The Houston Health Department is now offering a new monetary incentive to increase vaccination rates in the city. (Courtesy Baylor College of Medicine)
Houston residents could win $1K gift cards in new vaccine incentive program starting Jan. 29
Leah Barton, who serves as Harris County’s managing director of strategic initiatives, talked about the Community COVID Housing Program on Jan. 25. (Screenshot via Facebook Live)
Harris County commissioners approve $29.5M in funding for second phase of COVID-19 housing project
Harris County officials are monitoring coronavirus cases before lowering the county's emergency levels after seeing a fall in the number of COVID-19 ICU patients during the last week. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Harris County leaders not ready to lower emergency status, monitoring dropping COVID-19 cases
(Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Texas Medical Center coronavirus update: Weekly data shows community spread slowing for first time in 2022
All Houston ISD campuses and offices will be closed Jan. 18 to students and staff, district officials announced, citing a rise in coronavirus cases in the community. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
All Houston ISD campuses, offices to be closed Jan. 18 due to coronavirus spread
Texas Medical Center coronavirus updates: New cases plateau, hospitalizations fall compared to previous week
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion has a variety of acts scheduled in 2022. (Courtesy Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion)
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion releases 2022 lineup; Grand Parkway Town Center moves toward construction and more top Houston-area news
Construction on US 380 is still years away, and the feasibility study will be completed in 2022. (Courtesy Fotolia)
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Third doses of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, so-called "booster shots," are now authorized by the FDA for all adults over the age of 18. (Courtesy Baylor College of Medicine)
Houston approves $4 million vaccine outreach contract despite pushback from some council members
Amy's Ice Creams in Cedar Park will include an exterior 3D structure similar to the location on Guadalupe Street in Austin. (Courtesy Amy's Ice Creams)
CI TEXAS ROUNDUP: Amy's Ice Creams opening Cedar Park location; construction on Elm and Main streets to kick off Frisco’s Downtown Master Plan and more top news
Harris County officials raised the county's COVID-19 threat level to red, or “severe,” the highest placement on the scale, County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced during a Jan. 10 news conference. (Courtesy Harris County)
Harris County raises COVID-19 threat level to red as omicron cases rise
As of Jan. 10, Harris County has seen a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases, according to data from the Texas Medical Center. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Texas Medical Center coronavirus update: January continues to bring increasingly higher COVID-19 case numbers to Houston
Curry Pizza House's curry chicken masala pizza includes a curry sauce, cheese, bell peppers, red onion, diced tomato, masala chicken and cilantro. (Courtesy Curry Pizza House)
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Cinemark closed Dec. 31. (Andrew Christman/Community Impact Newspaper)
Cinemark closes in The Woodlands; Conroe ISD increases COVID-19 safety level and more top Houston-area news
The Harris County Public Health Department will begin administering Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine boosters to youths between the ages of 12-15 on Jan. 8 following approval from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide boosters to that age group. (Lauren Canterberry/Community Impact Newspaper)
Harris County to begin offering COVID-19 boosters to individuals ages 12-15
Memorial Hermann officials said the fourth coronavirus surge has caused issues with capacity and staffing. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Memorial Hermann highlights struggles with omicron variant
Emilia Mayfield rolls up her sleeve to receive her COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Staysha Hampton during a Texas Children's Hospital and City of Houston COVID-19 vaccination clinic Dec. 17. (Courtesy of Texas Children’s Hospital)of Houston COVID-19 vaccination clinic Dec. 17. (Courtesy Texas Children’s Hospital)
Omicron, vaccine lawsuits cloud coronavirus outlook in 2022
Amid the rampant spread of the highly-transmittable COVID-19 omicron variant, Harris County officials held a press conference Jan. 6 to announce the latest in a string of legal victories surrounding the ability of local governments to impose mask mandates. (Courtesy Brian Jackson/Adobe Stock)
Harris County officials laud state court ruling upholding local authority to impose mask mandates
In the last seven days, Houston Methodist hospitals have had 1,500 staff members test positive for COVID-19, the largest number of cases among hospital system employees since the pandemic began. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Coronavirus drives record cases among Houston Methodist employees, though hospitalizations remain rare