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Like many Houstonians still experiencing unemployment related to the pandemic, Ben Abell is having a difficult year.
First, he lost his job in oil and gas. Then he and his partner split up, and he had to move out. He s optimistic about finding a new job. And for now, he s couch surfing. I got demoted from full-time to part-time, which they explicitly told me was not performance-related, and I understood. It was what it was. The work slowed down,” Abell said. “And then from there, it just dried up.”
A federal ban on evictions expires at the end of the month. Author: Adam Bennett Updated: 6:20 PM CST December 15, 2020
HOUSTON Renters struggling to pay the bills because of the COVID-19 pandemic are pushing elected officials to protect them as the end of a federal eviction moratorium looms.
Several tenants and members of the Texas Organizing Project spoke Tuesday morning on the steps of Houston City Hall in front of a pile of furniture.
“By the grace of friends and family is where I’m at, and I have it better than a lot of others,” said Ben, a tenant who declined to give his last name. “I have no address right now. Let me put it that way.”
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Peter Hotez, co-director of Texas Children s Hospitals Center for Vaccine Development, poses for a photograph outside the lab Thursday, June 18, 2020, in Houston.Yi-Chin Lee, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
New vaccines are on the horizon but is it too late to blunt the pandemic’s winter surge? Might Houston fare better than the rest of Texas? And why could a traditional-method vaccine be better for kids?
To answer these questions, we once again check in with vaccine researcher Peter Hotez, one of the country’s best explainers of COVID-19 science. He’s a professor and dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, and he co-directs the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, where his lab team is developing COVID-19 vaccines.
Menorah stock image (Kevindvt via Pixabay.com)
HOUSTON – As the first night of Hanukkah takes place Thursday night, a southwest Houston synagogue wants to celebrate the heroes of the year with a special car parade.
The 18th Annual Chanukah Parade will honor first responders this year, bringing more than 70 vehicles, including first responder trucks with Menorahs. They will drive through southwest Houston starting at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday.
The event will be socially distanced and all parade participants will be inside the vehicles during the procession.
Prior to the parade, children can participate in a program which includes crafts, a raffle, and a Hanukkah gift box, according to a flyer on the Facebook page for the event’s organizers.