Health & Science
NRG Park Vaccination Site To Prioritize Vulnerable Communities, Serve At Least 126,000
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.
Tag: harris county
Coronavirus
1 Region, 2 Different Approaches To Vaccinating Greater Houston
Posted on · At its vaccine clinics, the city has been using a first-come, first-served approach, while the county has created a waitlist online to promote more equitable access to the vaccine.
Town Square
Harris County Gets ‘Ready’ For Vaccine Registration
Posted on · The relaunched site crashed on its first day due to heavy traffic but has now been accessible to those who want to register for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Houston Matters
Preparing For The New Realities Of Climate Change (Jan. 29, 2021)
Posted on · On Friday's show: CBS Sunday Morning's David Pogue discusses his new book, How to Prepare for Climate Change, billed as "a handbook on enduring Earth's new realities."
Coronavirus
Coronavirus In Greater Houston: Production On 2 Vaccine Candidates Begins At Texas A&M
Posted on · As Texas attempts to ramp up testing, Houston this week will look to set up its vaccine "mega site."
Coronavirus
Texas Announces Sites For Next COVID-19 Vaccine Shipment
Posted on · State health officials said Sunday that 28 hubs will be getting 158,825 doses this week.
Coronavirus
Coronavirus In Greater Houston: City Temporarily Moving Vaccine Clinic To Minute Maid Park
Posted on · As Texas moves into Phase 1B, people over 65 and those at least 16 with underlying chronic health conditions can begin receiving their first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Criminal Justice
Former Houston Police Captain Arrested In Alleged Scheme To Prove ‘Voter Fraud’
Posted on · The ex-officer was arrested Tuesday after allegedly running a man off the road and restraining him with a pistol in an attempt to prove a nonexistent massive voter fraud scheme in Harris County in exchange for more than $250,000, from a group run by conservative activist Steve Hotze.
Coronavirus
Rural Hospitals In Texas Were Excluded From First Shipments Of COVID-19 Vaccine
Posted on · Texas hospitals are getting 225,000 doses of the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine this week. But with such limited supply, health care workers in some parts of the state are nervous they might be left behind.
Houston
Less Than Half Of Harris County’s $26 Million Rent Relief Has Been Claimed By Tenants
Posted on · Just $14 million of the county's allocated $40 million has been paid out through the BakerRipley rent relief program. Meanwhile, hundreds of county residents face eviction each week.
Houston Matters
How Foreign Policy Changes Under Pres. Biden Might Affect Houston (Dec. 8, 2020)
Posted on · On Tuesday's show: We discuss how potential US foreign policy changes in the new Biden administration might affect Houston, Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia answers your questions, we discuss the latest school rankings, and we learn about The Alley Theatre's virtual presentation of A Christmas Carol.
Election 2020
5 Election Takeways From The Houston Area
Posted on · Democrats across Texas didn't make the gains they hoped they would, and that was the case in the Houston area as well.
Election 2020
Live Results: Local Harris County Races
Posted on · We'll updating local Harris County results live as they come in.
Election 2020
Federal Judge In Houston Denies Republican-Led Case To Throw Out 127,000 Drive-Thru Ballots
Posted on · The decision by U.S. Southern District Judge Andrew Hanen, an appointee of George W. Bush, is the latest in a series of court decisions over Texas Republicans' request to throw out votes cast through drive-thru voting.
Election 2020
COMIC: Here’s Why You Probably Won’t See Final Results On Election Night
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