GovernmentKaty - FulshearFort Bend County OKs budget for distributing $134M CARES Act fundsMay 20, 2020
Data & ReferenceCy-Fair - Jersey VillageHarris County coronavirus count: Officials confirm 224 new cases, 131 recoveries and two deaths May 19
HealthcareTomball - MagnoliaState sees renewed calls to expand Medicaid eligibility, increase coverage as Texas leads nation in percent uninsuredMay 19, 2020
EconomyCentral AustinTexas has doled out $6.4B in unemployment benefits, projects state fund to run out by end of MayMay 19, 2020
ImpactsKaty - FulshearPier 1 to close Katy-area stores as company prepares to go out of businessMay 19, 2020
TransportationLake Houston - Humble - KingwoodHouston airports see 95% year-over-year reduction in passenger travel in AprilMay 19, 2020
Data & ReferenceCy-Fair - Jersey VillageHarris County coronavirus count: New cases up in Harris County as daily testing rates reach new heightsMay 19, 2020
GovernmentKaty - FulshearKaty-area coronavirus daily case count increases by 12 on May 18May 19, 2020
EducationKaty - FulshearKaty ISD leadership discusses challenges of planning for 2020-21 school year during COVID-19 pandemicMay 19, 2020
NonprofitTomball - MagnoliaWith teachers reporting 15% of abuse cases, Houston-area foster care advocates worry of unreported abuse amid pandemicMay 18, 2020
BusinessBay AreaHouston-area lawyer gives small-business owners advice on coronavirus-related lawsuitsMay 18, 2020
GovernmentConroe - MontgomeryTexas enters Phase 2 of reopening as Gov. Abbott announces opening dates for child care centers, bars and sporting eventsMay 18, 2020
HealthcareBellaire - Meyerland - West UniversityHouston health care providers have received over $316 million in federal COVID-19 relief fundsMay 18, 2020
BusinessPlanoPlano-based J.C. Penney files for bankruptcy protection as store closure announcements loomMay 16, 2020
EconomySugar Land - Missouri CityNationwide sales of retail, food services plummet in March, April amid social distancing, stay-at-home ordersMay 15, 2020
TransportationKaty - FulshearDATA: March 2020 transit ridership down 43% compared to last year in Fort Bend CountyMay 15, 2020
Data & ReferenceCy-Fair - Jersey VillageHouston-area coronavirus count: 237 new cases, 148 recoveries, six deaths confirmed May 14May 14, 2020
GovernmentCy-Fair - Jersey VillageTexas appeals court temporarily upholds expansion of mail-in voting during pandemicMay 14, 2020
GovernmentSpring - KleinQ&A: 'I'm a Texan and lost my medical coverage with my job. Now what?'May 14, 2020
GovernmentSugar Land - Missouri CityFort Bend County Libraries offers curbside pickup, launches at-home resourcesMay 14, 2020
