Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath announced in a June 30 State Board of Education meeting that students will be taking the STAAR in the 2020-21 school year. (Courtesy Pixabay)
Education organizations call for STAAR requirements to be waived another year
With a clinical background in internal, pulmonary and critical care medicine, Corry has been with BCM for 20 years. He now focuses primarily on inflammatory lung diseases, such as asthma and smoking-related chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. (Graphic by Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Q&A: Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. David Corry discusses immunity, vaccine production amid COVID-19 pandemic
The county's active case count rose July 10 after three straight days of declines. (Community Impact staff)
Montgomery County adds 40 active COVID-19 cases, reaches 3,000 cumulative cases July 10
The new partnership will provide on-site, same-day testing and results for assisted-living facility staff and their residents. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
State announces partnership for increased COVID-19 testing for patients, staff at assisted-living facilities, nursing homes
Texas Medical Center reports only 4% uptick in ICU bed use despite continued COVID-19 case increases
road work
TRANSPORTATION UPDATES: 3 projects underway in The Woodlands area on Lake Woodlands Drive, Hwy. 242
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital continues its expansion project. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
3 construction projects under development in The Woodlands area this summer
Lone Star College had almost 3,000 foreign students attend in the spring semester this year. (Andrew Christman/Community Impact Newspaper)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement rules could affect thousands of Lone Star College students
Early voting is underway in Harris County. (Emma Whalen/Community Impact Newspaper)
UPDATE: As end of early voting nears, nearly 129,000 Harris County residents have cast ballots
Coronavirus cases continue to rise in Harris County. (Community Impact Staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: 907 cases, 12 deaths confirmed July 9
Montgomery County's active COVD-19 cases total 2,876. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Montgomery County reports decrease in active coronavirus cases for third day in a row
Effective July 9, hospitals in more than 100 counties across the state must now postpone elective surgeries unrelated to COVID-19. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
MAP: Governor expands restrictions on elective surgeries to more than 100 Texas counties
Pizza
Crust Pizza Co. opens new location in Harper's Preserve
Magnolia ISD parents and guardians will be able to choose between virtual and in-person learning for their children in the 2020-21 school year. (Dylan Sherman/Community Impact Newspaper)
Magnolia ISD to offer virtual, in-person classes for 2020-21 school year
The Shenandoah City Council began budget discussions during a July 8 meeting. (Hannah Zedaker/Community Impact Newspaper)
Shenandoah City Council considers bigger budget for personal protective equipment