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A METRO employee and a contractor have tested positive for COVID-19, the transit provider announced April 2, the fifth and sixth cases announced by the transit provider within the last week. (Courtesy Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County)
Houston
8:32 AM Apr 3, 2020 CDT
METROLift contract driver, METRORail cleaner test positive for COVID-19; agency now has six workers affected
METRO
Houston
12:34 PM Mar 30, 2020 CDT
METRO reduces Park & Ride service, closes HOV lanes; two employees test positive for COVID-19
Water tower
Houston
3:26 PM Mar 20, 2020 CDT
Bellaire now under state of local disaster, will consider postponing charter election
Memorial Hermann
Houston
2:20 PM Mar 9, 2020 CDT
UPDATE: CHI Texas Division aims to prevent spread of coronavirus with visitor restrictions
The Houston Health Department is conducting an investigation about the person at Rice University feared of being exposed to the disease. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
10:48 PM Mar 1, 2020 CST
Rice University asks small group to self-quarantine as officials investigate possible coronavirus exposure
Harris County Commissioners Court was slated to vote on a property tax rate hike Oct. 8.
Houston Metro
5:08 PM Oct 8, 2019 CDT
UPDATED: Harris County Commissioners Court approves effective tax rates, resulting in tax cut for FY 2019-20
Election Day is Nov. 5.
Houston Metro
9:31 PM Sep 23, 2019 CDT
What Harris County residents should know before Oct. 7 voter registration deadline
Harris County Commissioners Court was slated to vote on a property tax rate hike Oct. 8.
Houston Metro
7:52 PM Sep 10, 2019 CDT
Harris County Democrats propose increased property tax rates to support Rainy Day Fund, Harris Health System
Houston Metro
2:12 PM Aug 21, 2019 CDT
Advocates call for action at Cy-Fair waste site EPA has deemed safe
Houston Metro
2:11 PM Aug 19, 2019 CDT
Harris County to end cash bail for most misdemeanor arrestees
More than 30 people were injured as a result of the ExxonMobile fire at Bayotwn Complex on July 31.
Houston Metro
9:38 PM Aug 1, 2019 CDT
Harris County files second lawsuit in six months against ExxonMobil over Baytown plant fire
Pets can be microchipped for free at Harris County Animal Shelter throughout the month of August.
Houston Metro
5:21 PM Aug 1, 2019 CDT
Harris County Animal Shelter offers free microchipping for pets throughout August
Final approval for Harris County's bail bond settlement has been pushed back from Aug. 21 to Sept. 19.
Houston Metro
10:07 PM Jul 31, 2019 CDT
Harris County settles landmark bail bond case
Houston Metro
10:40 AM Jul 18, 2019 CDT
Local entities combat rising suicide rates in Harris County
Harris County Commissioners Court adopted new floodplain development rules July 9.
Houston Metro
3:42 PM Jul 14, 2019 CDT
Ahead of ICE raids, Harris County considers immigration reform
A mosquito sample collected in Keller has tested positive for West Nile virus.
Houston Metro
6:04 PM Jun 20, 2019 CDT
Harris County confirms first case of West Nile virus for 2019
RESULTS FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES
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)
Houston
2:18 PM
Local agencies respond to rising opioid overdoses
While opioid-related overdose deaths have been steadily climbing throughout the nation—resulting in more than 841,000 deaths in the U.S. since 1999—the trend has been further exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. (Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
7:20 AM
Opioid overdose deaths increasing in Harris County
Harris County ESD No. 9 is the taxing entity that supports Cy-Fair Fire Department. (Courtesy Capt. Daniel Arizpe, PIO/Cy-Fair Fire Department)
Houston
9:51 AM
Newly-elected Harris County ESD No. 9 commissioners look forward to new roles
With unofficial voting results in, Dorothy Dalton and Zach Dunlap are projected to win two at-large positions on Harris County Emergency Services District No. 11's board of commissioners. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
6:17 PM
UPDATE: Dorothy Dalton, Zach Dunlap projected to win in Harris County ESD 11 commissioner election
Houston
2:58 PM
Coronavirus pandemic, fentanyl exacerbate opioid crisis in Houston
Houston
6:45 AM
Opioid overdose deaths continue rising due to pandemic, fentanyl
Houston
6:00 AM
Opioid overdose deaths continue to rise due to pandemic, fentanyl
Vivian King, chief of staff for the Harris County District Attorney's Office, asks commissioners to fund open prosecutor positions. (Screenshot courtesy Harris County Commissioners Court)
Houston
4:17 PM
Harris County District Attorney’s Office secures $7.5M for prosecutors
Houston
3:55 PM
Opioid overdoses on rise in Cy-Fair as pandemic complicates recovery
Harris County Public Health launched two programs to aid community members in crises in the Cypress Station and Sunnyside areas of unincorporated Harris County. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
10:17 AM
Harris County Public Health launches violence prevention pilot programs in Cypress Station, Sunnyside