Houston health experts concerned about relaxing COVID restrictions
In Houston, the positivity rate is down to 11.8% but what's concerning is more variants are being detected. Experts say this isn't the time to lift restrictions.
Morning Money Minute: Bridging the digital divide, vaccines to return to work
FCC launches program to help families in low-income households afford internet. Many people will have to be vaccinated to go back to the office, survey says.
VERIFY: Did the Farmers' Almanac really predict this week's winter storms?
A TikTok video of a person reading out the Farmer’s Almanac’s weather predictions for Texas this week has gone viral after it appeared the almanac nailed the severe
Rural hospitals in Texas feeling left out of COVID-19 vaccine distribution
“Hopeless, with no end in sight” is how some rural hospitals say they are feeling since being excluded from the first round of COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
How COVID-19 vaccines will be distributed in Texas
Texas Department of State Health Services said bout 20 sites across Texas will be the first to vaccinate people when Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine is approved.
Houston health experts concerned about relaxing COVID restrictions
In Houston, the positivity rate is down to 11.8% but what's concerning is more variants are being detected. Experts say this isn't the time to lift restrictions.
Houston leaders, health officials say now is not the time to get rid of mask mandate
With COVID cases and hospitalizations falling nationally, local health leaders are warning that rolling back COVID-19 measures now will likely force a COVID rebound.
Johnson & Johnson vaccine arriving in Houston Tuesday
The Texas Department of State Health Services confirmed 12,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine will at Houston's FEMA COVID vaccination site Tuesday.
White House COVID-19 Response Team urges public to keep adhering to virus mitigation behaviors
The U.S. continues to try and vaccinate as much of the public as possible to fight the pandemic, White House health experts ask everyone to keep social distancing.
Mississippi woman drives hours to deliver water to Houston after winter storm
With a financial boost from family and friends, Adriane Kimbel drove about eight hours from Mississippi to Houston to deliver bottled water to those in need.
Winter storm forced evacuations at 33 long-term care facilities
More than 100 Houston-area long-term care facilities reported emergencies to the state during last week’s winter storm, and some were forced to evacuate.
Texas has a history of killing energy reliability bills
Gov. Greg Abbott’s call to legislators to better protect the state’s power system comes after a decade of failed legislation to improve energy reliability.
Texas' isolation from nation's electric grid doesn't make sense, FERC chairman says
Chairman of FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, didn't waste any time at taking a big swing at Texas after the 2021 winter storm exposed several flaws.
Sen. Ted Cruz tells conservatives Trump 'ain't going anywhere'
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, in a speech Friday at a major national conservative gathering, joked about his recent trip to Cancún during the Texas winter weather crisis.
President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden pitch in to help at Houston Food Bank
The biggest food bank in the country made quite an impression on the first couple who were eager to learn what more the federal government can do to fight hunger.
Senator Ossoff asks FBI Director Wray about increase in US violent crime
This is the FBI director's first public appearance before Congress since the deadly Capitol attack two months. Wray also addressed Breonna Taylor's shooting death.
FBI Director Chris Wray on 'bad apples' within law enforcement
FBI Director Chris Wray condemned the January riot at the U.S. Capitol as “domestic terrorism” Tuesday as he defended the bureau’s handling of intelligence.