Houston
15% Of Houston-Area Unhoused Population Cite Pandemic As Reason For Homelessness
Health & Science
Harris County Has Administered More Than 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
Immigration
‘No Easy Answer’: Biden Vows To Take In Migrant Children, But Says Most Families Will Be Turned Away
Weather
Texas Death Toll From February Storm, Outages Surpasses 100
Criminal Justice
New Houston Police Chief’s Priorities: Transparency, Curbing Violent Crime
Immigration
Biden Administration To House Unaccompanied Migrant Children At San Antonio, El Paso Military Bases
Energy & Environment
Winter Freeze Another Setback For Texas Beekeepers
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COVID-19 Brought A Mental Health Crisis For Texas Teens. Billions In Federal Aid Could Help
A Pearland teen is speaking out after a majority of her peers responded to a survey saying they thought about committing suicide. The findings are in line with what mental health professionals are saying: teens are facing a mental health crisis.
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COVID-19 Brought A Mental Health Crisis For Texas Teens. Billions In Federal Aid Could Help
More Than 250 Migrant Kids And Teens Test Positive For COVID-19 In Texas Shelters
Conservative Activist, Texas Agriculture Secretary Sue Over Senate COVID-19 Testing Rule
Harris County Unveils New Voting Machines With Paper Audit Trail
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Some Mexicans Travel To U.S. For COVID Vaccines As Their Country's Rollout Stumbles
Some Mexicans with family ties or dual citizenship in the U.S., or who can afford the airfare, head north of the border to get vaccinated faster than the months of waiting for one back home.
'Predatory Elite' Also Bear The Blame For Migrant Crisis, NSC's Juan Gonzalez Says
"Migration is essentially a social release valve for migrants," says Juan Gonzalez, the National Security Council's senior director for the Western Hemisphere.
Texas Republicans Look To Curb Local Efforts To Expand Voting Access
Harris County around Houston used drive-thru voting and extended voting hours to boost turnout in 2020. Republican leaders in Texas say such efforts were an overreach.
'What Are We Going To Do?': Towns Reel As Banks Close Branches At Record Pace
Banks closed a record number of branches last year as the pandemic pushed more customers to online and mobile banking.