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More federal funding headed to Harris County for aiding vulnerable communities

Posted on March 16, 2023 · A total of 700 residents are projected to participate in ACCESS Harris County this year.

Tags ACCESS Harris County Barbie Robinson Black maternal mortality rate Black maternal mortality rate Harris County Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher federal funding harris county health department Harris County Public Health

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METRO’s University Corridor bus rapid transit line gets $150 million funding recommendation from feds

Posted on March 13, 2023 · A planned 25.3-mile route across the eastern and southern parts of Houston would utilize dedicated, bus-only lanes and include stops near three universities and a community college.

Tags bus rapid transit federal funding Federal Transit Administration houston transit Houston transportion metro METRO bond issue Metro bus U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg

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METRO receives $5 million in federal funding to improve 82 Westheimer line

Posted on February 22, 2023 · The line runs East-West across the city from downtown through Montrose, Greenway, the Galleria area, Westchase and out to West Oaks.

Tags Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Metro Boost Project Metro bus Sanjay Ramabhadran

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Harris County awaits more doses of new COVID-19 booster shots

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Posted on September 15, 2022 · The new boosters target the BA.4 and BA.5 variants of COVID-19 and signups are now open for the public to get the updated shots.

Tags booster shot City of Houston Health Department Dr. David Persse harris county health department Harris County Judge Hidalgo moderna Pfizer BioNTech vaccine

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Harris County Jail, with population of nearly 10,000, reports first case of monkeypox

Posted on August 26, 2022 · The infected inmate, a man in his 30s, was booked into the jail Aug. 15, appeared in court two days later and reported monkeypox symptoms Aug. 21, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.

Tags cdc Ed Gonzalez harris county jail Harris County Public Health harris county sheriff's office Monkeypox

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