Action needed for Social Security beneficiaries with dependents and who do not file tax returns to receive $500 per child payment

Act Now – Go to IRS.gov – A Message from Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul (April 20, 2020) “Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients who don’t file tax returns will start receiving their automatic Economic Impact Payments directly from the Treasury Department soon. People receiving benefits who did not file 2018 or 2019 […]

City of Rowlett offers Small Business Stimulus Grant Program

City of Rowlett offers Small Business Stimulus Grant Program

(ROWLETT, TX – April 19, 2020) Small businesses in the City of Rowlett, like small businesses throughout the country, are suffering financial hardships as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Estimates suggest that lost consumer spending may reach $16.5 billion across the Dallas-Fort Worth region between March and October of 2020. As a result, many small […]

City of Rockwall provides access for upcoming virtual City Council meeting

City of Rockwall provides access for upcoming virtual City Council meeting

Rockwall, Texas – April 19, 2020 – The City of Rockwall continues to provide its full range of services to residents while taking recommended precautions. The Rockwall City Council will once again modify the activities for their regular meeting on Monday, April 20. There will be no in-person meeting at Rockwall City Hall. In lieu […]

Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Establishing Strike Force To Open Texas

Governor Abbott Issues Executive Order Establishing Strike Force To Open Texas

(ROCKWALL, TX — April 17, 2020) Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference where he issued three new Executive Orders to begin the process of reopening the state of Texas while revising hospital capacity and certain social distancing guidelines. Within the orders, select activities and services that pose minimal to no threat of spreading […]

Governor Abbott launches Small Business Webinar Series

Governor Abbott launches Small Business Webinar Series

(April 16, 2020) Governor Greg Abbott’s Office of Economic Development and Tourism yesterday launched the Governor’s Small Business Webinar Series to provide Texas small business owners and entrepreneurs with timely, relevant, and actionable information on COVID-19 recovery resources. The first webinar, specifically tailored to Central Texas, was attended by over 3,000 Texans. The Webinar Series […]

Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas launches fundraising campaign for COVID-19 Relief Fund

Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas launches fundraising campaign for COVID-19 Relief Fund

Raising funds to do Whatever It Takes for youth, families, and communities (ROCKWALL, TX – April 15, 2020)  Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Texas announced today a fundraising campaign aimed at supporting COVID-19 relief efforts in the Commerce, Greenville, and Rockwall areas. In times of tragedy and crisis, Boys & Girls Clubs have stepped up […]

Governor Abbot, Goldman Sachs, LiftFund announce $50M in loans for Texas small business

Governor Abbot, Goldman Sachs, LiftFund announce $50M in loans for Texas small business

  (AUSTIN, TX – April 13, 2020) Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Goldman Sachs and the LiftFund, along with other community development financial institutions (CDFIs), are partnering to provide $50 million in loans to small businesses in Texas that have been affected by COVID-19 as part of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program. […]

New guidance about COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments for Social Security, Supplemental Security Income Benefits

New guidance about COVID-19 Economic Impact Payments for Social Security, Supplemental Security Income Benefits

From Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul:  (April 13, 2020) “The Treasury Department launched a new web tool allowing quick registration for Economic Impact Payments for eligible individuals who do not normally file a tax return, and also announced that it would begin making automatic payments.  However, for some people receiving benefits from the Social Security […]