The global pandemic has wreaked havoc on families in need. But in a much-needed bright spot, a local organization has initiated help to those hardest hit by the COVID-19 downturn. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston announced that more than 51,000 families have received aid from the $61.4 million from the Harris County COVID-19 Emergency Direct Assistance Program. Need-based …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As the city of Houston deals with the COVID-19 crisis, one of Houston’s sports monuments became a vaccination site on Saturday, and new appointment availabilities filled up in minutes. All 1,000 new appointments at Minute Maid Park were filled shortly after they were added by the Houston Health Department for people who meet Phase 1A or Phase …