Dr. Syed Raza is the vice president of operations with St. Luke’s The Woodlands Hospital. (Courtesy RW Jones Agency)
Q&A: Dr. Syed Raza speaks on monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID-19
The Fort Bend ISD board of trustees unanimously approved a resolution providing all district staff ten additional days of COVID-19 sick leave during its Aug. 30 meeting. (Claire Shoop/Community Impact Newspaper)
Fort Bend ISD employees to receive 10 COVID-19 sick days in 2021-22
Texas Medical Center COVID-19 updates: Daily average hospitalizations at 388 and more news
NewQuest Properties, the developer behind Fort Bend Town Center, has inked a deal that will bring 589 urban apartments and 200,000 square feet of mixed-commercial space to Missouri City. (Rendering courtesy NewQuest Properties)
Howard Hughes Corp. opposes The Woodlands incorporation; Fort Bend Town Center Phase 3 plans finalized and more top Houston-area news
Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Aug. 25 blocking any government entity in the state from mandating any COVID-19 vaccinations, a policy previously set in place by executive orders GA-35 and GA-38 that addressed COVID-19 vaccines under emergency use authorization. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Gov. Abbott issues executive order blocking COVID-19 vaccine mandates, adds item to special session discussion
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo met with county commissioners on Aug. 24, passing an initiative to bring needed nurses to Houston-area hospitals. (Emily Lincke/Community Impact Newspaper)
Harris County Commissioners Court approves $30 million nurse procurement initiative
Memorial Hermann officials announced the temporary closures of three 24-hour emergency rooms, including the Memorial Hermann Convenient Care Center in Kingwood, effective Aug. 23. (Photo courtesy Memorial Hermann)
Memorial Hermann officials announce temporary closures of select 24-hour emergency rooms
Maysum Syed, a senior at Travis High School, spoke before the board in favor of a mask mandate during the Aug. 23 meeting. (Claire Shoop/Community Impact Newspaper)
UPDATED: Fort Bend ISD in-school mask mandate takes effect Aug. 26
Texas Medical Center coronavirus updates: New hospitalizations averaging record-high 390 per day
The Pfizer vaccine received FDA approval Aug. 23. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Pfizer vaccine receives FDA approval
The injunction upholds Fort Bend County's mask mandate issued Aug. 11. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
District court upholds Fort Bend County's mask mandate
Gov. Greg Abbott's office confirmed he has tested positive for COVID-19 as of Aug. 17. (Courtesy Office of the Governor)
Texas Supreme Court move temporarily allows schools' mask mandates to stand
Children arrive for the first day of school Aug. 17 at O Henry Middle School in Austin, where the public school district mandated mask wearing against Gov. Greg Abbott's order. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Texas Education Agency allows mask mandates after federal lawsuit
Photo of a Moderna vaccine vial and vaccine needle
COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to roll out by September in US
Houston is on the road to economic recovery, according to local experts. (Courtesy Visit Houston)
Houston economist: Delta variant could hinder region's job growth
Photo of Gov. Greg Abbott at a press conference
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID-19
Austin’s trauma service area, with a population of more than 2.3 million people, has one ICU bed available. (Joe Warner/Community Impact Newspaper)
Texas Supreme Court grants stay orders backing Gov. Greg Abbott against mask mandates in 2 counties
Fort Bend County Judge KP George announced he was reinstating a mask mandate in all county buildings, including public schools—defying Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order that prohibits local government entities from issuing mask mandates—during an Aug. 11 news conference. (Courtesy Pexels)
Fort Bend, Harris counties issue mask mandate; new stores open in The Woodlands Mall and more top Houston-area news
Here is the latest on Fort Bend County's mask mandate. (Taylor Jackson Buchanan/Community Impact Newspaper)
Fort Bend County mask mandate goes into effect; masks recommended in Fort Bend ISD schools