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Neighbors in the Fifth Ward community have expressed concerns about a cancer cluster that was allegedly caused by a wood preserving site. Now, the city of Houston and Harris County are taking legal action. (Sofia Gonzalez/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
4:39 PM CDT
Houston, Harris County announce legal action against Union Pacific Corp., alleging link to cancer cluster
Children 6 months old and older can now get vaccinated against COVID-19 at four Houston Health Department centers. (Courtesy Dell Children's)
Houston
3:46 PM Jun 22, 2022 CDT
Houston Health Department now offering COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 6 months old
Montgomery County commissioners voted to create a task force to address fentanyl issues in the county. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
1:32 PM May 10, 2022 CDT
Montgomery County moves forward on fentanyl task force
Vaping is now banned in public places in the Houston area. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
3:28 PM Mar 30, 2022 CDT
Houston City Council unanimously votes to ban the use of e-cigarettes in public places
After Sleep in Heavenly Peace’s monthly build events, where bed frame parts are assembled, volunteers load them into vehicles for recipients. (Jishnu Nair/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
1:28 PM Mar 24, 2022 CDT
Sleep in Heavenly Peace celebrates one year of working to end bedlessness in Montgomery County
Houston
4:16 PM Mar 22, 2022 CDT
Pandemic complicates opioid recovery across state, Montgomery County
Masks are now optional in Houston ISD schools, facilities and school buses. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
4:34 PM Feb 28, 2022 CST
Houston ISD lifts mandatory mask mandate
With COVID-19 cases trending downward in Houston, officials with Houston ISD announced changes to their contact tracing protocols in a Feb. 9 press release. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Houston
6:57 PM Feb 9, 2022 CST
Houston ISD adjusts contact tracing practices, will revisit mask mandate in 'near future' if coronavirus declines continue
On Nov. 4, 2019, Texas A&M University researchers discussed the environmental effects and human health risks associated with the chemicals released during the ITC fires in March. (Community Impact Newspaper file photo)
Houston
2:46 PM Jan 24, 2022 CST
Houston increases safety efforts for monitoring air quality with new mobile laboratory
Third doses of the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, so-called "booster shots," are now authorized by the FDA for all adults over the age of 18. (Courtesy Baylor College of Medicine)
Houston
5:26 PM Jan 13, 2022 CST
Houston approves $4 million vaccine outreach contract despite pushback from some council members
The Harris County Public Health Department will begin administering Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine boosters to youths between the ages of 12-15 on Jan. 8 following approval from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to provide boosters to that age group. (Lauren Canterberry/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
3:25 PM Jan 7, 2022 CST
Harris County to begin offering COVID-19 boosters to individuals ages 12-15
Emilia Mayfield rolls up her sleeve to receive her COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Staysha Hampton during a Texas Children's Hospital and City of Houston COVID-19 vaccination clinic Dec. 17. (Courtesy of Texas Children’s Hospital)of Houston COVID-19 vaccination clinic Dec. 17. (Courtesy Texas Children’s Hospital)
Houston
11:18 AM Jan 7, 2022 CST
Omicron, vaccine lawsuits cloud coronavirus outlook in 2022
The city of Houston is partnering with the health care startup company Curative to launch a new COVID-19 drive-thru testing site. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
2:49 PM Dec 28, 2021 CST
Houston to open COVID-19 testing site to meet rising demand
Two cases of COVID-19 in Houston were confirmed to have been caused by the omicron variant of the coronavirus, officials with the Houston Health Department announced Dec. 10. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
2:59 PM Dec 10, 2021 CST
Two individuals test positive for omicron variant in Houston
A nurse at Nueva Casa De Amigos in Houston administers a Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to a child on Nov. 5. (Shawn Arrajj/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
11:08 AM Nov 6, 2021 CDT
Houston Health Department begins administering pediatric coronavirus vaccines
After reaching a record high in September, Montgomery County’s active COVID-19 cases has dipped to half that level in October to date. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
6:52 PM Oct 6, 2021 CDT
Montgomery County active COVID-19 cases less than half of September peak
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Neighbors in the Fifth Ward community have expressed concerns about a cancer cluster that was allegedly caused by a wood preserving site. Now, the city of Houston and Harris County are taking legal action. (Sofia Gonzalez/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
2:02 PM
Houston, Harris County announce legal action against Union Pacific Corp., alleging link to cancer cluster
ACCESS Harris County will support vulnerable residents through a coordinated care approach. (Courtesy Pexels)
Houston
2:53 PM
Commissioners approve $16M IT contract to power Harris County Public Health initiative
Austin Public Health is investigating five presumptive monkeypox cases in Travis County. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Austin
10:32 AM
First monkeypox case in Travis County confirmed; health department investigates 5 others
The San Antonio Metropolitan Health District offers free COVID-19 and flu vaccines during the June Fourth Mission Marquee Farmers Market at 3134 Roosevelt Ave. Metro Health urges residents to take advantage of vaccination clinics and take precautions as COVID-19 case and hospitalization numbers increase citywide. (Courtesy City of San Antonio)
San Antonio
6:26 PM
Amid climbing COVID-19 numbers, San Antonio Metro Health issues tips on celebrating July Fourth safely
Here is the latest COVID-19 news for Travis County. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Austin
7:08 PM
Be safe this holiday weekend: COVID-19 cases steadily increasing in Travis County; first presumptive monkeypox case reported
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Austin
2:38 PM
First presumptive case of monkeypox detected in Travis County
Children 6 months old and older can now get vaccinated against COVID-19 at four Houston Health Department centers. (Courtesy Dell Children's)
Houston
3:19 PM
Houston Health Department now offering COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 6 months old
Texas has been working to address its higher-than-average rates of maternal mortality and morbidity for several years. These rates continue to climb across the U.S., and experts said Black women and women who have babies later in life face the highest risks of complications in pregnancy and childbirth. (Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
9:25 AM
Maternal mortality rates on the rise in Harris County
Children ages 5-11 became eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in November. (Courtesy Dell Children's)
Austin
1:10 PM
Austin Public Health expands COVID-19 vaccine offerings to children under 5
Phoenix
11:02 AM
City, health officials hope to use wastewater monitoring in the future