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DATA: How population changed in Texas counties between census counts in 2010, 2020
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
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2020 Census: Harris County population up 600K from 2010-20, county demographic changes mirror nationwide trends
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DATA: All Bellaire-Meyerland-West University ZIP codes see year-over-year increases in home sales, prices
Teachers in Cy-Fair ISD will receive an estimated 3% pay increase for the 2021-22 school year. (Courtesy Round Rock ISD)
DATA: See which Greater Houston-area school districts have highest, lowest 2021-22 starting teacher salary
According to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute report, Houston ranked third in the nation behind only New York and Boston in the number of hours each driver was delayed on the road. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Traffic congestion declined in Houston area in 2020, but region still remains among country’s worst
Texas was determined a “top-priority” state by the advocacy group Best Friends Animal Society. (Courtesy Best Friends Animal Society)
Report shows no counties in Greater Houston area achieved "no-kill" status for all animal shelters
Despite a rapidly falling active case count and new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks, Harris County has kept its coronavirus threat level at "severe," meaning the spread of COVID-19 is still considered uncontrolled in the county. (Community Impact staff)
Testing positivity rate, last holdout before change in coronavirus threat level, on the decline in Harris County
Harris County's coronavirus threat level has been set at "severe" since last June. If the 14-day average of daily new cases falls below 400, it would check another major box needed to lower the threat level. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: Daily new cases drop sharply in first week of May
The number of daily new COVID-19 cases and the testing positivity rate are both on the rise in Harris County, but the number of patients with COVID-19 in county hospitals has fallen over that same time, according to data from local health care entities. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: Daily new cases rise as hospitalizations fall
The average coronavirus testing positivity rate is on a slow incline in Harris County after falling for most of the year and hitting a plateau around mid-March, according to the latest data from the Harris County Public Health Department. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: Testing positivity inches up; hospitalizations largely unchanged
Harris County remains at the severe threat level on its coronavirus threat meter as major indicators of viral spread—including the testing positivity rate and occupancy in intensive care units—have stalled above thresholds that would prompt the county to lower the threat level. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: Major indicators remain stalled for another week
After several weeks of declines across the main metrics by which the COVID-19 pandemic is being measured—including daily new case counts, hospitalizations and the testing positivity rate—trend lines were largely flat in the first week of April. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: Trend lines stay flat through first week of April
Less than 25% of American office workers have returned to in-person office settings since the start of the pandemic. (Courtesy Pixabay)
DATA: Texas metros lead the nation in return to in-person work since start of pandemic
An ongoing drop in daily new-case counts of COVID-19 in Harris County in the first half of March slowed down in the second half of the month, according to the latest data from the Harris County Public Health Department. However, COVID-19 hospitalization numbers have continued to fall. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: Drop in daily cases hits plateau as hospitalizations keep falling
The number of patients with COVID-19 in Harris County hospitals fell to 1,062 on March 24, including 789 patients in general wards and 273 patients in intensive care units, according to data from the Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: ICU hospitalizations hit lowest point since before Thanksgiving
The Coalition for the Homeless and The Way Home conducted the 2021 Homeless Count and Survey from Jan. 19-29. (Courtesy the CKP Group)
DATA: 1 in 7 unsheltered Greater Houston-area individuals cites COVID-19 as cause of homelessness
The coronavirus testing positivity rate in Harris County continued to decline over the first half of March after a brief upward tick at the end of February, according to data from the Harris County Public Health Department.(Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: Testing positivity continues downward trend after brief uptick
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Texas vaccine rollout: After 90 days, over 2.9 million fully inoculated