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Texas extends emergency SNAP benefits through August

By Hannah Norton

Texas will provide over $305.5 million in emergency SNAP benefits this month, which is expected to help 1.5 million households.

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The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office said via email while narcotic encounters, or instances in which officers encounter drugs, did decline during the pandemic, they are starting to rise again. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Texas Department of State Health Services/Community Impact Newspaper)

Local agencies respond to rising opioid overdoses

Following nearly two years of COVID-19 testing operations at local schools, colleges and other public sites, San Antonio-based nonprofit Community Labs said it will close its two remaining public testing locations effective 6 p.m. April 29. (Courtesy Community Labs)

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Montgomery County Public Health District announced COVID-19 Test-to-Treat centers arriving as part of the Biden administration's COVID-19 response. The county closed its emergency hotline March 31 (Courtesy Adobe Stock)

Updated 7:45 PM | Apr 5, 2022 CDT

Federal COVID-19 treatment service announced in Montgomery County

Published 4:03 PM | Apr 4, 2022 CDT

Opioid overdoses on rise in Cy-Fair as pandemic complicates recovery

Visitors will now be permitted to visit patients during regular visitation hours. (Courtesy Resolute Health Hospital)

Published 3:59 PM | Mar 28, 2022 CDT

Resolute Health Hospital in New Braunfels relaxes visitor guidelines amid dropping COVID-19 cases

Curative operates several large-scale COVID-19 testing sites nationwide. (Courtesy The Woodlands Township)

Published 1:21 PM | Mar 15, 2022 CDT

Curative adds new COVID-19 testing location in The Woodlands

Here are the latest COVID-19 data updates from Harris County. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)

Published 1:43 PM | Mar 10, 2022 CST

Harris County lowers COVID-19 threat from Level 2 to Level 3

Here are the latest COVID-19 data updates from Fort Bend County. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)

Published 5:09 PM | Feb 22, 2022 CST

Fort Bend COVID-19 updates for Feb. 22: Weekly cases dip below 2,000 as spread slows

The majority of COVID-19 victims in Austin-Travis County had at least one comorbidity. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)

Published 3:41 PM | Feb 8, 2022 CST

New Austin Public Health data shows 95% of area residents who died from COVID-19 had a comorbidity

Here are the latest COVID-19 data updates from Fort Bend County. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)

Published 5:30 PM | Feb 7, 2022 CST

Fort Bend County COVID-19 updates for Feb. 7: Daily case numbers hit lowest mark since mid-December

Here are the latest COVID-19 data updates from Fort Bend County. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)

Published 5:07 PM | Feb 1, 2022 CST

Fort Bend County COVID-19 updates for Feb. 1: Weekly growth dips to 3% as cases reach 128,000

On Jan. 25, the county reported 6,405 new cases, a marked decrease from the 10,466 new cases reported the previous day, according to Vinny Taneja, Tarrant County Public Health director. (Community Impact Newspaper)

Published 5:21 PM | Jan 25, 2022 CST

COVID-19 case numbers in Tarrant County declining, public health director reports