HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Newly released results from an HISD survey of families show a large number of students need help with basic needs such as food, clothing, health care and school supplies, according to a new research brief from the Houston Education Research Consortium at Rice University. HISD, the state’s largest school district, conducted the survey in 2019, compiling feedback …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The man accused of shooting a Harris County Sheriff deputy Tuesday evening appeared in probable cause court Wednesday afternoon, and the weapon he used could play a big role in the investigation, but remains unfound. Moises Martinez, 37, is accused of shooting Deputy Brandon Barragan multiple times and faces three charges, including two counts of aggravated …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — We’re seven weeks into the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and several things are abundantly clear: There’s not enough doses to meet the demand The focus is now on public vaccine hubs Not all “hubs” are the same First, the good news: A day after Harris County Public Health opened an online waitlist, the registration website is fully …

A mom and her boyfriend have been accused of crafting a story to cover up the death of a 2-year-old boy, according to authorities. Harris County deputies said they were contacted on Tuesday, Jan. 26, regarding the death of Tevin Jefferson. Authorities said Tevin’s mom, Darrielle Williams, took him to Houston Northwest Hospital, where he died shortly after his arrival. …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Newly elected Chairman for the Harris County Republican Party, Cindy Siegel, is calling on District Attorney Kim Ogg and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo to address the issue of crime in the city of Houston after she was the victim of a purse snatching outside of a Midtown bar. “I was lucky he didn’t have a …

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued recommendations on Tuesday on the use of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine and said it was working with the company to accelerate its approval of the shot for WHO emergency use listing. The WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization, known as SAGE, said that the vaccine should be given in two doses at …

ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus claimed 74 more lives as another 1,563 people tested positive for the deadly disease during the past 24 hours across Pakistan. According to the latest update released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 1,563 new infections surfaced after 41,285 samples were tested. The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country has soared to …

Global coronavirus cases surpassed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters tally, as countries around the world struggle with new virus variants and vaccine shortfalls. Almost 1.3% of the world’s population has now been infected with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, and more than 2.1 million people have died. One person has been infected every 7.7 …

DUBAI: Two senior international cricketers from the United Arab Emirates were found guilty on Tuesday of attempting to fix T20 World Cup qualifying matches in 2019. Mohammad Naveed, the UAE captain, and Shaiman Anwar were both found to have breached two rules in the ICC anti-corruption code after being charged in October 2019, days before the start of qualifying. The …