Announcements

Colleges across America are grappling how to figure out how to return to some sense of normalcy in the coming months as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, but Rice University has a solution college officials say will allow students to socially distance fr…

As Texas continues to fight the spread of the coronavirus, many school districts (including HISD) will be starting the 2020-2021 school year with 100% online classes. Of course, learning at home poses many challenges, not the least of which is some stu…

Houston students won’t be returning to the classrooms and playgrounds just yet. HISD today announced that the 2020-2021 school year will start virtually with classes commencing September 8. Online-only classes will continue for six weeks through Octobe…

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo held a press conference Monday to address the surge of COVID-19 cases in Houston, and she issued a strong warning to residents that the time for drastic measures to be taken has arrived. “What we feared would happ…

Mayor Sylvester Turner is requesting that local organizations, businesses, and residents take extra measures in the coming weeks to help slow the spread of COVID-19 across the Houston area. While none of the recommendations are official orders, Turner …

As coronavirus cases continue to increase in Texas, Governor Greg Abbott announced today a near-statewide mask order. The new order will apply to counties that have 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases. Anyone in those counties will be required to wear a…

Harris County businesses will have to continue to require customers and employees to wear masks or other facial coverings through August 26, County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced Tuesday afternoon. Earlier this month, Hidalgo signed an order that require…

A new website launched on Monday that shows the flood risk for every property in the contiguous United States, allowing users to search by address to see if their home or a home they’re considering buying has a high probability for flooding. Powe…

Judge Lina Hidalgo issued a new Stay Home Work Safe advisory effective at noon today, moving Harris County to “the highest possible threat level” for COVID-19. Just two weeks after introducing a4-level, color-coded system designed to educat…

As coronavirus cases continue to see a spike across Texas, Governor Greg Abbott today announced a temporary pause to the state’s reopening in an attempt to curb the spread of the virus. “The last thing we want to do as a state is go backwar…