Texas
Texas Supreme Court Ends Enforcement Of National Eviction Moratorium Statewide
Posted on · Local judges are no longer authorized to pause eviction cases because of the CDC moratorium.
Tag: cdc
National
Judge: CDC Exceeded Authority In Issuing Eviction Moratorium
Posted on · It's the second such ruling issued by a federal judge in two weeks.
Houston Matters
What New CDC Guidelines Mean For Houston (March 9, 2021)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: The implications of the CDC's new guidelines for life in Houston, HISD’s Interim Superintendent is leaving, City Council Member Amy Peck answers your questions, and we discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected public health and communities of color one year later.
Town Square
CDC Releases Long Awaited COVID Vaccine Guidelines
Posted on · The CDC vaccine guidelines answer questions from those who have received the vaccine, including if they should continue to wear a mask and if they can travel.
Houston
Houston-Area Renters Could Qualify For $159 Million In Local Emergency Assistance
Posted on · Next week, Houston City Council is set to consider an eviction "grace period" ordinance that would expire at the end of March.
City of Houston
CDC Eviction Moratorium Stopped Less Than 10% Of Houston Court Proceedings
Posted on · Houston landlords haven't been filing fewer eviction cases since the moratorium went into effect, either.
Town Square
Town Square: Global Covid Deaths Eclipse One-Million Mark (Sept. 29, 2020)
Posted on · Experts discuss the pandemic both globally and locally.
Coronavirus
Contradicting the CDC, Trump Says COVID-19 Vaccine Could Be Ready By End of Year
Posted on · President Trump says there could be widespread distribution of a vaccine against the coronavirus in a much shorter timeline than described by the CDC.
City of Houston
Despite A New Federal Ban, Many Renters Are Still Getting Evicted
Posted on · The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered a nationwide eviction ban for people who can't pay rent and have no place to go. It's helping some, but many others are getting evicted anyway.
Houston Matters
Friday’s Houston Matters: Racial Disparities In Health, And Book Lovers Unite Online (Sep. 4, 2020)
Posted on · On Friday's show: Racial disparities in personal health, METRO debuts new bus rapid transit, book lovers meet online, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week’s news.
Town Square
Town Square: Confronting COVID-19 Misinformation (Sept. 3)
Posted on · Experts discuss coronavirus data and how to understand and interpret the information.
National
CDC Directs Halt To Renter Evictions To Prevent Virus Spread
Posted on · Senior administration officials say the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has broad authority to take actions deemed reasonably necessary to prevent the spread of a communicable disease.
Coronavirus
AP Exclusive: U.S. Shelves Detailed Guide To Reopening Country
Posted on · The report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was supposed to be published last Friday. A CDC employee tells The Associated Press that agency officials were told the report “would never see the light of day."
Next Question
NEXT QUESTION (Ep 22): Choreographer Trey McIntyre, Dr. Umair Shah, Pop Culture Conclave, And The Music Of Charlie Crockett
Posted on · On this episode, Executive Director of Harris Country Public Health, Dr. Umair Shah; inside the creative mind of dancer/choreographer Trey McIntyre; Our Pop Culture Conclave reconvenes to talk about the film I Still Believe, and all those cancellations; and we have singer Charley Crockett with "I Am Not Afraid."
Health & Science
Rice Says Group Under ‘Self-Quarantine’ Amid COVID-19 Concerns
Posted on · The school said a research staffer may have come into contact with the virus.