From left, Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia, Wayne Young, CEO of The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD, and Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis announced a new community-initiated mental health care project during a press conference Oct. 26. (Screenshot via Facebook Live)
Harris County officials unveil new three-year $8.93M community-initiated mental health care initiative
(Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Texas Medical Center coronavirus updates: Average daily hospitalizations continue decline, drop below 100 since early July
Texas Medical Center: Coronavirus patient numbers drop 25% in one week, dip below 800
Texas Medical Center: Weekly average for COVID-19 hospitalizations continues downward trend, drops to lowest since mid-July
Gov. Greg Abbott on Oct. 11 signed an executive order banning all COVID-19 vaccine mandates (Courtesy Office of the Governor)
Gov. Abbott signs executive order banning all COVID-19 vaccine mandates
(Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Texas Medical Center coronavirus updates: In 3 weeks, patient numbers drop 43%; ICU patients see nearly 24% decrease
On Sept. 28, Gov. Greg Abbott announced six appointees to the Texas Energy Reliability Council. (Courtesy The Texas Tribune)
CI NATION ROUNDUP: Fort Bend County sees COVID-19 cases decline; Abbott announces Texas Energy Reliability Council appointees, and more top stories
Cy-Fair ISD continues to see hundreds of COVID-19 cases confirmed weekly. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
COVID-19 case confirmations down 14% week over week in Cy-Fair ISD
Texas Medical Center coronavirus updates: Daily average hospitalizations drop 15% week over week; ICU sees dip in number of patients
Amazon built a 219,000-square-foot delivery station in Spring that will open this week. (Emily Lincke/Community Impact Newspaper)
Amazon delivery station opens in Spring; Montgomery County sees shortage of COVID-19 antibody drug and more top Houston-area news
Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough tours the COVID-19 antibody infusion center that opened Aug. 16. (Courtesy Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough on Facebook)
Federal policy change reduces COVID-19 antibody treatment drugs coming to Montgomery County infusion center
About 62% of Harris County residents ages 12 and older have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Harris County commissioners terminate $11 million Elevate Strategies vaccine outreach contract
Cy-Fair ISD employees could have additional paid sick days for COVID-19 in 2021-22. (Courtesy Cy-Fair ISD)
UPDATE: Cy-Fair ISD board approves additional paid COVID-19 leave days for employees in 2021-22
The Project SAFE grant would go to school districts and local education agencies that had funding withheld for enacting mask mandates. (courtesy Adobe Stock)
U.S. Department of Education approves grant funding for school districts facing state punishment for mask mandates
As COVID-19 cases remain high throughout Texas, Versalovic described the short- and long-term effects of the disease on children. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
‘We have to stress prevention and timely diagnosis': Texas Children’s Dr. Jim Versalovic on COVID-19’s effects on children
Senate Bill 15 would provide ISDs with two years of state funding to enact virtual learning, and allows ISDs to contract with each other to exchange students for virtual learning. (Ali Linan/Community Impact Newspaper)
Inside Senate Bill 15: Gov. Abbott signs state funding for virtual learning into law
The 2021-22 school year began Aug. 23 in Cy-Fair ISD. (Courtesy Cy-Fair ISD)
Cy-Fair ISD reports nearly 1,200 COVID-19 cases in first 2 weeks of school year
(Courtesy Conroe ISD)
Conroe ISD COVID-19 cases reach peak; The Woodlands home prices increase and more top Houston-area news
Following two program deadline extensions, Harris County’s $100 COVID-19 vaccine incentive program will end on Sept. 30 with about 59,000 people being immunized during the program’s lifespan, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said Sept. 28. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Harris County's $100 gift card incentive for getting a coronavirus vaccine to end Sept. 30