -- Closed until Monday, Sept. 22.
Creme de la Crème -- Memorial campus closed on Monday for students, open at 10 a.m. for staff.
Creme de la Crème Preschool -- Downtown school will be closed on Monday, Sept. 15.
Crosby ISD -- Closed Monday, Sept. 15.
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD -- All schools and facilities will be closed through Friday, Sept. 19.
Danbury ISD -- Closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept 15-17.
Darul-Arqam schools -- Campuses will open on Monday, Sept. 22. Teachers should report to work on Friday, Sept. 19.
Dayton ISD -- Closed all week.
Deer Park ISD -- Closed for the remainder of the week, Sept. 16-19.
Developing Mind Learning Center -- Campus closed Monday, Sept. 15.
DeVry University -- Closed on Monday, Sept. 15.
Dickinson ISD -- Closed to students until further notice. Staff are asked to report to work on Monday, if possible, to begin the process of assessing damage and preparing the schools for the return of students.
Discovery Time Learning Center -- The 10851 Scarsdale Boulevard location closed until Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Episcopal High School -- Closed through Sunday, Sept. 21.
Fair Haven Day School -- Will be closed the remainder of the week, Sept. 16-19. Classes will resume on Monday, Sept. 22.
Faith West Academy -- Closed all week, Sept. 16-19. Set to re-open Monday, Sept. 22.
Family Christian Academy -- Closed until further notice.
Family Resource Center -- Closed through Friday, Sept. 19.
First Baptist Academy -- Closed through Friday. Classes resume Sept. 22.
Fort Bend ISD -- Campuses closed all week, Sept. 16-19. Set to re-open Monday, Sept. 22. All district activities are canceled until Monday. All Fort Bend ISD staff members are asked to report to work on Friday, Sept. 19.
Fort Bend Baptist Academy -- Closed for Monday, Sept. 15, and Tuesday, Sept.16.
Friendswood ISD -- School closed for the rest of the week, Sept. 15-19. Classes to resume Monday, Sept. 22.
Galena Park ISD -- Campuses closed until Monday, Sept. 22. All extracurricular activities are canceled until further notice. Maintenance, grounds and custodial employees should report if possible.
Galloway School -- The school in Friendswood is closed until further notice. Parents and staff should call the school at 281-338-9510.
Galveston ISD -- At this time schools will continue to stay closed until at least Friday, Sept. 19. By that time Galveston ISD will have a better assessment of the building conditions.
Goose Creek CISD -- Closed until further notice.
Grace School -- Closed the remainder of the week. Will re-open on Monday, Sept. 22.
Hardin ISD -- Closed until further notice.
Harmony School System -- Five schools from the Harmony school system will be closed on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 15-17. They include the Harmony Science Academy Houston, Harmony School of Innovation, Harmony School of Science, Harmony School of Excellence and Harmony Science Academy North West.
Hitchcock ISD -- Closed until further notice.
Holy Name -- Set to re-open Monday, Sept. 22.
Holy Rosary Catholic School-Rosenberg,Texas -- Closed Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 16-17. Set to re-open Thursday, Sept. 18.
Holy Spirit Episcopal School --The school and CEC will be closed through Friday, Sept. 19.
Houston Area Driving School -- Closed on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16 .
Houston Baptist University -- Will be closed through Wednesday, Sept. 17. Faculty and staff who are able to should report to Belin Chapel at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Houston Can Academy -- Closed all week, Sept. 15-19.
Houston Community College -- All campuses and facilities will be closed through Wednesday, September 17. All classes, extra curricular activities, events and schedule testing are canceled.
Houstons First Baptist Academy -- Closed through Friday. Regular schedule and activities will resume on Monday, Sept. 22.
Houston ISD -- HISD schools and administrative offices will remain closed though and including Friday, Sept. 19. Employees need not report to work unless notified by their supervisor. All HISD Athletics Events are canceled this coming weekend.
Houston First Baptist Academy -- First Baptist Academy will be closed through Friday.
Houston Gateway Academy -- Closed all week, Sept. 15-19. Teachers and staff are asked to report to Evergreen Campus on Thursday, Sept. 18.
Houston Heights High School -- Will remain closed through Friday, Sept. 19.
Houston Heights Learning Academy -- Closed Monday through Friday, Sept. 19. School will resume on Monday, Sept. 22.
Houston Texas School of Business -- All campuses will be closed through Friday, Sept. 19.
Huffman ISD -- Closed on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16 .
Humble ISD -- Closed on Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 15-17.
Humphreys School of Musical Theater -- Classes canceled for Monday, Sept. 15 and Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Huntington Learning Center-Pearland, Texas -- Closed until Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Huntsville ISD -- Closed Monday, Sept. 15.
Iman Academy School and Faith childcare -- Will close for Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16.
Imani School and Imani Infant School -- Closed through Tuesday, Sept. 15-16.
Incarnate Word Academy -- Set to re-open Wednesday, Sept. 17. Students should bring lunches and beverages.
Independent Electrical Contractors Apprenticeship School -- Closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 15-17.
Interfaith Child Development of the Woodlands -- Closed all week, Sept. 15-19.
International Preparatory School -- Will be closed Monday, Sept. 15 and Tuesday, Sept. 16. Classes will resume on Wednesday, Sept. 17.
ITT Technical Institute, Webster -- Campus closed until Sept. 22.
Jumping Jacks Learning Center -- Closed until further notice.
Kandiland Day School-Southshore -- Will be open Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Katy ISD -- All Katy ISD schools and facilities will be closed for the remainder of this week, Sept. 16-19. This includes all after school extracurricular activities. Classes resume Monday, Sept. 22.
Katy’s Evening Women’s Bible Study Fellowship -- Will not be meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Class is cancelled. They will resume class on Tues, Sept. 23.
Kiddie Academy of League City -- Closed Monday, Sept. 15. It’s set to re-open on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
KIPP -- All Houston-area schools closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 15-17.
Klein ISD -- Will be closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 15-17.
Lamar CISD -- All administrative offices and schools are closed through Wednesday, Sept. 17. Employees are not required to report, but may if they wish to do so.
La Marque ISD -- All schools will be closed until further notice.
La Porte ISD -- Closed the week of Sept. 15. After that, classes will resume when power has been restored to all La Porte ISD schools for at least 24 hours.
Lee College -- Baytown campus closed until next Monday, Sept. 22. All classes and activities are canceled.
Leisure Learning -- Closed until Wednesday, Sept. 17.
LeTourneau University -- All campuses, Galleria and Westchase locations, will be closed Monday through Sunday, Sept 15-19. Classes will resume and offices will open Monday, Sept. 22.
Little Discovery Learning Center -- The 3505 S Dairy Ashford at Westpark location closed until Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Living Water Christian School- Rosenberg, Texas -- School closed through Tuesday, Sept. 17.
Lone Star College System -- All campuses, university center and the system office will be closed through Sunday, Sept. 21. Normal operations will resume Monday, Sept. 22.
Lutheran High North -- Closed Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16.
Lutheran South Academy -- The school is closed until further notice.
Magnolia ISD -- Campuses closed through Friday, Sept. 19. Employees should report to work Thursday, if possible.
Matagorda ISD -- Closed on Monday, Sept. 15. Staff asked to report for duty.
Medvance Institute -- The North and South campuses will be closed through Friday, Sept. 19. Set to re-open Monday, Sept. 22.
Memorial Lutheran School -- Closed through Wednesday, Sept. 17. Campus set to re-open Thursday, Sept. 18.
Montgomery ISD -- Closed through Friday, Sept. 19. Will try to re-open Monday, Sept. 22. All extracurricular activities have been canceled through Sunday. The school board meeting has been postponed.
Navasota ISD -- Closed for the remainder of the week, Sept. 15-19.
Needville ISD -- Closed for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 15-17. Will resume school and school activities on Thursday, Sept. 18.
New Caney ISD -- Campuses closed through Friday, Sept. 19.
North Forest ISD -- All campuses will be closed for the remainder of the week, Sept. 16-19.
Northwest Preparatory Academy -- Closed until further notice.
Odyssey Academy Charter School -- Closed until further notice.
Our Lady of Fatima (Texas City)-- Set to re-open Sept.22
Our Lady of Guadalupe -- Closed through Friday, Sept. 19.
Palacios ISD -- Closed for Monday, Sept. 15.
Pasadena ISD -- Closed until further notice.
Pearland ISD -- Closed until further notice.
Pilgrim Lutheran School -- Closed all week, Sept. 15-19.
Presbyterian School -- Closed through Friday, Sept. 19. Set to re-open Monday, Sept. 22.
Primrose School of Champions -- Closed Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 15-17.
Primrose School of Friendswood -- Will be closed until further notice due to a power outage.
Primrose School of Pearland and Primrose School of Pearland Parkway -- Set to re-open Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Primrose School of South Shore -- Open from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. due to League City curfew.
Primrose School at Summerwood -- Will be closed Monday, Sept. 15.
Pope John XXIII School-Katy,Texas -- Will be closed through Friday, Sept. 19.
Queen of Peace Catholic School -- School will remain closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept 15-17.
Raul Yzaguirre Charter School -- Closed Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 15-17.
Remington College Houston, North Houston and Southeast Campuses – All Closed until Monday, Sept. 22.
Rhodes School -- Cosed until further notice.
Ripley House Charter School, Harbach-Ripley Charter School, Sharp and Magnolia Early Childhood Development Centers, and all NCI Head Start Centers -- Will be closed through Friday, Sept. 16-19.
Rise School of Houston -- Will be closed on both Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16.
Rice University -- Closed Monday with plans to open on Tuesday. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice University: All classes canceled this week and will be rescheduled as soon as possible. This is different from the main Rice campus.
River Oaks Academy -- School closed on Monday, Sept. 15.
River Oaks Baptist School -- Closed for the remainder of the week. Classes resume Monday, Sept. 22. Rosehill Christian School -- Closed Monday, Sept. 15, Tuesday, Sept. 16, and Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Sacred Heart-Conroe -- Set to re-open Thursday, Sept. 18.
Salem Lutheran School- Tomball, Texas -- School will be closed through Wednesday, Sept. 17th.
Sam Houston State University -- Will remain closed for the remainder of the week, Sept. 16-19. Set to re-open Monday, Sept. 22.
Sanford Brown College-Southwest location -- Will be closed until Monday, Sept. 22.
San Jacinto College -- Closed until further notice. All employees and students are asked NOT to come to any of the campuses or district office unless specifically asked to do so by college administration.
Santa Fe ISD -- Closed through September 19.
SER-Niños Charter School -- Closed until further notice.
Shekinah Radiance Academy-Abundant Life, West Columbia and The Village of South Park -- Will be closed for the entire week.
Sheldon ISD -- Closed through Friday, Sept. 19.
Shepherd ISD -- Closed all week, Sept. 15-19.
Sherwood Academy-Magnolia, Texas -- Will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 16-17.
Southshore Kindercare -- The League City, Texas location will be closed Monday, Sept. 15.
Southminster School -- Closed Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16.
Splendora ISD -- Closed through the rest of the week, Sept. 15-19.
Spring ISD -- All campuses closed the rest of the week, Sept. 16-19.
Spring Branch ISD -- Closed Through Friday, Sept. 19. Set to re-open Monday, Sept. 22.
St. Augustine -- Will re-open as soon as power is restored.
St. Anne Catholic School -- Closed through Wednesday, Sept. 17. Set to re-open Thursday, Sept. 18.
St. Anne (Tomball) -- Set to re-open Wednesday, Sept.17.
St. Clare Catholic School-Clear Lake -- Will re-open Monday, Sept. 22.
St. Edward Catholic School-Spring, Texas -- Set to re-open Thursday, Sept. 18.
St. Frances de Sales -- Set to re-open Sept. 26.
St. Francis Episcopal Day School -- Will be closed Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16.
St. James School -- The Third Ward campus will be closed through Wednesday, Sept. 17.
St. Justin Martyr Preschool -- Campus and all facilities will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 16-17.
St. Laurence-Sugar Land -- Set to re-open Thursday, Sept. 18.
St. Mark Lutheran School -- Will remain closed through Friday, Sept. 16-19.
St. Mary-League City -- Set to re-open Monday, Sept. 22.
St. Mary of the Purification -- Set to re-open Thursday, Sept. 18.
St. Michaels School -- Closed the remainder of the week, Sept. 16-19. Set to re-open Monday, Sept. 22.
St. Thomas Episcopal -- Closed through Wednesday, Sept. 17. Possibly open Thursday, Sept. 18.
St. Stephen Christian Academy -- Closed Wednesday, Sept. 17.
St. Vincent de Paul -- Set to re-open Monday, Sept 22.
Stafford Municipal School District -- Closed until further notice.
Strake Jesuit -- Classes and activities for the remainder of the week have been canceled. Classes will resume on Monday, Sept. 22.
Sugar Land -- Campus classes are canceled for Monday and officials will reevaluate the situation for Tuesday. Employees should contact their supervisors for further information.
Sweeny ISD -- Closed Monday, Sept. 15.
Tarkington ISD -- Schools closed until further notice.
Texas A&M University at Galveston -- Campus will remain closed throughout this week.
Texas Chiropractic College -- Closed until Thursday, Sept.18.
Texas City -- Schools closed until further notice.
Texas Serenity Academy -- Closed through Friday, Sept. 19. School is scheduled to re-open Monday, Sept. 22.
Texas Woman’s University- Institute of Health Sciences -- Classes will be canceled Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. A decision about holding classes Thursday and Friday will be announced by noon on Wednesday.
The Awty International School -- Closed through Friday, Sept. 19
The Fay School -- Closed Monday, Sept. 15.
The Honor Roll School-Sugar Land -- Closed Wednesday, Sept. 17.
The Kinkaid School -- Closed the remainder of the week. All athletic and extracurricular events are canceled.
The Parish School -- Closed through Wednesday, Sept. 17.
The Post Oak School -- School will be closed through Friday, Sept. 19.
The Village School -- The Village School and Day Care are closed through Friday, Sept. 19. Classes resume Monday, Sept. 22.
Tomball ISD -- Closed through Friday, September 19.
Towne Creek, Missouri City -- Closed Monday, Sept. 15.
Trafton Academy -- Closed through Friday, Sept. 19.
Trent InternationalE School-Sugar Land, TX -- Closed Monday, Sept. 15 through Friday, Sept.19.
Trinity Klein Lutheran School -- Downtown campus closed until Monday, Sept. 22.
True Cross-Dickinson -- Set to re-open Monday, Sept. 22.
Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy -- School closed until Monday, Sept. 22.
University of Houston-Cinco Ranch -- Closed until further notice. All ITV and online classes based at the Victoria campus of the University of Houston-Victoria, the UH System at Sugar Land and the UH System at Cinco Ranch are suspended until Sept. 29 because of Hurricane Ike.
University of Houston-Clear Lake -- Closed through Sept. 21.
University of Houston-Downtown -- Closed through Sunday, Sept. 21. Set to re-open Monday, Sept. 22.
University of Houston- Main Campus --Open, though, the Child Care Center and the Speech, Hearing and Language Clinic are without power and are closed until further notice.
University of Houston-Sugar Land -- Closed until further notice. All ITV and online classes based at the Victoria campus of the University of Houston-Victoria, the UH System at Sugar Land and the UH System at Cinco Ranch are suspended until Sept. 29 because of Hurricane Ike.
University of Houston-Victoria -- All ITV and online classes based at the Victoria campus of the University of Houston-Victoria, the UH System at Sugar Land and the UH System at Cinco Ranch are suspended until Sept. 29 because of Hurricane Ike. Face-to-face classes and normal operations at the Victoria campus of the University of Houston-Victoria resumed Monday.
University of Phoenix-Houston--Temporary cancellation of its classes and closure of its campus locations through Tuesday, Sept. 16. Campuses include the Houston Campus, West Loop Learning Center, Northwest Learning Center and Clear Lake Learning Center.
University of Texas Health Science Center -- Offices at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston will re-open Thursday, Sept. 18. Classes resume Monday, Sept. 22. All UT Physicians Clinics will re-open Thursday, Sept. 18. UT Health Services will re-open Thursday, Sept. 18.
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center -- Closed Monday, Sept. 15. Will open Tuesday, Sept. 16 for limited patient appointments. Back to full operations on Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Varnett Charter School -- All campuses will be closed for the remainder of this week. Classes resume Monday, Sept. 22.
Veritas Christian Academy -- Closed all week, Sept. 15-19.
Waller ISD -- Closed Monday, Sept. 15.
Westbury Christian School -- Closed Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16.
West Columbia Charter School -- Will be closed for the entire week of Sept. 15 -19, 2008.
Westwood College-Houston South -- Will remain closed through Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Willis ISD -- Closed through Friday, Sept. 19.
Wharton County Junior College -- All campus locations will open as scheduled Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Wonderland Private School -- Will be closed on Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Woodlands Christian Academy -- Will remain closed through Friday, Sept. 19 due to utility outages.
Yellowstone Academy -- Will be closed through Wednesday, Sept. 17.

CLASSES RESUMING
Van Vleck ISD -- Classes resume on Mon. Sept. 15 at regular time.
Richmond -- Campus classes resume on Monday.

OTHER CLOSINGS & CANCELLATIONS
10th Annual African American Breast Cancer Conference -- Canceled and will be rescheduled for a later date.
APEX Hospital Medical Center -- Will be closed until further notice. Employees should contact the Katy location for details.
Baylor College of Medicine -- Baylor College of Medicine is open at all locations except the Baylor Clinic, Baylor Family Medicine on Kirby and Houston Medical Center Building. Baylor College of Medicine employees located at Baylor Clinic (6620 Main) should report to work on Thursday, Sept. 18 at 9 a.m. to the 5th floor conference room of the Baylor Faculty Center unless you have already been contacted by your supervisor to report at a different time. If you are unable to report on Thursday, contact your supervisor or call 713-798-4712.
Bechtel OG&C -- Offices in Houston (all buildings), will be closed on Monday, Sept. 15. Employees should call 713-235-INFO for additional news and information.
Children’s Museum -- Set to re-open, Wednesday, Sept. 17, to provide families with a serene yet fun location to weather the remnants of Hurricane Ike. They will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
City of La Porte meetings -- The following meetings have been canceled this week for the City of La Porte: Chapter 172 Retirees Benefits Board, Civil Service Commission, and the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Costello, Inc. -- Will be closed Monday, Sept. 15.
Deloitte offices -- Will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16.
Devon Energy -- Offices in downtown Houston will remain closed on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16.
El Paso Corporation -- Houston offices will be closed on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16. However, employees who are able should plan to work from home.
Encourager Church -- All events canceled for this week. Services will be held Sunday.
Festival de Independencia “El Grito” -- The event, scheduled for Monday at Miller Outdoor Theatre, has been canceled.
Fort Bend County offices and district and county courts -- All will be open on Tuesday with the exception of: All branches of the Fort Bend County Library System,
Precinct 2 - Justice and service center at 303 Texas Parkway in Missouri City;
Precinct 3 - Justice Center at 12550 Emily Court, Sugar Land.
If you have been summoned you must report for Jury Duty.
Fort Bend Public Transportation -- Suspended until the end of the week. This includes commuter transportation provided by TREK and the commuter service to the Texas Medical Center. Demand Response is also suspended until next week. All services are scheduled to begin again on Monday, Sept. 22. All those scheduled on the Demand Response buses need to call 281-633-RIDE (7433) to confirm your appointment for pickup.
Foundation Surgical Hospital -- Will be able to see Imaging patients and Pre-Op patients beginning Tuesday, Sept. 16 and Surgical patients beginning Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Halliburton -- All Halliburton facilities will remain closed on Monday, Sept. 15. Employees should call 1-877-415-3021 for facility updates.
Harris County Courts -- Several courts will be closed due to Hurricane Ike.
The following Courts will be in operation:The State District Civil Courts located at 201 CarolineCriminal Districts Court 1201 Franklin
All persons with criminal cases set for Wednesday, Sept 17 should appear in court as scheduled. For information on specific cases, please contact the court.
The Following Courts will not be in operation:The State District Family Law Center 1115 CongressThe State District Juvenile Courts 1200 CongressJury Service has been canceled for the remainder of this week, Sept. 17-19.
Harris County Criminal Districts Courts -- Court located at 1201 Franklin will be closed Tuesday, Sept. 16.
Hartford Financial Services Group -- Houston office closed for business Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Holocaust Museum Houston -- Will be closed to the public through Friday,Sept.19. Tentative plans are to re-open at noon on Saturday, Sept. 20.
Houston Museum of Natural Science -- The Houston Museum of Natural Science will continue to be closed to the public on Tuesday, Sept. 16, and all opening events related to this exhibition have been canceled. The museum will resume regular business hours Wednesday, Sept. 17, if conditions permit. Due to delays created by conditions in the area following Hurricane Ike, the world premiere of Dinosaur Mummy CSI: Cretaceous Science Investigation at the Houston Museum of Natural Science will be postponed one week. The exhibition will open to the public on Friday, Sept. 26. Originally scheduled to debut Friday, Sept. 12, BODY WORLDS 2 & The Brain - Our Three-Pound Gem will open when the Museum re-opens to the public.
Houston Northwest Medical Center -- Houston Northwest Medical Center has canceled elective surgeries for Monday, Sept. 15. Call 281-440-2600 for more information.
Houston Symphony -- The Houston Symphony is altering its schedule of concerts this weekend in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.
Two concerts, Thursday, Sept. 18 at 8 p.m. at Jones Hall and Friday, Sept. 19 at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion at the Woodlands, have been canceled.
The Saturday evening September 20 at 8 p.m. concert at Jones Hall with the orchestra, under the baton of music director Hans Graf and featuring violinist Gil Shaham as soloist, will be moved to Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. in observance of the city-wide curfew.
The Sunday afternoon, Sept. 21 2:30 p.m. concert at Jones Hall will proceed as scheduled.
Patrons holding tickets to the Thursday evening concert will be contacted by the Symphony Customer Service Center to arrange changing them to either the Saturday or Sunday afternoon performance.
In addition, the Symphony announced that it will make available several hundred free tickets for both the Saturday and Sunday afternoon performances. The tickets will only be available on a first come – first served basis at the Jones Hall box office an hour before the 2:30 p.m. performances.
Houston Zoo -- Will re-open Wednesday, Sept. 17 on a limited operating schedule, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the last ticket sold at 4 p.m.. Due to electrical power constraints, the Zoo’s inside exhibits - Tropical Bird House, Reptile House, Kipp Aquarium, and Natural Encounters - will be closed
Hummingbird Festival -- Harris County Precinct 3 Commissioner Steve Radack’s office is canceling the annual Hummingbird Festival at the Kleb Woods Nature Center originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20.
IKON Office Solutions -- Four locations closed through Wednesday, Sept. 17. These include the Houston Campus, Gears Road office, 43rd Street Configuration Center, and Houston LDS office on Lamar Street. Employees are urged to call 866 IKON 911 for updates.
Jury Duty -- Jury service in Harris County has been canceled for the remainder of this week, Sept. 16-19.
Live Nation Concerts -- Several Live Nation concerts have been canceled as a result of Hurricane Ike: Guitars and Saxes, jazz show at Verizon for Saturday, Sept. 20 has been canceled.
Nancy Griffith and Guy Clark at Verizon scheduled for Sept. 17 has been canceled.
Mainland Medical Center, Texas City -- Currently closed. The Emergency Department is also closed. If you have an emergency, please call 911. Currently, emergency care is very limited in the entire area. If you have health problems and have not yet returned to the area, you may want to consider waiting to return until area hospitals are able to provide care.
M.D. Anderson -- Open for limited patient appointments Tuesday, Sept. 16 and will be fully operational Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Memorial City Mall Fashion Forecast -- The Fashion Forecast scheduled for this Saturday, Sept. 20, at Memorial City Mall has been rescheduled to Saturday, Nov. 15, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Dillard's court.
Memorial Hermann -- Has canceled all elective procedures scheduled for Monday, Sept. 15, at all hospitals and outpatient centers. Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital remains closed. Memorial Hermann Southeast physicians and employees are asked to call the disaster help line at (281) 929-HELP for updates on re-opening of the hospital.
Methodist Hospital -- The free prostate cancer screenings at Reliant Center and in the Baytown-area this week are cancelled.
The Methodist Hospital will maintain its already scheduled surgeries beginning Wednesday, Sept. 17. Patients scheduled for radiation oncology at Methodist’s Annex building will be contacted to reschedule treatment at the Dunn Tower. If patients have any questions about their care, they should contact their physician directly.
METRO -- Will return to normal local bus service Wednesday, Sept. 17. Regular schedules will be followed on all local routes and fares will be charged. MetroRail remains without power, so buses will continue to operate along the rail line. METRO expects rail service to be restored Friday, if electrical power has been fully restored.
MHMRAHaris facilities -- All facilities closed until further notice with the exception of the 24-hour emergency services at NPC on Taub Loop.
Missouri, Texas City Hall -- City Hall is closed and will reopen as soon as power is restored
Mrs. Baird's- Bimbo Bakeries -- Employees are NOT required to work until further notice.
Museum District Day -- Houston Museum District Association announced Tuesday that it has postponed its annual event, Museum District Day scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20 until further notice.
NASA’s Johnson Space Center -- Remains closed and likely will be limited to recovery operations for the next week. Johnson may not be open for normal operations until the week of Sept. 21.
Quentin Mease Community Hospital -- Closed Tuesday, Sept. 16.
RediClinic Locations -- As power is restored to areas of the greater Houston area, most of the Memorial Hermann affiliated RediClinics are now open except for these locations:Spring (Woodlands-Sawdust): 130 Sawdust Road at Interstate 45 & Woodlands (Indian Springs): 10777 Kuykendahl Road at Woodlands Parkway.
Reliant Energy -- Downtown offices will be closed Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16. Employees are asked to call the emergency hotline for information about returning to work.
RR Donnelly Global Turnkey Solutions -- Closed beginning Monday, Sept. 15 until further notice.
Sam Houston Race Park -- Will remain closed for simulcast racing events indefinitely. Administrative offices, including the racing office, will be open on Wednesday, Sept. 17 through Friday, Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
San Jacinto College Board of Trustees meeting -- The meeting,originally scheduled for Monday, Sept. 15, has been canceled. The meeting will be rescheduled after the college re-opens.
San Jose Clinic, downtown Houston -- Closed Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16.
Shell and Motiva, Houston Office -- Shell and Motiva Houston offices will be closed to non-essential staff on Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16.
South Shore Dialysis -- Closed until further notice.
Spacetaker Fundraiser -- The annual fundraiser, scheduled for Sept. 20, has been rescheduled due to Hurricane Ike.
St. Luke’s Kirby Glen Diagnostic and Treatment Center -- Will re-open Tuesday, Sept. 16, at 9 a.m. for all services except MRI and sleep services.
St. Luke’s, The Woodlands -- Cancelling all elective surgeries and scheduled tests for Monday. Please call 936-266-2000 for more details.
Ambulatory surgical center at St. Luke’s O’Quinn Medical Tower -- Closed until further notice. All procedures have been canceled.
State Board of Education meeting -- The meeting was originally scheduled for Sept. 17-19, but has been canceled. The board will probably have a special-called meeting later this month or in October but a date has not yet been determined.
Texas Children’s Hospital -- On Monday, Sept. 15 and Tuesday, Sept. 16, Texas Children’s Hospital surgeries will be limited to emergency and urgent procedures only. All appointments on Monday, Sept. 15 and Tuesday, Sept. 16 at Texas Children’s outpatient clinics and Texas Children’s Health Centers are canceled. Additionally, the Rise School and Bridges are also closed on Monday. Relief Team members should report to work immediately.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice -- Administrative offices and pre-service and in-service academies in areas impacted by Hurricane Ike will be closed on Monday, Sept. 15. Essential unit and other essential staff should report as scheduled.
Texas Department of Transportation -- Houston District Headquarters will be closed Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 15-16, due to power outages. Only essential TxDOT personnel need to report to work at this location.
Texas Home and Garden Show -- Originally scheduled for Sept. 19-21 at Reliant Stadium, but now has been rescheduled to Oct. 24-26.
Theatre Under The Stars -- Performances of The Color Purple” are canceled for Tuesday, Sept. 16 and Wednesday, Sept. 17.
The Hartford Financial Services Group office -- Closed for business Tuesday, Sept. 16.
UNICEF’s "Mystique of India" Gala -- The U.S. Fund for UNICEF Gulf Coast Regional Office announced they have made the decision to postpone their scheduled "Mystique of India" Gala that was to be held this Friday, Sept. 19 at the InterContinental Hotel Houston. UNICEF will announce the new date once it has been determined. The Auction highlight event, which was scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 16 is postponed as well.
Waste Management -- Corporate offices at First City Tower and One City Center in downtown Houston will be closed on Monday, Sept. 15. Maintenance, custodial and grounds employees should report if possible.
West Houston Medical Center -- Cancelling all elective, non-emergency surgeries on Monday, Sept. 15.
YMCA of Greater Houston -- Ten of the 41 Houston-area YMCAs re-opened Tuesday morning after Hurricane Ike tore through the region. The following YMCAs are currently open on a limited schedule: Clay Road Family YMCA, 10655 Clay Road, Houston, TX
T.W. Davis Family YMCA, 911 Thompson Highway, Richmond, TX
Katy Family YMCA, 22807 Westheimer Parkway, Katy, TX
Langham Creek Family YMCA, 16725 Longenbaugh, Houston TX
E.A. Smith Family YMCA, 14650 Highway 3, Webster, TX
Huntsville Family YMCA, 291 Highway 75 N., Huntsville, TX
San Jacinto Family YMCA, 1716 Jasmine, Pasadena, TX
Weekley Family YMCA, 4210 Bellaire Blvd., Houston, TX
Texas Medical Center YMCA Child Care Center, 5614 H. Mark Crosswell Jr. St., Houston, TX
YMCA International Services, 6300 Westpark Dr., Houston, TX

ADDITIONAL SHELTERS OPENED

GREATER HOUSTON AREA RED CROSS OPENS ADDITIONAL SHELTERS FOR RESIDENTS WHOSE HOMES WERE DAMAGED BY HURRICANE IKE

First United Methodist Church
431 Eldridge
Sugarland, Texas 77481

First Assembly Church
601 S. Market St.
Brazoria, Texas 77422

Lindale Assembly of God
504 Caplin
Houston, Texas 77022

Richey Street Baptist Church
1010 S. Richey
Pasadena, Texas 77506

Family Faith Church
2407 Sam Houston Ave.
Huntsville, Texas 77320

Johnson Coliseum
Sam Houston State University
1964 Bobby K. Marks
Huntsville, Texas 77320

Huntsville High School
650 FM 2821 E.
Huntsville, Texas 77320

Wooster Baptist Church
7007 Bayway Drive
Baytown, Texas 77520-1598

First Baptist of Dayton
202 East Houston
Dayton, Texas 77535

(NEW)
Winnie Stowell
Community Center
202 S. Park
Winnie, TX 77665

Christbridge Fellowship Church
29510 TX 249 Business
Tomball, Texas 77375

American Legion Hall
1704 S. Main
Anahuac, Texas 77514

Peace Lutheran Church
6435 Fairmont Parkway
Pasadena, Texas 77505

For current Shelter List information go to www.houstonredcross.org and 1-800 RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

People coming to Red Cross shelters should bring: Pillows and bedding; diapers and formula for your children; prescription medicines; toiletries; food to meet any special dietary needs they may have. These current shelters can not accommodate pets.

REPORT PRICE GOUGING

If you see a business that is price gouging during this difficult time, please be sure to report it.

https://www.oag.state.tx.us/forms/cpd/form.php

CENTERPOINT ENERGY CUSTOMER OUTAGE BY ZIP CODE

http://www.centerpointenergy.com/staticfiles/CNP/Common/SiteAssets/doc/Zip_Codes_9.15_8pm.pdf

GROCERY STORES, HARDWARE STORES REOPENING

HEB:
Kempwood/Gessner 577, 10251 Kempwood, Houston, TX
Mason 497, 1621 Mason Road, Katy, TX
Riverpark 563, 19900 Hwy 59, Sugarland, TX
Kirkwood 551, 11815 Westheimer, Houston, TX
Bay City 292, 2700 Seventh St., Bay City, TX
El Campo 584, 306 N. Mechanic, El Campo, TX
Wharton 233, 1616 N. Alabama, Wharton, TX
Columbus 256, 2105 Milam, Columbus, TX
Brenham, 2508 S. Day St., Brenham, TX
Grand Parkway 596, 6711 South Fry Road, Katy, TX
Mi Tienda 66, 1630 Spencer Hwy., Pasadena, TX
Bay Colony 28, 2955 S. Gulf Freeway, League City, TX
249/Louetta 99, 10919 Louetta Road, Houston, TX
Pearland 63, 2805 Business Center Dr, Pearland, TX
Fountainview 472, 2660 Fountainview Dr., Houston, TX
West Columbia 271, 110 Brazos Street, W. Columbia, TX
Lake Colony, 4724 Highway 6, Missouri City, TX
Bear Creek 553, 4955 Highway 6 North
Woodlands 1 564, 130 Sawdust Rd, Spring, TX
Clear Lake 572, 16811 El Camino Real, Houston, TX
Stuebner Airline/Louetta 576, 7310 Louetta, Spring, TX
Kingwood 578, 4304 Kingwood Drive, Kingwood, TX
Woodlands 3 594, 10777 Kuykendahl Road, Woodlands, TX
Conroe 595, 2108 North Frazier, Conroe, TX
290/Barker Cypress, 24224 Northwest Freeway, Houston, TX
Tomball 574, 28520 Tomball Parkway, Tomball, TX
Atascocita 498, 7405 FM 1960 East, Atascocita, TX
Fry Road 492, 1550 Fry Road, Katy, TX
Woodlands 2 579, 9595 Six Pines Road, Woodlands, TX
Central Market, 3815 Westheimer Rd, Houston, TX

KROGER:
Open at 12 Sunday with power:
Grant & Louetta, Cypress, Texas (including fuel center)
17455 Spring Cypress, Cypress, Texas (including fuel center)
Highway 6 North @ Little York, Houston, Texas
22150 Westheimer Parkway @ Mason, Katy, Texas (including fuel center)
11565 Highway 6 South, Sugar Land, Texas (including fuel center)
4825 Sweetwater Blvd. Sugar Land, Texas
6200 Highway 6 @ FM 1092, Missouri City, Texas (including fuel center)
19611 Eastex @ FM 1960 E. Humble, Texas
KROGER stores open at 12 Sunday with generators:
4747 Research Forest @ Gosling, The Woodlands, Texas
19300 W. Lake Houston Parkway, Humble, Texas
11701 S. Sam Houston Parkway @ Sabo, Houston, Texas (including fuel center)
200 Gulf Freeway, League City, Texas
1938 West Gray, Houston, Texas
5150 Buffalo Speedway @ Westpark, Houston, Texas
2222 IH 45 @ Loop 336 N. Conroe, Texas (including fuel center)
KROGER fuel centers/convenience stores open at 12 Sunday
3135 FM 528 @ Bay Area, Friendswood, Texas
9125 W. Sam Houston Parkway @ West Road, Houston, Texas

RANDALLS Stores
Randalls Food Market 3050 Fry Road @ Morton in Katy
Randalls Food Market 1525 South Mason Road @ Highland Knolls in Katy
Randalls Food Market 12312 Barker Cypress Road in Cypress
Randalls Food Market 3346 Hwy 6 South @ Wm Trace in Sugar Land
Randalls Food Market 11711 West Bellfort @ Kirkwood in Stafford
Randalls Food Market 10228 Broadway @ County Road 94 in Pearland
Randalls Food Market 1890 FM 359 @ Plantation in Richmond
Randalls Food Market 5800 New Territory Blvd @ Parkway in Sugar Land
Randalls Food Market 7055 Hwy 6 North @ 529 in Houston
Randalls Food Market 12850 Memorial Drive in Houston
Randalls Food Market 4540 Kingwood Drive in Kingwood
Randalls Food Market 14610 Memorial Drive in Houston
Randalls Food Market 18322 Clay Road in Houston
Randalls Food Market 11041 Westheimer @ Wilcrest in Houston
Randalls Food Market 5264 West 34th Street in Houston
Randalls Food Market 604 Hwy 332 @ Plantation in Lake Jackson
The following Randalls stores are OPEN – ON GENERATOR – NO PERISHABLES:
Randalls Food Market 600 Kingwood Drive @ Loop 494 in Kingwood
Randalls Food Market 9503 Jones Road @ West Road in Houston
Randalls Food Market 2250 Buckthorne Place @ S. Millbend in The Woodlands
Randalls Food Market 5219 FM 1960 in Houston
Randalls Food Market 4540 Kingwood in Kingwood
Randalls Food Market 9420 College Park Dr in The Woodlands
Randalls Food Market 1407 S Voss in Houston
Randalls Food Market 2323 Clear Lake City Blvd in Houston
Randalls Food Market 5586 Weslayan in Houston
Randalls Food Market 4800 W Bellfort in Houston
Randalls Food Market 3131 W. Holcombe in Houston
Randalls Food Market 2225 Louisana in Houston
Randalls Food Market 2951 Marina Bay Dr in League City
Randalls Food Market 9660 Westheimer in Houston

WAL-MART:
310 Overcreek Way, Sealy
203 U.S. Loop 290 West, Brenham
2103 Milam St., Columbus
625 Highway 290 East, Hempstead
26270 Northwest Freeway, Cypress
2700 South Kirkwood Drive, Houston
9460 W. Sam Houston Parkway South, Houston
Wal-Marts opening at 12 p.m. Sunday
27650 Tomball Parkway, Tomball
15955 FM 529 Road, Houston
5330 FM1640, Richmond
Other areas where Wal-Mart is open:
Victoria
El Campo
Cuero
Edna
Hallettsville
Port Lavaca
Bay City
Wharton

WHOLE FOODS open at 11 a.m. Sunday:
2955 Kirby Dr.
15900 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land
11145 Westheimer Rd.

HOME DEPOT:
6800 W. Sam Houston Pkwy
2801 Woodbridge Rd., Brenham
1615 University Dr. E., College Station
6708 NE Zac Lentz Parkway, Victoria
12727 FM 1960 West
20360 Highway 59, Humble
FM 646 and I-45
Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena

SUPER S in Palacios

OPEN GAS STATIONS

Houston gas station map - latest reports
Find which gas stations are open and supplying fuel, based on accounts from eyewitnesses, Houston Chronicle staff, official accounts and reports in other news media. NOTE: After being listed here, gas stations may still run out of fuel, so be mindful of the time at which individual reports are posted.

http://www.chron.com/databases/ikegas.html

PODS: SUPPLY DISTRIBUTION CENTERS

The following locations will be distributing supplies to those who need them:

Harris County:
** The Harris County centers will all have food. Some of them will also have water and ice. They open at 10 a.m. Monday. More centers will be announced later in the day.

-- Community of Faith
1023 Pinemont Drive
-- Jim Foteno Courthouse Annex
14350 Wallisville, Channelview
-- Ripley House
4410 Navigation
-- Second Baptist
6400 Woodway
-- TSU
3600 Rosewood at Scott
-- Greater Jerusalem
8901 Jensen
-- Fountain of Praise
13950 Hillcroft
-- Windsor Village UMC
6000 Heatherbrook
-- Zion Lutheran
3606 Beauchamp
-- Bay Area Community
5002 Nasa Rd 1
-- San Jacinto Center
604 Highlands Wood

Brazoria County
*** The Brazoria County distribution centers will open at 8 a.m. Monday. They will have water and ice.
--Angleton
Angleton Recreation Center
1601 N Valderas St
Angleton, TX 77515
--Freeport
Freeport Police Dept.
430 N Brazosport Blvd
Freeport, TX 77541
--Brazoria
West Brazos Junior High
111 Roustabout Dr.,
Brazoria, TX 77422
Montgomery County:
--Fellowship of The Woodlands
1 Fellowship Drive
(ice and MREs)
-- Montgomery Jr High
Stewart Creek Dr off HWY 105 across from KOA campground

Galveston Island
*** The following locations will have water, ice and possibly food. Officials say to head to the parking lots when crews arrive, most likely after 10 a.m. Monday.
--Wal-Mart
64th and Seawall Blvd.
--Academy
47th at Seawall Blvd.
Galveston County
--Dickinson
McAdams Junior High
Hill Street
Opens at 12 p.m. Monday
(ice, water and MREs)
-- La Porte
New Life Fellowship Church
2104 Underwood
-- Texas City
HEB
-- Hitchcock
Hitchcock High School
6625 FM 2004
-- Kemah/Bacliff
Target
-- Friendswood
Centennial Park
220 S. Friendswood
-- Galveston
Ball High School
4115 Avenue Q
-- League City
3000 W. Walker
-- La Marque
La Marque High School
-- Santa Fe
4205 Jackson

Liberty County
The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office told 11 News three supply trucks came to the county Sunday, but they ran out of supplies. It was unclear when more would arrive.

Tomball
South-West corner of SH 249 and FM 2920.
(The "Old Kroger Center")

Chambers County
-- Midtown
Anahuac High School
305 Kansas
-- Winnie Area
E. Chambers Elementary
East Fear Road
-- West Side
Barbara Sill Middle School
9800 Eagle Drive
-- Baytown
PCT 4 Courthouse Annex
7711 Highway 146

Fort Bend County
--Rosenberg
Lowes parking lot
Highway 36 and Highway 59
opens 10 a.m. Tuesday
(water and ice)
--Missouri City
City Hall 1522 Texas Parkway
opens at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday
(limited supply of ice)
-- Sugar Land
Mercer Stadium
16403 Lexington Blvd.
(two trucks of ice)
opens at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday