Find Out if Your Weekend Plans Will Land You in Bed With COVID-19
As the pandemic drags on and people get antsy about wanting to get out and about, researchers are coming to the rescue with numerous...
Minute Maid Park, Other Harris County Sites Open for Free COVID-19 Testing
The Houston Astros and the Texas Division of Emergency Management have teamed up to open a free COVID-19 testing site at Minute Maid Park...
Ready! Set! Shop! It’s Tax Free Weekend in Texas.
In previous years, Texas’ annual tax-free weekend was great for school shopping.
This Friday-Sunday, as the sales tax holiday is in effect, Texas Comptroller Glenn...
Texas to Allow Limited Visits at Nursing Homes With No COVID-19 Cases
For months, families in Texas have been unable to see their loved ones in nursing homes and long-term care facilities due to the coronavirus...
Private Schools in Texas Limit Enrollment As They Aim to Reopen Classrooms
While debate about how to safely reopen public schools in Texas raged through the summer, Kim Olstrup was preparing to bring students back to...
Ways to Estimate Your School’s COVID-19 Risk Level
There is a lot of discussion underway right now about school starting and the possible spread of COVID-19 among kids and those they live...
Abbott Brushes Aside Latest Lawsuit From His GOP Colleagues
Gov. Greg Abbott believes the latest lawsuit filed by five members of his own party will suffer the same fate as other cases against...
Get a Flu Shot! It is Very Important This Year.
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a decrease in immunizations for children heading toward the start of the...
Unemployment is Still High, but Texas Sees Significant Drop
There was a 19% drop in first-time unemployment claims in Texas last week. Just under 69,000 Texans filed for benefits in the week ending...
Houston Nonprofit Offers Local Alternative to Industrial Farms
In the early days of the pandemic, store shelves were often bare of fresh fruits and vegetables. Texans who planned on quarantining stocked up,...
