HOUSTON — Judge Lina Hidalgo says Harris County is "going big" in its efforts to get more people vaccinated by offering a $100 cash card payment to those gett...

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FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas — Fort Bend County Judge KP George was joined by Dr. Peter Hotez and local leaders to warn of increasing Covid-19 hospitalizations on ...

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HOUSTON — Harris County on Thursday increased its Covid-19 threat level back to "orange."

The orange, or significant level, recommends residents "minimize al...

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HOUSTON — The building that once housed The Firehouse Saloon was destroyed in an early morning fire Thursday, June 17.

Houston firefighters were called to th...

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HOUSTON — Nike has confirmed to KHOU 11 News that it has suspended its sponsorship deal with Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson because of the lawsuits and all...

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HOUSTON — The state of Texas is opening up the coronavirus vaccine to all adults before the end of March, officials just announced.

All adults will be eligib...

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HOUSTON — Troy Finner has been named the next chief of police for the Houston Police Department.

The executive assistant chief is a 31-year veteran ...

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HOUSTON — We no longer have to wonder where J.J. Watt will go after leaving the Houston Texans last month.

He posted the following photo to Twitter on March ...

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HOUSTON — Early Monday, Feb. 15, ERCOT — or the Electric Reliability Council of Texas — the agency that oversees the state's electric grid, declared the state...

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HOUSTON — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner on Feb. 10 asked City Council members to approve a grace period on evictions, reported KHOU 11's Adam Bennett.

The m...

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HOUSTON — The state of Texas is working with FEMA to create what it calls "Super Sites" to offer thousands of coronavirus vaccine doses daily, everyday of the...

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HOUSTON — There's big news from CVS pharmacies on Tuesday as the chain prepares to offer Covid-19 vaccinations in-store at locations across the state of Texas...

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HOUSTON — Firefighters responded to a fire that damaged a longtime Chinese restaurant in southwest Houston overnight.

The fire was reported late Sunday night...

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NEW CANEY, Texas — Former New Caney ISD superintendent Kenn Franklin is charged with theft of more than or equal to $30,000 but less than $150,000 from the sc...

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HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have found their next general manager, confirming Jan. 7 that they have hired New England Patriots director of player personnel N...

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HOUSTON — The first known case of the more contagious variant of Covid-19, variant B.1.1.7 first found in the United Kingdom, has now been confirmed in the Ho...

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HOUSTON — The Houston Astros have reached an agreement that is a big deal for baseball in Sugar Land.

The team announced Friday they will move their Triple A...

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HOUSTON — About seven months after worship services across the country were halted by the coronavirus pandemic, the leadership at Lakewood Church says its in-per...

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HOUSTON — Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is expected to provide a briefing on the coronavirus and the city overall at a 3 p.m. press conference on Wednesday, ...

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