Health & Science
Texas leads the nation in receiving COVID-19 funeral assistance through FEMA
Posted on · Texans can still apply for federal funds to help cover funeral costs for COVID-related deaths. There is currently no application deadline.
Posted on · Texans can still apply for federal funds to help cover funeral costs for COVID-related deaths. There is currently no application deadline.
Posted on · The Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening six COVID-19 testing sites in Texas counties with high positivity rates and growing hospitalizations. Governor Greg Abbot requested support from the Biden administration last week.
Posted on · In Harris County, some 89% of federal flood insurance holders could see increases of up to $60 per month in the first year of the new program.
Posted on · Experts delve into the current situation in Afghanistan post-US withdrawal, and we follow up on Hurricane Ida recovery efforts.
Posted on · The study from professors at Rice and Temple universities shows the adverse affects displacement methods used to help flooding have on residents who do not live in white or affluent neighborhoods.
Posted on · The visit is part of a nationwide tour to encourage more Americans to get vaccinated.
Posted on · The people who need help the most after disasters are least able to get it from the federal government. Internal records show that FEMA knows it has a problem.
Posted on · Under the restructuring, some 89% of policyholders in Harris County could see their premiums go up in the first year of the program.
Posted on · The emergency intake site at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas will temporarily house up to 3,000 boys ages 15 to 17 for up to 90 days.
Posted on · How Trae Tha Truth and others stepped in to help communities survive during the freeze and who do you call when assessing the damage to your property?
Posted on · The site will administer 6,000 first doses per day for three weeks, before switching to second doses for the next three weeks.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Details about a new mass vaccination site coming to Houston, and separating the beloved character Cliff Huxtable from the actor who played him.
Posted on · Abbott had teased the announcement with a tweet on Monday. He said the sites would probably involve “5000-6000 additional vaccinations per day, 7 days a week for 8 weeks.”
Posted on · Trump said the campaign briefly considered postponing his convention speech, but he will now continue as planned and visit Texas and Louisiana over the weekend.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Hurricane Laura's impact on Houston, Beaumont, and surrounding areas, how to assess storm damage on your property, and the weather complicates pandemic recovery efforts.