Coronavirus
Houston Announces First COVID-19 Death
Posted on · The woman, in her 60s, was not diagnosed with COVID-19 until the autopsy.
Harris County
Harris County Orders Public To Stay Indoors Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Posted on · Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo on Tuesday ordered county residents to stay home to stop the spread of the coronarvirus, limiting all outside travel to necessities like groceries and essential work.
Coronavirus
Coronavirus In Greater Houston: Live Updates
Posted on · We're providing live updates of COVID-19 in the greater Houston area.
News
Houston VA Hospital Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19
Posted on · To date, the hospital says it hasn't had any veterans test positive for the coronavirus disease.
Coronavirus
So You’re In Quarantine. Now What?
Posted on · Self-quarantine and social distancing are proven to slow down the spread of deadly disease. They’re also a complete disruption to life as you know it.
Health & Science
11 Memorial Hermann Employees Self-Quarantined Following Direct Contact With A COVID-19 Patient
Posted on · The 11 workers went into self-quarantine Friday night under an “abundance of caution." Three of them are showing mild symptoms.
Health & Science
Live Updates: The Coronavirus In Greater Houston
Posted on · We’re following new cases of the coronavirus in and around Houston.
Energy & Environment
Opening Statements Conclude In Arkema Criminal Trial
Posted on · Witnesses will take the stand this week in the criminal trial that centers around fires that broke out a Crosby chemical plant during Hurricane Harvey.
News
Burst Water Main Interrupts Arkema Trial
Posted on · It's the latest delay in the criminal trial for Arkema and three of its employees over fires that erupted at a Crosby plant during Hurricane Harvey.
Energy & Environment
Report: Houston Has 10 Of The Most Toxic Industrial Polluters In The U.S.
Posted on · The Environmental Integrity Project looked at air emission data reported to the EPA.
Energy & Environment
Al Gore Launches Youth Voter Turnout Initiative In Houston
Posted on · The former vice president talked about the impacts of climate change in Houston and urged students to vote.
Energy & Environment
Criminal Trial Set To Begin For Arkema Over Crosby Plant Fires During Harvey
Posted on · After Harvey flooded the plant, over 350,000 pounds of organic peroxide burned. Now, the company and several of its employees face criminal charges in Houston.
Energy & Environment
Harris County To Increase Inspections Of Concrete Batch Plants
Posted on · The increase in inspections comes after recent outcry over new facilities trying to open in residential areas.
Texas
Once A Rural Problem, Feral Hogs Are Now Encroaching On Houston’s Suburbs
Posted on · "Because they can eat just about anything, and live just about anywhere, there’s no reason to suspect that the problem is ever going to slow down. It will just get worse.”
Local
UH Prohibits Non-Essential Travel To China As Coronavirus Outbreak Continues
Posted on · The university says their decision is based on travel warnings from the U.S. Department of State and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).