CORONAVIRUS
Houston-based Christian Brothers Automotive operates more than 200 locations across the United States. (Courtesy Christian Brothers Automotive)
Q&A: Christian Brothers Automotive CEO talks commercial real estate, essential business operations amid pandemic
Here are the latest coronavirus updates from Fort Bend County. (Community Impact staff)
With 131 new coronavirus cases reported July 2, Fort Bend County nears 4,000th case
Gov. Greg Abbott
Gov. Greg Abbott: Texans must wear masks in public starting July 3
Here is the latest coronavirus hospitalization and new case data from Fort Bend County. (Community Impact staff)
Fort Bend County hospitals are treating 234 coronavirus patients—a record high since the pandemic began
The City of Galveston has decided to close all beaches for the 4th of July weekend. (Hannah Zedaker/Community Impact Newspaper)
Galveston closes beaches for Fourth of July weekend
Texas Medical Center entered Phase 2 surge levels as of July 1. (Courtesy Texas Medical Center)
Texas Medical Center enters Phase 2 of capacity plan as COVID-19 ICU use continues to rise
The Fort Bend Children's Discovery Center has implemented a number of measures, including mandatory mask use, ahead of its July 7 reopening. (Courtesy Fort Bend Children's Discovery Center)
Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center plans July 7 reopening with minds-on, not hands-on, activities
The report comes as Texas, like states across the country, puzzles through decisions on what the upcoming academic year will look like for students and staff. (Courtesy Pixabay)
Texas Education Agency: 1 in 10 students have disengaged during the pandemic
While there are many unknowns regarding public education operations next year, one thing is for certain: Students will be required to take the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR test. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Students to be required to take STAAR test in 2020-21 school year
Here is the latest coronavirus case count information for Fort Bend County. (Community Impact Staff)
60 new coronavirus cases added, ICU hospitalizations down in Fort Bend County on June 30
H-E-B officials confirmed via email June 30 that all stores will require shoppers and employees to wear masks beginning July 1. (Nicholas Cicale/Community Impact Newspaper)
H-E-B to require all shoppers to wear masks amid coronavirus
Masks will be mandatory in most Fort Bend County businesses through the month of July after commissioners extended a face covering order June 30. (Courtesy Pexel)
Fort Bend County extends order requiring face masks inside businesses through July
Texans receiving unemployment benefits will have a little extra time before they have to prove they are actively looking for work to continue receiving state assistance. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Work search requirement paused for Texans on unemployment benefits
Following Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to close Texas bars due to a rise in coronavirus cases, more than 30 bar owners filed a lawsuit June 29 challenging Abbott’s emergency order. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
More than 30 Texas bars sue over Gov. Greg Abbott's recent shutdown order
Here are the latest coronavirus updates from Fort Bend County. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Fort Bend County reports 77 new coronavirus cases, 1 death June 27-29