Southeast Texas farmers feel effects of restaurant closure during COVID-19 crisis

FOX 26 Reporter Matthew Seedorff speaks with farmers in north Harris County about the products they relied on restaurants to buy until the COVID-19 outbreak.

Some Houston business owners want reopening fast tracked

Houston business owners are asking for Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo lift the stay-at-home order that is closing restaurants and bars.

Texas woman sues Princess Cruise Line after husband dies of COVID-19
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FOX 26 Reporter Greg Groogan speaks with a woman who says Princess Cruise Line was negligent leading to her husband contracting COVID-19.

Texas teachers ask Gov. Abbott to keep schools closed
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FOX 26 Reporter Natasha Geigel speaks with the Texas Education Agency about the governor's plan to reopen the state.

Some Houston business owners want reopening fast tracked
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Houston business owners are asking for Mayor Sylvester Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo lift the stay-at-home order that is closing restaurants and bars.

Water-repellant spray could help decrease COVID-19 infections
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FOX 26 News Reporter Natalie Hee gives you a look at a water repellant spray that could help keep people from getting infected with COVID-19

Volunteers donate morale-boosting gifts, letters to coronavirus ICU medical staff
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A small group of Houston volunteers has started a movement to get helpful supplies delivered to the hospital staffers who are working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

Local union calls on Houston to protect renters during COVID-19 crisis

Houston renters say landlords are still serving tenants who can't pay the rent with notices to vacate. The freeze lasting until April 30 does not prohibit landlords from doing so.

COVID-19 testing sites opening at 2 Walgreens locations in Harris County

Testing at the locations will be available by appointment only and individuals will first need to complete a digital health assessment to determine eligibility using criteria established by CDC.

WHO found no evidence coronavirus started in lab, China says

China's foreign ministry Thursday told reporters the World Health Organization has said there is no evidence the coronavirus outbreak came from a laboratory, according to a report.

Santa Monica nurses suspended for refusing COVID-19 care without N95 mask: report

Ten nurses at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica have reportedly been suspended after refusing to care for COVID-19 patients without N95 masks. 

Small business loan program runs out of money, no longer accepting applications

A popular small business relief program ran out of funds on Thursday morning, as billions of dollars in additional coronavirus aid remain stuck in congressional limbo.

Facebook to warn users who 'liked' coronavirus hoaxes

The social media company says it's going to notify users if they liked, reacted or commented on harmful misinformation removed from Facebook's news feed.

Unemployment claims jumped by 5.25M last week as coronavirus job carnage continues

The wave of layoffs that has engulfed the U.S. economy since the coronavirus struck caused 5.2 million more people to seek unemployment benefits last week.

Coronavirus stimulus checks reportedly get sent to dead people

“Will they want the $1,200 back?” a widow whose husband died last year asked on Twitter after she received the full $2,400 payment for married couples.