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iframe src "https://embed.hpm.io/391480/391284" style "height: 115px; width: 100%;" /iframe X On Monday’s Houston Matters: We get the latest on the frigid weather and its impact on the region from Eric Berger of Space City Weather. Also this hour: Former Harris County District Attorney Devon Anderson joins us. Her nonprofit Justice Forward is launching a new program called Girls Moving Forward to provide trauma counseling for victims of sex trafficking. Then, veterinarian Dr. Lori Teller answers your pet care questions.   Today in Houston Email*

iframe src "https://embed.hpm.io/391210/391110" style "height: 115px; width: 100%;" /iframe X On Thursday’s Houston Matters: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott plans to open three mass vaccination sites by the end of this month, including one at Houston's NRG Stadium. It's part of a federal pilot program aimed at vaccinating some 10,000 people in eight weeks. And it’s led mostly by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Also this hour: How do you separate a beloved character from the actor who played him – especially after that actor became infamous for something else? Prairie View A&M pro...

FacebookTwitterEmail Black students are among those who have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19 school closures.JGI/Tom Grill/Getty Images/Tetra images RF Data has continuously shown that Black and Hispanic communities have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic — which also applies to minority students' education. After reviewing fall semester test scores from 4.4 million public school students in grades 3-8, a study from academic non-profit NWEA found that a majority of students scored at pre-pandemic levels in reading, but not minority or poor students. Inst...

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Patrick J. McGovern Foundation awards $5.7 million to support vulnerable communities as pandemic surges December 17, 2020 GMT BOSTON, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Patrick J. McGovern Foundation announced today $5.7 million in grants to support vulnerable communities through the pandemic and to bring trusted COVID-19 data and analysis to policymakers and the public. The 21 grants are the latest of the Foundation’s COVID-19 response and community support commitments in 2020, totaling $14.7 million...