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Reply The state hit a new record of 13,308 COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals, representing a 347-patient jump from Monday. (Shutterstock) AUSTIN, TX — Texas reported 26,543 new cases of the coronavirus — excluding 1,420 more reported by labs across the state retroactively and 3,637 more probable cases — and 250 more deaths from the respiratory illness. The data are found in a statistical dashboard maintained by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Since the start of the pan...

Fort Bend County moves forward with vaccine distribution Community Impact Newspaper Share: Fort Bend County announced Jan. 4 it had received 1,000 vaccines and would begin contacting preregistered individuals to schedule their first dose, but as of Jan. 5, the countys coronavirus vaccine preregistration was full. "We have requested that more vaccine be made available to our citizens," Fort Bend County KP George said during a press conference. "We are working very closely with the concerned aut...

Phone registration: -People with disabilities: 832-393-5500. Earlier this month, the department said a new waitlist specifically for the one-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine was open for eligible Houston residents. The department already had a vaccine waitlist for the two-dose Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, but opted to open an additional waitlist for the J&J shot, which was approved by the FDA for emergency-use authorization over the weekend. Both waitlists are available at The vaccine w...

FBCSO launches ‘Take Me Home’ program to help find, return loved ones at risk of wandering Rose-Ann Aragon, Reporter Tags:  The program was 15 months in the making, all to better serve the Fort Bend Community. Here is how it works In the new program, developed by the Pensacola Police Department, families can register their loved ones with cognitive disabilities such as Autism, Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and down syndrome. If that family member were to ever get lost, law enforcement official...

Texas Hits Record High 19,195 New Coronavirus Cases Patch 12/24/2020 © Provided by Patch AUSTIN, TX — Texas reached a new record for new cases of the coronavirus, with 19,195 newly emerged diagnoses on Wednesday. The state also reported 294 new deaths over the course of the past 24 hours. The new single-day high shatters a previous record 16,864 new cases that was set on Thursday. Also reported on a statistical dashboard maintained by the Texas Department of State Health Servicesare 10,5...

Midland County tops West Texas counties for generosity Dec. 12, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Midland County ranked as the 10th most generous county in the state, according to SmartAsset.com’s 2020 report.Courtesy Photo Midland County ranked as the 10th most generous county in the state, according to SmartAsset.com’s 2020 report. The financial advice website reported Midland County was the top-ranked county in West Texas and ranked mostly behind counties in or around larger metropolitan areas. ...

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Days. where are they on the road to recovery here? we still seeing that flooding or are the waters receding at this point? >> well, casey, thats sort of depends almost entirely on where you stand. im in the cinco ranch area, across the county line in ft. bend county. this area was evacuated a couple of days ago, they made it a mandatory evacuation overnight to try to get people out. but the word was that the reservoir had topped out overnight, and the county judge said they werent going to come ...

In context for the audience, thats in ft. bend county in the houston area, we live in the pecan grove levy, two miles from the brazos river. just when we thought things were going to be okay, they said they were predicting an 800-year high, and this is a mandatory evacuation. we had our pajamas on, and i had stayed up in the 5:00 in the morning so i got about an hour or two of sleep. and we researched evacuation routes and five of those six routes were flooding. i was going up interstate 10 and ...