Posted on · A supervisor at the Starbucks location in the Texas Medical Center described promotions such as Red Cup Day as "horrible" for employees, saying stores are not adequately staffed and some customers end up being negatively impacted. The location is one of three in the Houston area to join a company-wide movement to unionize.
Posted on · All buildings on the ground floor of the new research center and six public parks are open to the public, Texas Medical Center CEO William KcKeon said.
Posted on · The branches in the Medical Center and Greenspoint areas are both undergoing building renovations, according to USPS. The Houston Police Department has received a total of 26 calls for service to those locations during the last six months.
Posted on · Juan Luna, 30, has been charged with aggregate theft related to the theft of Jackson's Dodge Charger Hellcat as well as a Dodge Ram pickup truck on Aug. 29, along with evading arrest and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for allegedly crashing into multiple vehicles while evading police.
Posted on · LBJ and Ben Taub hospitals are operating at or above capacity and have not had significant upgrades in about 30 years, according to county officials, while Harris County’s population has nearly doubled during that span.
Posted on · As part of a nationwide labor movement, the Seattle-based coffeehouse chain has seen more than 275 of its stores unionize since late 2021, according to Starbucks Workers United.
Posted on · The TMC BioPort plans to address medical supply chain issues faced by the U.S. during the pandemic
Posted on · A perfect storm of COVID, blood drive cancellations and the calendar has created a national blood shortage. Here’s how it’s affecting Texas.
Posted on · Houston Matters offers you a chance to share your hopes and goals for 2022 in your life and for Greater Houston at large.
Posted on · On Wednesday's show: The head of the Texas Medical Center on the fourth wave of COVID-19, the week in politics, former astronaut Scott Kelly on spending a year in space, and a new film shot in Houston called Playing God.
Posted on · Officials at the state health department are concerned about the exponential growth in hospitalizations due to coronavirus over the past month. More than 7,600 people are currently in the hospital with coronavirus in Texas.
Posted on · At least five more Texas hospitals have followed Methodist's lead, and hospitals in New York, Michigan and Kentucky have done the same.
Posted on · The spread of the delta variant, along with low vaccination rates, means Houston hospitals are starting to see a rise in COVID-19 patients.
Posted on · Harris County's positivity rate has more than doubled in the past month, as the rate of vaccinations continues to slow down.
Posted on · Right now, younger people are the primary spreaders of COVID-19, according to hospital officials. That's because vaccines have had a positive impact among older Houstonians.