Stark Industries is committing $50,000 to help up to 200 Houston-area households facing water-service disconnection or needing recently disconnected service restored.

The Houston Water Service Rescue will provide up to $250 per household toward an overdue residential water bill when that payment can prevent disconnection or restore service.

Priority will go to lower-income households with a documented shutoff notice or recent disconnection, particularly households with young children, older adults, people with disabilities, or significant financial hardship. Assistance will not be first-come, first-served.

Payments will be made directly to the utility account or through a qualified assistance partner, not as unrestricted cash. Before approving assistance, Stark will verify the amount required and whether the proposed payment can actually keep the water on or restore service.

If a household owes substantially more than $250, Stark will fund the case only when there is a credible plan for the remaining balance. Residents with larger needs will be connected, where possible, with additional assistance rather than receiving a partial payment that does not resolve the immediate crisis.

Cases facing imminent disconnection will receive expedited review, with a target of payment authorization within one business day after verification is complete.

Applications will open after Stark has tested the process from application through direct payment. Eligibility criteria, payment procedures, assisted-application options, and confirmed payment partners will be published before launch.

Within 60 days, Stark will report households assisted, average assistance, total funds distributed, eligible households left unfunded, and—where verifiable—how many shutoffs were prevented or disconnected households had service restored.

$50,000. Up to 200 households.