Materials for the Houston Planning Commission meeting scheduled Sept. 17 show aerial views of Mitchell Island, where The Howard Hughes Corp. has plans to build 58 houses. (Courtesy Houston Planning Commission)
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Menu items include fried, grilled and boiled seafood platters as well as Cajun staples ranging from gumbo and shrimp etouffee to boudin balls and po'boys. (Courtesy The Catch)
Cajun eatery The Catch coming to Willowbrook and more Houston news
Gov. Greg Abbott at a press conference
Gov. Greg Abbott to allocate $171M from CARES Act to help renters at risk of eviction
The North Houston Highway Improvement Project proposes re-routing I-45 through the East End and Fifth Ward and expanding it through the Northside. (Nathan Colbert/Community Impact Newspaper)
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2020 voter guide, i voted sticker
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The latest Fort Bend County coronavirus updates from the week of Sept. 18-24. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
DATA: Fort Bend County sees week-over-week increase in new coronavirus cases
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Fewer than 500 COVID-19 patients—478—are currently checked in at Texas Medical Center hospitals. (Community Impact staff)
Texas Medical Center COVID-19 hospitalizations drop 30% in three weeks
The effective reproduction rate—which tracks how many new people are infected by each person who contracts the coronavirus—has stayed below 1 in Harris County for 14 consecutive days, meeting one of the three key goals set by medical center officials to slow community spread of the virus. (Community Impact staff)
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The board of directors for METRO has approved the $1.15 billion FY 2020-21 budget. (Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)
METRO board approves $1.15 billion budget for FY 2020-21 with 23% revenue loss
(Courtesy The Republic Grille/Liz Grimm Public Relations)
Republic Grille opens in Spring and more Houston-area news
Gov. Greg Abbott on July 27 issued an executive order extending the early voting period for the Nov. 3 election. (Screenshot of Sept. 17 press conference)
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The total number of COVID-19 cases in Harris County increased by more than 14,000 on Sept. 21 as the Texas Department of State Health Services worked through a backlog of test results, but data shows most new cases added were recoveries. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: 14,000-case backlog added to total, mostly recoveries
Fort Bend County judge calls on TikTok to build its HQ there
Fort Bend County is at a Stage 3 on the flood scale as of Sept. 22. (Courtesy of Space City)
Fort Bend County officials urge locals to stay off flooded roadways