How the rise in COVID-19 cases is impacting Houston, Harris County departments and services

Harris County raised its COVID-19 threat level from orange to red signaling severe, uncontrolled spread of the virus. How does the increase impact the daily lives of county residents?

TEA releases new public health guidance ahead of upcoming school year

The Texas Education Agency has released its new public health guidance as the school year is quickly approaching across the state.

Can I get ‘long COVID’ if I’m infected after vaccination?

Researchers are looking at whether breakthrough cases could lead to long COVID-19, which is when people experience persistent, returning or new symptoms a month or more after an infection.

'Outbreaks are present and worse,' Harris County Judge raises COVID-19 threat level to highest category 'Red'

"Red" is the highest COVID-19 threat level and signifies a "severe and uncontrolled level of COVID-19 in Harris County, meaning outbreaks are present and worsening and that testing and contact tracing capacity is strained or exceeded," according to county guidance.

City and county leaders raise COVID-19 threat level to Red (FULL)
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Harris Co. Judge Lina Hidalgo and Mayor Sylvester Turner delivered remarks on COVID-19 update in our community and raised the threat level to its highest due to the ongoing surge of cases.

Mayor Sylvester Turner addresses COVID-19 threat level raised to Red
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Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner speaks after Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced the COVID-19 threat in our community was raised to its highest level.

Judge Lina Hidalgo delivers remarks amid raising COVID-19 threat level to Red
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Harris Co. Judge Lina Hidalgo gave a press conference Thursday, where she announced the COVID-19 threat level in our community was now raised to its highest.

Delta variant accounts for 93% of US COVID-19 cases, CDC estimates

CDC data shows the delta variant makes up 83.4% of COVID cases in the United States. But when combined with its sublineages, that number grows to 93.4%.

Team USA Paralympian prepares for swim competition in Tokyo

As the swimming has wrapped up at the Olympics. The Paralympians are now preparing to head to Tokyo for their chance at a medal. We caught up with the World Champion Swimmer on Team USA: Sophia Herzog

More than 2,000 children have been diagnosed with COVID-19 this weekn in Louisiana
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With the delta variant spreading, some doctors are seeing children with more severe COVID-19 symptoms. In Louisiana alone, 2,000 children have been diagnosed with COVID-19 this week.

Protecting your finances from the COVID-19 pandemic
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You may be doing your best to protect yourself from the delta variant. But what about protecting your finances?

Houston Mayor announces new vaccine initiative
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There is a new initiative that is aimed at families and Children over the age of 12 to go get vaccinated before the school year begins, so this new initiative will be kicking off this Saturday.

US unemployment claims drop by 14,000 to 385,000

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 385,000. The applications have mostly fallen steadily since early January.

Will Texas soon require vaccine passports for indoor facilities?
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New York City will become the first in the U. S to roll out what sounds a lot like a vaccine passport, The mayor there says people who want to, and restaurants, gyms, or other entertainment venues will need proof of vaccination starting next month. Could Texas be next?

Keys to making a 'Hybrid work' plan a success
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More and more companies are adopting hybrid models where their employees split time between the office and home. So FOX 26 looked into what the keys are to making this model work?