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Located near the intersection of Louetta and Old Louetta roads, Estates at Windrush comprises 86 single-family homes and is zoned to Klein ISD. (Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
9:12 AM Jun 23, 2022 CDT
Check out June's featured neighborhood in Spring, Klein: Estates at Windrush, 77379
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
9:44 AM Jun 22, 2022 CDT
Maternal mortality rates on the rise in Harris County
Harris County commissioners approved an interlocal agreement with the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston to evaluate local opioid overdose reduction efforts on May 24. (Courtesy Pexels)
Houston
5:13 PM May 24, 2022 CDT
Harris County invests $306K to evaluate efforts to reduce 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 May 18, 2022 CDT
Opioid overdose deaths increasing in Harris County
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
11:30 AM Mar 30, 2022 CDT
Harris County Public Health launches violence prevention pilot programs in Cypress Station, Sunnyside
Houston
8:55 AM Mar 16, 2022 CDT
COVID-19 pandemic complicates opioid recovery in Texas
Texas Rangers are in the process of serving search warrants at locations across Harris County, according to ABC 13 reporting. (Courtesy Brian Jackson/Adobe Stock)
Houston
4:33 PM Mar 11, 2022 CST
Texas Rangers serve warrants on Harris County as contract investigation intensifies
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has lowered the COVID-19 threat level to a Level 2, denoted by the color orange. (Courtesy Harris County Public Health)
Houston
5:24 PM Feb 24, 2022 CST
Harris County leaders drop COVID-19 emergency status as cases decline
The last decade has marked progress for both the Cypress Creek and Spring Creek greenway projects with 33.2 miles of trails added since 2011. (Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
9:23 AM Feb 21, 2022 CST
Greenway projects move west of Hwy. 249, await leadership changes
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Precinct 1 Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Sheriff Ed Gonzales and officials with Harris County Public Health announced the upcoming launch of two anti-violence team pilots Feb. 9. (Screenshot via Facebook live)
Houston
4:01 PM Feb 9, 2022 CST
Harris County premieres $11M anti-violence teams to launch in March
Fifteen candidates are vying for the position of Harris County judge in the upcoming March primaries, including nine Republicans and six Democrats. (Courtesy Unsplash)
Houston
2:54 PM Feb 9, 2022 CST
Q&A: Get to know the Democratic candidates for Harris County judge ahead of the March primaries
Fifteen candidates are vying for the position of Harris County judge in the upcoming March primaries, including nine Republicans and six Democrats. (Community Impact Newspaper file photo)
Houston
3:27 PM Feb 9, 2022 CST
Q&A: Get to know the Republican candidates for Harris County judge ahead of March primaries
Amid the rampant spread of the highly-transmittable COVID-19 omicron variant, Harris County officials held a press conference Jan. 6 to announce the latest in a string of legal victories surrounding the ability of local governments to impose mask mandates. (Courtesy Brian Jackson/Adobe Stock)
Houston
3:57 PM Jan 6, 2022 CST
Harris County officials laud state court ruling upholding local authority to impose mask mandates
On Jan. 4, Harris County commissioners discussed staffing shortages being seen at hospitals in the county due to a rise in COVID-19 cases. (Shawn Arrajj/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
7:47 PM Jan 4, 2022 CST
Harris County officials prepare for second hospital staffing shortage amid pandemic
Julia De Leon, a Harris County Precinct 3 resident and essential worker, spoke Nov. 30 at commissioners court in favor of establishing the Harris County Essential Workers Board. (Emily Lincke/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
12:43 PM Dec 3, 2021 CST
Harris County creates board for essential workers during ongoing pandemic
In 2020, Mental Health America ranked each state and Washington, D.C., based on the prevalence of mental illness and access to mental health care. (Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
7:45 AM Nov 17, 2021 CST
Pandemic highlights mental health gaps in Spring, Klein
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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
Residents gather in a public space at an affordable housing community run by the nonprofit New Hope Housing in Houston. New Hope has ambitions to build between two and three new communities per year over the next few years, but rising costs of construction materials and land have made it hard to builders to deliver and maintain affordable units. (Courtesy New Hope Housing)
Houston
10:07 AM
Rising rents, costs put strain on affordable housing in Houston
Houston
4:43 PM
See what Cy-Fair ISD included in the 2022-23 budget
Health care advocates in Texas and Houston said they are worried about what could happen when a provision freezing Medicaid unenrollment ends and millions of people have their safety nets put into jeopardy. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
12:16 PM
Looming end of Medicaid unenrollment freeze sounds alarms
Houston
6:45 AM
Incoming Medicaid expiration could put enrollees at risk
Harris County Public Health will administer vaccines for children between the ages of 6 months and 5 years beginning on June 24. (Courtesy Fotolia)
Houston
1:57 PM
Harris County Public Health begins vaccine rollout for young children
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
9:45 AM
Maternal mortality rates on the rise in Harris County
Dan Huberty speaking at podium
Houston
1:24 PM
State Rep. Dan Huberty unveils gun violence proposals at Kingwood address
Houston
6:40 AM
Medicaid expiration could put enrollees at risk
The meet-and-confer agreement between the city and the Houston Police Officers' Union includes a revision to the 180-day rule and pay raises. (George Wiebe/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
1:12 PM
Houston’s fight against crime sees progress under One Safe Houston