White House says CDC can’t stop evictions ban, calls on states to act

The eviction moratorium expired at midnight Saturday. The White House said the CDC was “unable to find the legal authority” to extend it and called on states to act.

Fifth Harris County sheriff's deputy dies of COVID-19

Deputy Shaun Waters, 42, is the fifth Harris County sheriff's deputy to die from contracting the COVID-19 virus.

Some Texas businesses begin requiring masks or face coverings again

Some businesses are beginning to require masks again as COVID-19 cases increase nationwide. On Monday, Space Center Houston will begin requiring customers to wear face masks regardless of their vaccination status.

With school openings near, parents, teachers say state leaders have stripped them of weapons against COVID-19

Public health experts and medical professionals are sounding the alarm over the highly transmissible delta variant of COVID-19. The governor has stood firm on his ban against masking mandates in schools.

Expert breaks down transmissibility of COVID-19 delta variant
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New mask-guidelines from the CDC come after finding 'certain' vaccinated people infected with the COVID-19 delta variant might be as contagious as those who are unvaccinated.

CDC report says delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox
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A CDC document revealed new information about the delta variant, including its impact on vaccinated people. FOX 26's Maria Salazar heard from an infectious disease expert about what to make of the new information, and the comparison between the contagiousness of chickenpox and the delta variant.

Japan expands virus state of emergency amid record cases, Tokyo Olympics

Japan expanded a state of emergency to four more areas in addition to Tokyo following record COVID-19 spikes as the capital hosts the Olympics.

Fire Chief visits family that was wrongly told by 2 paramedics a 14-year-old special needs boy was dead

A heartwarming follow-up to a story about a local family who was told their child with special needs was mistakenly pronounced dead when he wasn’t. HFD Fire Chief Sam Pena visited the family to offer a formal apology.

Texas Children's Hospital reports increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations due to delta variant

With the surge of COVID-19 cases due to the delta variant, Texas Children's Hospital says it's seeing an increase in hospitalization rates as well, especially in the past two weeks.

New Abbott order looks to provide clarity on Texas COVID-19 response

GA-38 combines several existing COVID-19 executive orders with the goal of providing clarity and uniformity on Texas's pandemic response.