Richardson ISD nurses have started to receive COVID-19 vaccines, Superintendent Jeannie Stone said in a video shared by the school district. In the early stages of the rollout of vaccines, with supplies limited, the state has reserved doses for frontline health care workers, first responders and the residents of long-term care facilities, followed by people over the age of 65 and …

Texas reported 11,590 more coronavirus cases Monday, including 10,805 new cases and 785 older cases that were recently reported by labs. Richardson ISD nurses begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines The state also reported 46 COVID-19 deaths, raising its toll to 32,084. Of the new cases, 10,110 were confirmed and 695 were probable. Of the older cases, 618 were confirmed and 167 …

Plano Police Chief Ed Drain reflected on the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after being named a Collin College 2021 MLK Community Scholarship honoree. Drain made his comments during a video conference with Albert Tezeno, vice president of student and enrollment services at Collin College. Detectives stay hopeful 25 years after Amber Hagerman’s kidnapping Arlington Police Department …

Thirteen agencies in Dallas-Fort Worth will serve as COVID-19 vaccination hubs as Texas shifts toward a centralized approach to distributing the shots. Detectives stay hopeful 25 years after Amber Hagerman’s kidnapping Arlington Police Department held a press event on the 25th anniversary of Amber Hagerman’s death… In Dallas County, the county health department, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Parkland Health and …

Health authorities are closely watching an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a new strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19. Here are the answers to key questions about the outbreak: Detectives stay hopeful 25 years after Amber Hagerman’s kidnapping Arlington Police Department held a press event on the 25th anniversary of Amber Hagerman’s death… What is the virus? Scientists have …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Doctors and patients at the Heights Hospital were left stuck in the parking lot after being told they were not allowed in the building Monday afternoon. A note posted on the door said that the locks for the spaces rented by 1917 Ashland Ventures LLC, the owners on record of the hospital, have been changed and …

The number of coronavirus vaccination hubs across Texas will nearly triple this week as the state distributes about 70% more doses than it did one week ago. In North Texas, the number of hubs will grow from six to 13 — including four in Collin County, where the county judge said last week that the number of vaccines that had …

HOUSTON, Texas — Houston’s own Texas Southern University will be among the several HBCUs to be featured in a virtual event on the eve of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. According to TSU’s debate team director, Dr. Gloria Batiste-Roberts, four students will perform what is known as Readers Theatre. The script was filmed and submitted to the inaugural committee and will …

It truly pays to work in the tech sector in the Houston metro area. A report published January 11 by Austin-based tech company Spanning Cloud Apps LLC shows workers in the Houston area can more than double their pay when they hold down a tech job. In fact, Houston ranks fifth among the country’s largest metro areas for the pay …

HOUSTON, Texas — In light of recent backlash against Facebook comments posted by Houston City Council Member Greg Travis, Council Member Letitia Plummer scheduled a Jan. 21 committee meeting to review the city’s speech policies. Plummer, an at-large council member and chair of the council’s Ethics, Elections and Council Governance Committee, called for the meeting after members of the public, …