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The Texas Department of State Health Services projects a significant shortage of nurses by 2032. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Q&A: Why Texas faces a growing nursing shortage and what can be done to address it
kiosk downtown
Updated: In close vote, digital kiosk proposal gets approval from Houston City Council
With 102 of 102 voting center reporting, the West University Place mayoral race and city council races have been called. (Hunter Marrow/Community Impact Newspaper)
UPDATE: With 102 of 102 voting centers reporting, Susan Sample elected West University Place mayor; four council members decided
More than ever, Harris County home appraisals draw protests
Hunan Garden Restaurant, which opened more than 30 years ago, will soon leave the Kings Crossing shopping center. (Courtesy Hunan Garden Restaurant)
Hunan Garden Restaurant to leave Kingwood spot; 7 developments underway in Magnolia and more top Houston-area news
A contractor for the city of West University Place has broken ground on a drainage and road surface replacement project. (Courtesy city of West University Place)
West University Buffalo Speedway project breaks ground
Amendments to the West University Place noise ordinance will go into effect May 3. Included in those changes is a 70-decibel cap on leaf blowers. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Amendments to West University noise ordinance go into effect May 3
A section of Cypress Creek experiences flooding during Hurricane Harvey in 2017. (Vanessa Holt/Community Impact Newspaper)
Harris County greenlights subdivision drainage program, continues to fight for federal funds
The city of West University Place has taken the first step in reducing its speed limit on roads within its city limits, like Weslayan Street. (Hunter Marrow/Community Impact Newspaper)
West University proposes speed limit change
Houston City Hall
Houston releases schedule for city budget presentations, public input
Ed Gonzalez was first elected Harris County sheriff in 2016 and was re-elected in 2020 after earning the highest vote total of any candidate on the countywide ballot. (Courtesy Sheriff Ed Gonzalez)
Biden taps Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez as new director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Texas will add two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022. (Community Impact Newspaper file photo)
Texas is the only state adding two U.S. House districts, and it just missed out on a third
A judge has dismissed the city of Houston from a lawsuit in which a Lake Conroe nonprofit sought to file a restraining order against the San Jacinto River Authority and the city. (Vanessa Holt/Community Impact Newspaper)
Lawsuit on Lake Conroe lowering continues; Katy ISD to return to standard operations and more top Houston-area news
Ahead of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season, which runs June 1-Nov. 30, the Harris County Flood Control District recently installed 23 new gauge stations throughout the Greater Houston area, which are expected to provide the district with enhanced rainfall information throughout the region in the event of future flooding. (Courtesy Harris County Flood Control District)
Harris County Flood Control District installs 23 new gauge stations throughout Greater Houston area
Crews have begun to remove the parking lot at 4300 Bellaire Blvd., Bellaire, as a result of a settlement, the city of Bellaire confirmed April 20. (Hunter Marrow/Community Impact Newspaper)
Bellaire parking lot lawsuit reaches settlement
As part of President Joe Biden’s plan to reopen schools safely nationwide, the department’s National School Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option is being expanded beyond the summertime. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
USDA extends free school meals provision through 2021-22 school year
George Floyd protest
Houston-area officials, advocates react to guilty verdicts in George Floyd murder
Costco Business Centers, of which there are only about 15 in the country, carry different products and provide a different shopping experience to members than do traditional Costco Wholesale stores. (Courtesy Costco Wholesale)
Costco Business Center being built in Stafford; see live music in The Woodlands and more top Houston-area news
The program, which began this week in San Marcos, gives Amazon and Whole Foods employees and contractors direct access to COVID-19 vaccinations. (Courtesy Amazon)
Amazon begins rollout of statewide vaccination clinics for employees