Tag: Houston
Harris County vaccinations up after $100 incentive
By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune
A week after public health officials in Texas’ most populous county started handing out $100 cash cards to...
Off-duty New Orleans officer slain by robbers in Houston
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An off-duty New Orleans police officer was slain in Texas by armed men trying to rob diners at a restaurant,...
Abbott seeks out-of-state help against COVID-19
By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press
Gov. Greg Abbott appealed for out-of-state help to fight the third wave of COVID-19 in Texas while two more of...
Sheriff: 1 dead, 5 wounded in Houston club shooting
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities in Houston are looking for suspected shooters after five people were injured and one man was killed in an exchange...
COVID cases pushing Houston hospitals to near breaking point
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston area officials say the latest wave of COVID-19 cases is pushing the local health care...
Houston mask mandate might violate Texas governor’s order
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston city workers are being told they must resume wearing masks while on the job, a...
ZZ Top: Bearded bassist Dusty Hill dies in his sleep at 72
HOUSTON (AP) — ZZ Top's Dusty Hill, the long-bearded bassist for the million-selling Texas blues rock trio known for such hits as "Legs" and...
Man fatally shoots ex-wife, man at Houston soccer field
HOUSTON (AP) — A man who fatally shot his pregnant ex-wife and her boyfriend in the parking lot of a Houston soccer park as...
Houston man charged with pepper-spraying US Capitol police
HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston man was arrested Friday and charged with multiple counts from the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, including...
1st person of color named as Houston Chronicle editor
HOUSTON (AP) — Maria Douglas Reeve has been promoted to editor of the Houston Chronicle after serving as managing editor of the daily for...