November 3, 2020, 12:23 AM)
Demonstrators stand across the street from the federal courthouse in Houston, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, before a hearing in federal court involving drive-thru ballots cast in Harris County. The lawsuit was brought by conservative Texas activists, who have railed against expanded voting access in Harris County, in an effort to invalidate nearly 127,000 votes in Houston because the ballots were cast at drive-thru polling centers established during the pandemic.
Updated 12:22 a.m. CT Tuesday
A federal judge in Houston dismissed a lawsuit challenging the legality of drive-thru voting, which aimed to invalidate the 127,000 votes cast through Harris County’s 10 drive-thru voting locations.
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Kicked out after Christmas? Thousands in our area face eviction - what is being done to help?
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HOUSTON – Lost jobs and reduced hours mean more Americans than ever are struggling to make ends meet. Many who can’t pay rent have had some protection. A federal ban on evictions has kept a roof over their heads. But that ban expires December 31st and with no real plan from local leaders. Our Investigates team is working to find your answers because tens of thousands of people could be out on the street in just a few weeks.
“It’s been very stressful. Figuring out what I’m going to do,” said Heather Hartman.
The First Houstonians Have Received the Covid-19 Vaccine
Health care workers in hospitals across the city lined up to get the shot Tuesday.
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Catherine Wendlandt
12/15/2020 at 6:30pm
Baylor St. Luke s Critical Care Chief Dr. Pat Herlihy receives the Pfizer-BioNTech s Covid-19 vaccine.
The first Houstonians have gotten the Covid-19 vaccine. The first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine rolled into the Bayou City Monday at M.D. Anderson, with more hospitals in the area receiving their own shipments Tuesday.
In a Monday press conference, Mayor Sylvester Turner encouraged hospitals to not wait to dole out the vaccine, but to immediately start immunizing their health care workers, who are the first to receive it, according to the allocation tier system. And Houstonâs hospitals did not miss their shot.Â
It s momentous : First set of COVID-19 vaccine shots goes out at Houston hospitals
Todd Ackerman, Hannah Dellinger, Nick Powell, Samantha Ketterer, Staff writers
Dec. 15, 2020
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Dr. Faisal Masud, director of critical care at Houston Methodist Hospital, left, Dr. Steven Hsu, center, and Dr. Dharamvir Jain, pose for a photo after receiving a COVID-19 vaccinations at the hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 in Houston.Melissa Phillip, Staff photographer / Houston ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Henri Keeling gives a thumbs up after he recieved his vaccination from Holly Longmuir as medical personnel received the COVID-19 vaccine at Contra Costa County Regional Medical Center in Martinez, Calif., on Tuesday, December 15, 2020.Carlos Avila Gonzalez, Staff Photographer / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less