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Covid 19 Pandemic

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COVID by the numbers: 5 years after WHO declared a global pandemic

  • Mar 11, 2025

Charges dismissed against 2 former Hidalgo staffers, records show

  • Jan 30, 2025

House COVID-19 panel releases final report on pandemic

  • Dec 3, 2024
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Trump disputes report that he secretly sent Putin COVID-19 testing kit

  • Oct 9, 2024

Americans can again order 4 free at-home COVID tests

  • Sep 26, 2024

Everything to know about the emerging 'FLiRT' COVID-19 subvariants

  • Jun 25, 2024

Juror reports $120K bribe attempt in pandemic relief fraud trial

  • Jun 5, 2024

Texas AG assisting in Harris County bid-rigging scandal investigation

  • Apr 26, 2024

Latest Videos

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Texas AG assisting in Harris County bid-rigging scandal investigation

  • Apr 26, 2024
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Judge Lina Hidalgo responds to bid-rigging scandal following new evidence tampering search warrants

  • Nov 11, 2023
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Judge Lina Hidalgo responds to bid-rigging scandal following new evidence tampering search warrants

  • Nov 11, 2023
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Houston's murder rate is declining, but still higher than pre-COVID-19

  • Oct 3, 2023
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TABC suspends 3 permits following weekend inspections

  • Jun 20, 2023
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'We're struggling': 3 years after pandemic shut down the economy, workers face yet another crisis

  • Mar 18, 2023
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Harris County officials take oath of office at NRG Center

  • Jan 2, 2023
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What's next for Title 42 after Supreme Court pauses scheduled end?

  • Dec 21, 2022

Latest Stories

Black Restaurant Week returns to Houston, highlighting resilience amid economic challenges

Black Restaurant Week returns to Houston at a crucial time. The event, which kicks off Sunday, March 31, hopes to support Black restaurant owners in a challenging economy.

  • Mar 29, 2024

TikTok star, who drew 2M views for makeshift hoop vid, could help Stafford HS win state this weekend

Dame Salane may look familiar to you if you religiously scroll social media. The 6-foot-11 star from Senegal is in a position to help his Stafford Spartans to state championship glory this weekend.

  • Mar 8, 2024

CDC drops 5-day isolation guidance for COVID-19, moving away from key strategy to quell infections

People who test positive for Covid-19 no longer need to routinely stay away from others for at least five days, according to new guidelines from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued Friday.

  • Mar 1, 2024

Small study shows a possible reason some long COVID patients experience 'brain fog'

They found that the brain images showed more permeability or "leakiness" of the blood-brain barrier in patients who had long COVID with brain fog compared to the other groups.

  • Feb 23, 2024

New long COVID study uncovers high inflammation in patients as Senate calls for more research

While these results finding evidence of inflammation in patients with long COVID symptoms are not entirely surprising nor specific to long COVID, they are a step forward in identifying the cause of long COVID.

  • Jan 26, 2024