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Solid Waste Management Department

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT ON SCHEDULE WHILE BEGINNING STORM DEBRIS REMOVAL

The City of Houston Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) is proceeding with normal garbage, yard trimmings and heavy trash collection operations. The only exception is curbside recycling. The Curbside Recycling crews are assisting the Yard Trimmings crews with vegetative storm debris collection and, therefore, will not be collecting the recyclable materials from the green bins.

On Monday, September 15, 2008, the SWMD will be collecting 3rd Monday’s Heavy Trash. On Tuesday, September 16th, SWMD will be collecting 3rd Tuesday’s Heavy Trash. The SWMD will continue collecting heavy trash according to the regular schedule.

The City of Houston will be receiving assistance from other cities to maintain the normal solid waste operations. The majority of the storm debris removal will be handled by a private hauler, DRC Emergency Services.

Beck Disaster Recovery (BDR), SWMD’s Debris Management consultants and DRC are currently assessing storm damage throughout Houston. Additionally, the City’s Neighborhood Protection Division is also conducting assessments. The City of Houston anticipates debris collection activities by the contractor to begin on Friday, September 19th. Under the debris contract, the private hauler has 180 days to complete its clean up. “Our expectation is that 80-85% of the job will be done within the first 90 days,” said John Buri of BDR.

SWMD Director Harry Hayes said, “We estimate that we will collect 22,000 cubic yards of storm debris today with our combined force of Heavy Trash and Yard Trimmings collection crews.” He added, “We will recycle as much vegetative storm debris as possible, in compliance with FEMA guidelines. Therefore, we are asking residents to separate the vegetative debris from the other types of storm debris.”

STORM DEBRIS DROP-OFF LOCATIONS
Beginning Tuesday, September 16th, SWMD will open its neighborhood depositories 7 days a week to accommodate small amounts of storm debris from Houston residents. One pickup truck load or less will be accepted. Hours of operations will be 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
· NORTHEAST AREA 5565 Kirkpatrick 713-675-3208 (Key Map 455N)
· NORTHWEST AREA 6023 Windfern 713-895- 1003 (Key Map 410W)
· SOUTHEAST AREA 2240 Central St. 713-837-0311 (Key Map 535C)
· SOUTH AREA 5100 Sunbeam 713-738-1936 (Key Map 474A)

DEBRIS SET-OUT METHODS
· Residents should place hurricane-related debris along the public right-of-way.
· When setting out debris please make reasonable attempts to not obstruct sidewalks or traffic as they may pose a threat to public health and safety.
· Trees and branches should be cut in approximately 8-12 foot lengths and stacked in large piles along the right-of-way.
· Be cautious not to obstruct mailboxes, utility access points such as electric and water meters or fire hydrants as these could be damaged by heavy equipment during loading.
· Please do not mix household garbage, treated wood (such as fences), tires, or roof shingles with the vegetative debris.
· Do not mix hazardous material, such as paint cans, aerosol sprays, batteries, or appliances with vegetative debris.

For new developments in the department’s response to Hurricane Ike, please log on to www.houstonsolidwaste.org or call 3-1-1, the City’s Customer Service Hotline.

The Solid Waste Management Department provides solid waste service to the citizens of Houston through the collection, disposal and recycling of discarded material in a manner that is safe, efficient, environmentally sound and cost-effective.

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS & WEBSITES

PHONE NUMBERS

FEMA Help Numbers:1-800-621-FEMA (3362); Hearing or speech impaired: 1-800-462-7585.

La Porte Bobbi Gruner, Public Affairs Officer, (713) 794-7349

Clear Lake Kemah Bolivar emergency ops 409-765-3710

Missouri City 713-881-3090

Montgomery County Sheriff's Dept. Lt. Dan Norris 936-582-3100

Brazoria Co. OEM 979-864-1200 Judge Joe King
Brazoria Co. Sheriff 979-849-2441

American Red Cross Safe and Well List - Register at http://www.safeandwell.org/ to let concerned family and friends know where you headed during your evacuation.

Harris County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management 713-881-3100 www.hcoem.org

City of Galveston's Emergency Operation Center281-309-5002Toll-free 24-Hour On-call: 888-384-2000www.gcoem.org

Ft. Bend County general public inquiries281-238-3430

Fort bend EOC hotline281-342-6185

Ft. Bend County evacuation for disabled281-238-3233

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD)713-881-4500

Motorist Assistance Program (MAP)Dial CALL-MAP713-225-5627

Harris County Flood Control District713-684-4000www.hcfcd.org

Harris County Animal Control281-999-3191www.hcphes.org

Houston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)713-869-7722or 877-661-0161or 713-861-0161Hurricane hours:Friday - 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.Saturday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.Sunday - 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.www.spcahouston.org

Traffic Signal Repair(State-owned roadways)713-881-3210

METRO Police713-224-2677www.ridemetro.org

American Red Cross713-526-8300www.houstonredcross.org

FEMATelephone: 1 (800) 621-FEMA (3362) TDD: 1 (800) 462-7585 www.fema.gov

Montgomery County Sheriff's Office936-760-5800

Montgomery County Emergency Management,General Information & PIO936-582-3100

Unified Command Post in Houston(281) 237-1614 and(281) 237-1602

CenterPoint Energy call 713-207-2222 or 800-332-7143 for power lines that are down

National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System: https://asd.fema.gov/inter/nefrls/home.htm

Appying for assistance from FEMA: http://www.fema.gov/news/event.fema?id=10570 or 1-800-621-3362

Open Red Cross shelters: http://www.houstonredcross.org/ or 1-800-RED-CROSS

2-1-1 Texas: https://www.211texas.org/211/search.do

FEMA Ike information: http://www.fema.gov/hazard/hurricane/2008/ike/index.shtm

Hurricane Ike Situation Reports: http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/sitrepindex.htm

Houston-area openings and closings: http://blogs.chron.com/closings/openings/

Public service announcements about flooding: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/psa/

Road conditions: http://apps.dot.state.tx.us/travel/road_conditions2.htm

Shelter Hotlines:
Austin's Safe Shelter Hotline(866) 385-0333

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
-- 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
-- Fonteno Community
14350 Wallisville
-- 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:
--Willis Community Center
Mink Street at Danville
(This center will have ice only)
--Magnolia High School
(ice and water)
--Woodforest Stadium
David Memorial Drive in Shenandoah
(This location ran out of supplies Sunday, not sure when new supplies will arrive)
--County Commissioners Barn
FM 1485 in New Caney
(ice and water)
--Grand Theatre -- I-45 North
Take exit No. 830 and go west, take southbound feder road to the theatre. No access off of League Line Road
(food, water and ice)
--Conroe High School
West on Highway 105 to Wilson Road
(food, water and ice)

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
47th at Broadway
--Academy
47th at Seawall Blvd.
Galveston County
--Dickinson
McAdams Junior High
Hill Street
Opens at 12 p.m. Monday
(ice, water and MREs)

HURRICANE HELP

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FEMA
FEMA Help Numbers:1-800-621-FEMA (3362); Hearing or speech impaired: 1-800-462-7585. Or visit their website http://www.fema.gov/hazard/hurricane/2008/ike/index.shtm. Apply for assistance online here http://www.fema.gov/assistance/index.shtm.

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RECONNECT AFTER A DISASTER
To help people reconnect after a disaster, we encourage evacuees to register with the Red Cross website Safe and Well, www.safeandwell.org. Evacuees’ friends and family can check the website and know they are safe.

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AMERICAN RED CROSS
Call 1-800-RED-CROSS or visit http://www.houstonredcross.org/

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2-1-1 ready to supply answers
People can now call 211 again to get answers to a variety of hurricane ike related issues like road closures, shelter information, mental health service centers and Fema Related procedures.

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Center Point Energy Info
http://www.centerpointenergy.com/newsroom/stormcenter/ike/ or to see outage maps, visit http://www.centerpointenergy.com/newsroom/stormcenter/ike/outages/

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RANDALLS GOOD NEIGHBOR PROGRAM

Randalls Grocery Stores offer customers a way to donate dollars to non-profit organizations like the Greater Houston Area Chapter of American Red Cross.

Whenever you shop at Randalls you can also help the Red Cross carry out it's mission of providing relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. You can link your Randalls Remarkable Card to the Greater Houston Area Chapter of American Red Cross by completing a Randalls Remarkable Card Application Form at any Randalls Courtesy Booth.

The Greater Houston Area Chapter of American Red Cross Good Neighbor Account Number is 2379

For more information on the program, please visit Randalls website at www.randalls.com , click the Community Caring link.

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99 percent of Sam Houston customers without power
At this time, 99 percent of Sam Houston EC's members are without power. Progress is steady.

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SPCA Animal Rescue Hotline
Call 713-435-2990 for pets or strays who need to be rescued after the storm.

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VET CLINICS THAT ARE OPEN
Deer Park Animal Hospital and Banfield the Pet Hospital of Pasadena will open Tuesday (9/16) at 9 a.m. They will be at 5722 Fairmont Parkway, (Inside of Petsmart) Pasadena Texas.

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Goodman Manufacturing closed
All Houston Facilities are CLOSED on Monday, September 15, 2008. For the Houston's facilities status, we ask you to call the Houston Facility Hotline number at 713-263-5000 and select your location from the list provided. In the event that this line is unavailable, please contact the Goodman Alert Line at 866-452-5378 or visit.

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Free flats fixed at TIREMAX
Anyone needing flats repaired will be done for free next week at TIREMAX.

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METRO operating on Monday
METRO is operating in some areas of the city on Monday.
Here's the lines that will be operating:

Leigh
1 Hospital
2 Bellaire
25 Richmond turning back at Rogerdale
82 Westheimer

Main Street Red Line - Buses will follow the metrorail red line route

20 long point
50 Heights/Harrisburg
8 South Main
40 Telephone/Pecore to Eastwood Transit Center
56 Airline
65 Bissonet
163 FondrenPriority routes becaue provided access to hospitals

Buses will operate every 20 minutes

Service hours 6am to 8pm because of city curfew

TMC Red shuttle from Smith Lands to TMC

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One Citibank location to open Monday
The Citibank branch at 22171 Westheimer Pkwy. in Katy will open at 1 pm on Monday, September 15. All other branches are closed Monday.

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Landry's re-opens on Monday
The following Greater Houston area Landry's Restaurants have re-opened and will observe normal business hours beginning at 11 a.m. on Monday, September 15.

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Public Pharmacy open on Monday
Public Pharmacy at 6510 Hillcroft will be open on Monday.

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HURRICANE IKE SUPPLY INFORMATION

If you know of any stores throughout the Houston and Galveston area that are stocked with food, fuel, ice or basic household goods and ATMs or banks that are open, please e-mail the information to news@104krbe.com or text the locations to 37530 and let us know what is available...or you can leave a comment for this blog with location information.

ICE
Valero, 146 and Lee Dr., Baytown
Krogers, Buffalo Speedway and Westpark (Limiting 2 bags per customer)
HILTON Furniture, 12100 Gulf Fwy
Target, FM 646 and I-45
HEB, 518 and HWY 288, Pearland
HEB, Crabb River and Hwy 59 South

FOOD STORES
Save-A-Lot, 12665 Bissonnet (open until 6pm Monday)
Central Market, 3815 Westheimer Rd
Mike's Country Store, Robert's Cemetery and Nichols Sawmill Road, Hockley
Fiesta Mart, Mason Road, Katy
Express Deli Convenience Store, 1617 Fannin
Brookshire Brothers Grocery, 5249 Franz Road, Katy

KROGER STORES
**Kroger stores will give people a few days supply of their necessary prescriptions. When the store can reach CVS or Walgreens to confirm, they will give you the rest of the prescription.**
Hwy 96 and South Shore
I-45 and FM 518 290 and Barker Cypress
43rd and Ella Grant & Louetta, Cypress (Fuel)
17455 Spring Cypress, Cypress (Fuel)
Highway 6 North @ Little York
22150 Westheimer Parkway @ Mason, Katy
11565 Highway 6 South, Sugar Land (Fuel)
4825 Sweetwater Blvd. Sugar Land
6200 Highway 6 @ FM 1092, Missouri City (Fuel)
19611 Eastex @ FM 1960 E. Humble, Texas
4747 Research Forest @ Gosling, Woodlands
19300 W. Lake Houston Parkway, Humble, Texas
11701 S. Sam Houston Parkway @ Sabo (Fuel)
200 Gulf Freeway, League City 1938 West Gray, Houston
5150 Buffalo Speedway @ Westpark
2222 IH 45 @ Loop 336 N. Conroe (Fuel)Garth Road in Baytown

KROGER FUEL CENTERS
3135 FM 528 @ Bay Area, Friendswood
9125 W. Sam Houston Parkway @ West Road
HEB STORESBarker Cypress Road
10251 Kempwood 1621 Mason Road, Katy
19900 Hwy 59, Sugar Land11815 Westheimer
2700 Seventh St., Bay City306 N. Mechanic, El Campo
1616 N. Alabama, Wharton
2105 Milam, Columbus
2508 S. Day St., Brenham
6711 South Fry Road, Katy
1630 Spencer Hwy., Pasadena
2955 S. Gulf Freeway, League City
10919 Louetta Road, Houston
2805 Business Center Dr, Pearland
2660 Fountainview Dr.
110 Brazos Street, W. Columbia
4724 Highway 6, Missouri City
4955 Highway 6 North 130 Sawdust Rd, Spring
16811 El Camino Real7310 Louetta, Spring
4304 Kingwood Drive, Kingwood
10777 Kuykendahl Road, Woodlands
2108 North Frazier, Conroe
28520 Tomball Parkway, Tomball
7405 FM 1960 East, Atascocita
1550 Fry Road, Katy
9595 Six Pines Road, Woodlands
Crabb River and Hwy 59 South

RANDALL'S STORES
1525 South Mason Road @ Highland Knolls
12312 Barker Cypress Road Cypress
3346 Hwy 6 South @ Wm Trace
11711 West Bellfort @ Kirkwood 518 and Hwy 288, Pearland
7055 Highway 6 N

TARGET STORES
6931 FM 1960 Road E, Atascocita
4510 Garth Road, Baytown
3061 Wildflower Drive, Bryan
2100 Texas Avenue S., College Station
503 I-45 N, Conroe
5425 S. Padre Island Drive, Corpus Christi
25901 Highway 290, Cypress
21515 Tomball Parkway, Houston
10801 Westheimer Road, Houston
4323 San Felipe Street, Houston
8500 S. Main Street, Houston
984 Gessner Road, Houston
8605 Westheimer Road, Houston
2700 Eldridge Parkway, Houston
13250 Northwest Freeway, Houston
19955 Katy Freeway, Houston
6955 Highway 6 N, Houston
6801 FM 1960 Road W, Houston
2580 Shearn Street, Houston
12701 FM 1960 Road W, Houston
20777 Hwy. 59 N, Humble
23710 Westheimer Parkway, Katy
4200 S. Medford Drive, Lufkin
32858 FM 2978 Road, Magnolia
6000 Highway 6, Missouri City
5757 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena
3045 Silverlake Village Street, Pearland
23912 Commercial Drive, Rosenberg
15911 I H 45, Spring
16300 Southwest Freeway, Sugar Land
14302 FM 2920, Tomball
7608 NE Zac Lentz Freeway, Victoria
1801 W. Bay Area Blvd, Webster

CONVIENENT & LIQUOR STORES
Lo Price Liquor, 11332 Chimney Rock, Houston, Texas 77035

RESTAURANTS
Chick-Fil-A, 50% of restaurants are open
My Le Asian Bistro, 22442 State Highway 249,Tomball
Lupe Tortillas, Hwy.6 and I-10 (318 Stafford), Monday at 11a
Quizno's Sandwiches, 1556 West Gray
Sonoma Wine Bar will be opening Monday from 11:30a to 8p
Paulie's Restaurant, 1834 Westheimer, Monday at 11a
Jake's Grill, 518/Broadway, Pearland, open Monday for breakfast and lunch
Sandwich King, 6615 Long Point, between Hempstead and Silber
Candelari's, 290 between Skinner and Spring CypressStar Pizza, Washington Road
Jack in the Box, 290 and Barker Cypress
Terlingua's Border Café, Studemont (serving to-go fajitas only)
Willie's Grill and Ice House, Hwy 529 & Hwy 6, Copperfield
Joe's Crab Shack, 610 Loop between Kirby and Buffalo Speedway
Pappasito's, 610 Loop between Kirby and Buffalo Speedway
Pappadeaux, 610 Loop between Kirby and Buffalo Speedway
Pepper Beef and Seafood Restaurant, Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena
Taco Bell, Garth Road, Baytown
Pappadeaux Restaurant, Hwy 59, Stafford/ Sugar Land
Super Target, 23710 Westheimer Pkwy, Katy
Los Cucos Restaurant, 5831 Highway Blvd, Katy
Sonic Drive-in, Highway Blvd, Katy
Subway Restaurant, Highway Blvd, Katy
Domino's Pizza, Highway Blvd, Katy
Katy Mills Mall Food Court: Burger King, Johnny Rocket, Rainforest Café, etc
Landry's Restaurants Inc. restaurant openings as of 11 am Monday: Babin's Katy, Babin's Willowbrook, Landry's Katy, Pesce, Saltgrass Humble, Saltgrass Mason Road, Saltgrass Willowbrook, Rainforest Katy, Willie G's Post Oak, Aquarium
Tastee Pizza Buffet, 6455 Hillcroft Street, Houston, TX. Close to Hwy 59 & Hillcroft
Tavola Restaurant is open for business serving lunch and dinner, located at the back of The Woodlands on FM 2978 about one mile north of Woodlands Parkway near the Target Center
Artista Restaurant, 800 Bagby - Inside Hobby Center
Snack bar located inside the Aerodrome Ice Skating Complex @ Willowbrook is OPEN. Hot food and hot chocolate is available!
Lomonte's Italian Restaurant and Bar open full service Monday, 14510 Grisby Hwy 6 and I-10
Chuys on Westheimer, they have food and refreshments.
Pizza Hut on Bissonett and Dairy Ashford is open. They are taking credit cards. 281-495-9393
Casa Ole in Deerbrook Mall is open til 6pm
Mai Thai is open and located on 59 and Kirby area across from Miyakos
New Orleans Cajun Kitchen, 8057 Kirby Drive Houston, TX 77054(713) 794-0044

McDONALDS
1053 Eldridge Sugarland (Drive Thru only)
1460 Hwy 6 & Fluor Daniels (Drive Thru Only)
7302 Hwy 6 & FM 529 (Drive Thru Only)
1504 Eldridge Pkwy (Drive Thru Only)
First Colony MallGalleria Mall
3941 Fondren @ Westpark Walmart-Westpark Walmart-Sugarland Wilcrest & I-10
2303 Hwy 6
1300 South Richey290 between Skinner and Spring Cypress

LANDRY'S RESTAURANTS
Babin's Seafood House, 21851 Katy Freeway, Katy
Babin's Seafood House, 17485 Tomball Pkwy, Houston
Landry's Seafood House, 22215 Katy Freeway, Katy
Pesce, 3029 Kirby Dr, Houston
Saltgrass Steak House, 20090 Hwy 59 North, Humble
Saltgrass Steak House, 21855 Katy Fwy, Katy
Saltgrass Steak House, 17275 Tomball Parkway, Houston
Rainforest Café, 5000 Katy Mills Circle, Katy
Willie G's, 1605 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston
Aquarium, 410 Bagby St., Houston

PROPANE
Gas Products Unlimited @ 19356 N Hwy 35, Alvin (Propane Cylinders) (between Dixie Farm Rd & FM 2351)

FUEL
Race Trac, Jones Road near West Road
Shell Station, West Rd and Castlebridge
Raceway Gas Station, 2100 by 90, Crosby
Valero, 1021 W. Main Valero, Mason Road, Katy
Murphy's Station @ Wal-Mart, FM 646/ I-45
Shell Station, Research Forest and Gosling, The Woodlands
FM 2978 and 1488 (SW Montgomery Co)
FM 3083 and Hwy 75 (Conroe)
FM 1488 and Lake Windcrest (Magnolia)
Exxon Station, I-10 at Dairy Ashfod
Exxon, 5503 Highway Blvd, Katy
Shell Station, 151 FM 646 E
Shell Station, Greenhouse and W. Little York
Shell Station, 290 and Barker Cypress
Shell Station, 59 South and Airport Blvd.
Shell Station, Corner of Franz @ Ave D, Katy
Texaco Station, 2920 and North Rhodes Road
Chevron Station, I-10 and Garth
Chevron, 5603 Highway Blvd (Hwy 90), Katy
In & Out Food Store, 811 Ave D, Katy
Citco on Kuykendahl and FM 2920 in Tomball
Texaco between Fallbrook and 249 in NW Houston

WALGREENS STORES
Walgreens, West, Main at Calder Road, League City
Walgreens, 290 and Barker Cypress
Walgreens, West Airport, Meadow (Open until 10p)

CVS STORES
59N @ Aldine Mail Rt (outlets to charge phones)
Garth Road in Baytown
13555 Beechnut, open Monday 10a (outlets to charge phones)

HARDWARE
Alspaugh's Ace Hardware, Kingwood, 2720 W. Lake Houston Pkwy
Ace Hardware, Aldine Mail Rt and 59 Berings, 6102 Westheimer Rd

WAL-MART STORES
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
27650 Tomball Parkway, Tomball
15955 FM 529 Road, Houston
5330 FM1640, Richmond Garth Road, Baytown
1764 and I-45, LaMarque

HOME DEPOT STORES
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
Hwy 6 and West Bellfort, Sugar Land, (has generators)

LOWE'S STORES
**Emergency response goods such as bottled water, Gatorade, generators, flashlights, batteries, chainsaws, tarps, etc.**
3052 College Park Drive, The Woodlands
3620 Emmett F. Lowry Expway, Texas City
4120 Dowlen Road, Beaumont
5002 Garth Rd., Baytown
19935 Katy Freeway, Houston
200 Hwy. 332 East, Lake Jackson
1920 Westview Blvd., Conroe
8602 North Navarro St., Victoria
19580 State Hwy. 249, Houston
16510 S. W. Freeway, Sugar Land
15555 FM 529, Houston
20201 N. IH 45, Spring
19225 Gulf Freeway, Webster
1521 North Loop West, Houston
2741 Broadway Street, Pearland
22600 Eastex Freeway/Hwy 59N, Kingwood
14236 FM 2920, Tomball
5400 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena
9640 Old Katy Freeway, Houston
1000 Gulfgate Center Mall, Houston
2610 Kirkwood Drive, Houston
6161 E. Sam Houston Pkwy North, Houston
8383 Memorial Blvd, Port Arthur
3052 College Park Drive, Conroe
7355 FM 1960 Road East, Humble
4645 Beechnut Street, Houston
14128 Cypress-Rosehill Road, Cypress
150 South FM 1069, Aransas Pass
20902 Kuykendahl Road, Spring
All McCoy's Building Supply stores in the Houston Metro area (EXCEPT Galveston) will be open for business on Monday.

PODS (Portable on Demand Storage)
PODS (Portable on Demand Storage) advises its customers that the PODS warehouse in Houston is undamaged. Currently there are PODS available to rent. PODS are an efficient way to store your belongs while rebuilding due to damage caused by Hurricane Ike. For more information on how to rent a POD, please call 1-888-776-7637.

BANKS/ATMS
Compass Banks open across Houston - Currently 22 of Compass' Houston area and East Texas branches are open for business. 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 their hurricane recovery needs. In addition, the Compass Bank is waiving check cashing fees for all non-customers through-out its Houston area locations. Houston branches that are OPEN:

Spring
Antoine
Heights
Oak Forest
Eldridge
Richmond
Medical Center
Sugar Land
Wesleyan Drive-Thru
Bunker Hill
Royal Oaks
Cinco Ranch
Briar Forest
Post Oak
West University
Buffalo Speedway
Riverway
Laredo National Bank - Galleria

IBC BANK - IBC Bank has reopened the following branches and ATM locations:
Wharton H-E-B In-Store - 1616 N. Alabama
Bryan H-E-B In-store - 725 E. Villa Maria
College Station H-E-B In-Store - 1900 Texas Ave.
Woodbridge Motor Bank - 10570 State Hwy 6
Gulfgate H-E-B In-Store - 3111 Woodbridge
Beechnut H-E-B In-Store - 10100 Beechnut
Barker Cypress H-E-B In-Store - 24224 NW Fwy.
Cinco Ranch H-E-B In-Store - 6711 S. Fry Road
Astrodome Kroger In-Store - 7747 Kirby Drive
Fry Road Kroger In-Store - 6055 N. Fry Road
West Airport In-Store - 11565 Hwy 6 S
Richmond Branch - 5250 FM 1640
Galleria Mall In-Store - 5085 Westheimer
IBC Houston - 5615 Kirby Drive
Grand Parkway Branch - 544 Grand Parkway South
El Campo H-E-B In-Store - 306 N. Mechanic
Pasadena H-E-B In-Store - 6210 Fairmont Parkway

ATMs are functioning at the following locations:
Louetta H-E-B In-Store - 7310 Louetta
Freeport Branch - 1208 N. Brazosport Blvd.
Municipal Court - 1441 Lubbock
Downtown Branch - 1001 McKinney
Tunnel 1 - 1001 McKinney
Tunnel 2 - 1001 McKinney
George R. Brown Center - 1001 Avenidas de Las Americas
Humble In-Store - 7405 FM 1960 E
Sage Branch - 1777 Sage Road
West University Motor Bank - 5706 Kirby
Houston Emergency Center - 901 Bagby

Washington Mutual ATM working at Beltway at Hilcroft