HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — COVID-19 has killed more than 43,000 Texans, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. The concern is there will be more deaths and hospitalizations after the state’s mask order is lifted on Wednesday, March 10. Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to lift the mask order comes as health care workers have been fighting COVID-19 for …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A year after the pandemic shut down the economy in the Houston-area, business owners said there’s hope that Governor Greg Abbott’s decision to reopen the state will soon bring jobs back. For the past 21 years, La Cocina in Richmond has served authentic Mexican food. However, being in business that long almost came to an end …

Houston became the first city in Texas to commit to forming a database of LGBTQ Enterprise-certified businesses for city contractors to use to ensure diversity among subcontractor and vendor participation in projects such as infrastructure improvements. Prior to Mayor Sylvester Turner signing an executive order requiring the measure on March 4, contractors vying to work on city projects only had …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Changes are coming to the sky Friday. A Pacific cool front will bring back clouds and rain showers. Some of you will need to use the umbrella Friday as a weak Pacific cool front blows in. Not much of a temperature change with this one, but we get a glorious weekend out of it! FORECAST: https://t.co/kYz1z4P7gd #txwx #houwx pic.twitter.com/LMr9Frt4PH — …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Barbara Thomas said she spent at least four hours every day looking up vaccine providers online and calling locations in Houston, Austin and San Antonio to sign up earlier this year. “I tried every place that was offering,” Thomas, 67, told 13 Investigates’ Ted Oberg. She said her daughter finally found Centra Clinic on Dairy Ashford …