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VACCINE NEWS
  • Texas COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker
  • Texas rolls out additional vaccination hubs in the Houston area
  • Here's where you can get vaccinated in Texas
  • Just how impressive is the vaccine rollout in Texas?
Coronavirus News
  • Nearly 1-in-5 Texans who’ve had COVID have 'long COVID'
    "[Long COVID is] defined as symptoms lasting three or more months after first contracting the virus, and that they didn’t have prior to their COVID-19 infection," the CDC wrote in an analysis of...
    By Chandler France
  • FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers
    By LINDSEY TANNER
    US lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel
    By ZEKE MILLER and DAVID KOENIG
    COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise
    By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
    Moderna seeks approval on COVID-19 shots for kids under 6
    By LAURAN NEERGAARD
  • Houston & TexasRep. Troy Nehls asks Elon Musk to help the U.S. power grid
  • Houston & Texas'Most hated conservative college student in TX' comes to...
  • Houston & TexasSome clinics can temporarily resume abortions in TX,...
  • Houston & TexasH-E-B, Butt family donate $10 million to replace Uvalde...
  • Houston & TexasTexas mayor resigns after charged with solicitation of a...
More Coronavirus News
  • Coronavirus
    COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise
    Safety-net hospitals and clinics are seeing sharply higher costs for salaries and other basic operating expenses, and they fear they won’t be prepared if there’s another surge and no backstop. By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR
  • Coronavirus
    Moderna seeks approval on COVID-19 shots for kids under 6
    Moderna on Thursday asked U.S. regulators to authorize low doses of its COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 6, a long-awaited move toward potentially opening shots for millions of tots by summer. Moderna submitted data to the Food and Drug... By LAURAN NEERGAARD
  • Coronavirus
    Texas hospitals to pick up bill for uninsured COVID-19 patients
    Hospitals and other health care providers in Texas, which has the lowest rate of insurance coverage in the nation, have gotten some $1.8 billion in federal help for uninsured COVID-19 patients. By KAREN BROOKS HARPER
  • Coronavirus
    New, highly transmissible forms of omicron may pose threat
    Disease trackers are monitoring the spread of new, highly transmissible versions of the omicron variant in New York state and Europe, the latest evidence of the coronavirus's ability to overhaul its genetic profile and pose a fresh threat. By Katie Shepherd and Salvador Rizzo
  • News
    Study: Ivermectin does not reduce risk of COVID hospitalization
    Anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin, which has surged in popularity as an alternative treatment for COVID-19 despite a lack of strong research to back it up, showed no sign of alleviating the disease, according to results of a large clinical trial... By Carl Zimmer
Science News
  • Science & EnvironmentHouston dredging company ordered to pay $1M after oil spill
  • Science & EnvironmentInfrastructure plan: $33M to clean up hundreds of oil wells
  • Science & EnvironmentBiden to hold polluters liable, including in Houston's...
  • Science & EnvironmentReport: Houston is one of the fastest sinking cities on...
  • Science & EnvironmentEven the smallest parts of Ike Dike plan will impact...
More Coronavirus News
  • Coronavirus
    Scientists worry virus variant may push up COVID cases in US
    Experts are also keeping their eyes on yet another mutant. By LAURA UNGAR
  • Coronavirus
    Moderna: low-dose COVID vaccines work for kids under 6
    The nation’s 18 million children under 5 are the only age group not yet eligible for vaccination. By LAURAN NEERGAARD
  • Houston & Texas
    Houston ISD dropping mask requirements in schools, facilities
    The change follows new indoor mask-wearing guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  By Ariana Garcia
  • Politics
    Houston takes another step toward being mask free
    The action coincides with the CDC relaxing its indoor masking requirements Friday. By Ariana Garcia
  • Coronavirus
    US authorizes new antibody drug to fight omicron
    The drug is for adults and adolescent patients with mild-to-moderate cases. By MATTHEW PERRONE and RICARDO ALSONSO-ZALDIVAR
Politics
  • PoliticsAG Paxton says he will defend 50-year-old Texas sodomy law
  • PoliticsDeath toll rises in San Antonio immigrant tractor-trailer...
  • PoliticsJohn Cornyn says gun deal shows U.S. Senate can still...
  • PoliticsMore than 1 million voters switch to GOP in warning for Dems
  • PoliticsBeto vows to repeal Texas abortion ban if elected governor
More Coronavirus News
  • Coronavirus
    Houston scientists acclaimed for patent-free COVID-19 vaccine
    Corbevax, a low-cost coronavirus vaccine created in Houston, could be a better weapon against COVID-19 by reaching the unvaccinated in poorer countries. By KAREN BROOKS HARPER
  • Coronavirus
    Omicron amps up concerns about long COVID and its causes
    More than a third of COVID-19 survivors by some estimates will develop lingering problems. By LAURA UNGAR and LINDSEY TANNER
  • News
    Texas teen suffers from distorted smell months after COVID
    For 13-year-old Reagan Springer, the last nine months have not been easy. By Hearst Television
  • Coronavirus
    Many families resume lives even as hospitals are overwhelmed
    The split-screen reality of American life amid a pandemic has never been as stark as at this moment, in the 23rd month of a crisis that people had expected would long be over. While some argue that time has come to resume parts of American life,... By Ariana Eunjung Cha
  • Sports
    New virus rules put Djokovic at risk of missing French Open
    France is tightening its vaccination rules in a way that could put Novak Djokovic at risk of missing the French Open.
Most Popular
  1. Attorney General Ken Paxton says he will defend Texas sodomy law if Supreme Court revisits Lawrence vs. Texas
  2. 5 Seconds of Summer's Ashton Irwin suffered heat exhaustion, stroke-like symptoms at Woodlands show
  3. Ken Paxton wants to exploit century-old Texas abortion laws in court. It won't be easy, an expert says.
  4. Why you should check your paper money when traveling in Mexico
  5. Chevron paying for employees relocate to Houston for Bay Area
  6. An exciting new brewery in downtown Houston is days from opening
  7. Singing donkey from Conroe, Texas captures the hearts of millions online
  • Coronavirus
    Texas toddler saves COVID symptomatic parents from house fire
    Kayla and Nathan Dahl were fast asleep when their toddler approached their bed one recent morning to utter two of the few words he knows so far - words that would save his family from danger. "Mama, hot," Brandon, who turns 2 on Sunday, said while... By Andrea Salcedo
  • Coronavirus
    What's known about 'stealth' version of omicron?
    BA.2, is widely considered stealthier than the original version of omicron. By LAURA UNGAR
  • Coronavirus
    How Texans can get free at-home COVID-19 tests and N95 masks
    Last week, the Biden administration launched covidtests.gov, where people can order rapid at-home antigen tests free of charge.  By Allyson Waller
  • Coronavirus
    Pfizer begins testing omicron-matched COVID shots in adults
    The new U.S. study will include up to 1,420 volunteers ages 18 to 55. By LAURAN NEERGAARD
  • Coronavirus
    New version of omicron doesn't appear to be more dangerous so far
    BA. 2 has been detected in India, Denmark and Britain, among other countries. By Lenny Bernstein
Business News
  • BusinessChinese posed as Texans on social media to attack rival...
  • TechnologySelf-driving big rigs to traverse I-45 to deliver Wayfair...
  • BusinessCalifornia company to sell HQ, encourage workers move to...
  • BusinessWhy you might buy your next car online
  • BusinessMusk says Austin Tesla factory is 'burning' billions of...
More Coronavirus News
  • Coronavirus
    New conservative target: Race as factor in COVID treatment
    Research shows that people of color are at a higher risk of severe illness. By TODD RICHMOND
  • Coronavirus
    COVID-19 patient at center of ventilator fight dies in Texas
    The family feels Quiner didn’t receive adequate care at Mercy Hospital.
  • Coronavirus
    Omicron wave leaves US food banks scrambling for volunteers
    Several food banks have reported a similar dynamic: minimal volunteers for most of 2021. By ASHRAF KHALIL
  • Coronavirus
    Biden administration to provide N95 masks starting next week
    On Wednesday, the administration announced that it would make 400 million nonsurgical N95 masks available free of charge at community health centers and retail pharmacies across the United States. The White House said that to “ensure broad access... By Sheryl Gay Stolberg
  • Coronavirus
    Texas’ 'maternity deserts' grow as shortages close rural L&D
    Only 40% of Texas’ rural hospitals offer labor and delivery services, forcing some patients to drive hundreds of miles to give birth. With nurses in short supply, more hospitals are considering cutting those services entirely. By ELEANOR KLIBANOFF
ICYMI
  • TransportationTurner asks TxDOT to pledge 'net-zero housing loss' for...
  • TransportationMajor roadway closures could snarl Houston traffic this...
  • Houston & TexasTurner pressures Abbott to call special session on gun...
  • TransportationTxDOT to demolish apartments for controversial I-45...
  • Houston & TexasHarris Co. wants to build flood tunnels channeling water...
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