HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Teams of Houston Health Department staff and Houston Fire Department paramedics are hitting the streets of Houston for an antibody testing survey designed to give health officials a better picture of how COVID-19 has affected the community. A total of 420 homes have been randomly selected. Many of them are from hard-hit neighborhoods. Teams will be …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Today represents the best chance of showers and storms that we’ve seen all week. Temperatures are still starting warm around 80 degrees this morning, but highs will peak near 90 instead of near 100. That’s because an upper-level low will move overhead, pushing a weak front closer to Houston and bringing higher chances for cooling downpours. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Student-athletes at Houston ISD could be getting some exciting news soon! After being sidelined by the pandemic, the athletes should be back on the field soon. In an exclusive interview, interim superintendent Grenita Lathan told ABC13 the district wanted to see the city’s (COVID-19) positivity rate drop to eight percent first, and now it has reached …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Houston Congressman Al Green is imploring his constituents to not listen to President Donald Trump’s apparent assertion that people should try to vote twice. “We actually had a case of this in Fort Bend County in 2016,” said Green in a last minute press conference called today. “A man did what the president is recommending… and …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Although there are several COVID-19 vaccine trials in its final stages, medical experts said they don’t anticipate a vaccine becoming available for the general public until the end of this year. But the CDC is telling states to be ready for a possible vaccine by Nov. 1. “Going well. We have a lot of interest,” said …

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said on Thursday that he opposes cutting police overtime to fund budget programs and will continue pushing for pay cuts to the top City Hall earners. A majority of council members on Wednesday night supported slashing $7 million from the Police Department’s overtime budget to pay for various services. Hours earlier, they unanimously rejected the mayor’s …

WASHINGTON — Joining forces with MJ Hegar, Beto O’Rourke blasted Sen. John Cornyn Thursday night as “the single greatest enabler of Donald Trump in the U.S. Senate”— urging Texans to oust the three-term Republican to save the nation from a lawless and dangerous president. “If you want to end not only Donald Trump but Trumpism in America, it is essential …

The Garland Public Health Clinic has received its first shipment of vaccines for the 2020-21 flu seasons, the city said this week. Located at 206 Carver St., the clinic is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. There are currently three different types of vaccines available, according to the city’s website. Fluzone is for anyone 6 months or older. …

This month, 911 American flags will again stand tall as part of a “Field of Honor” in Veterans Park. Arlington Veterans Park Foundation President Clete McAlister said the annual display began as a way to honor Patriot Day, the day of remembrance for the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks. Although the Field of Honor is on display on and …

Dallas County reported 250 new cases of the coronavirus and eight deaths Thursday. The new cases include one from July and 121 from August. They bring the county’s total number of cases to 72,860, including 934 deaths. The deaths include four people from Dallas: two men in their 50s, a woman in her 60s and a man in his 80s. …