Opinion: Biden should listen to GOP about stimulus checks
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Sarah Bracamontes organizes boxes of pantry items while a line of vehicles snakes behind her as volunteers help distribute food for 200 families as part of YMCA’s Mobile Market Food Drive in partnership with the Montgomery County Food Bank at Generations Church, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021.Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Stimulus checks
Regarding “Biden should heed GOP advice,” (B1, Jan. 20): I concur with Chris Tomlinson that President Joe Biden should reconsider sending $1,400 checks to working people making up to $75,000 and proportionally less to those making up to $99,000 who have not been negatively affected by the pandemic. Financial help should only go to those who have lost their jobs or small businesses that are suffering.
Montgomery County health officials are contradicting their COVID experts, spreading misinformation
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Montgomery County Hospital District paramedic Larson Johnson talks with residents before administering a COVID-19 vaccine at Montgomery County’s first mass vaccination site at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Conroe. The appointment-only site will run through Friday until the county’s allotted 2,000 vaccines have been exhausted.Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Georgette Whatley, chair of the Montgomery County Hospital District Board of Directors.courtesy of the Montgomery County Hospital DistrictShow MoreShow Less
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Brent Thor, of Conroe, member of the Montgomery County Hospital District Board of Directors.courtesy of the Montgomery County Hospital DistrictShow MoreShow Less
New COVID variant arrives in Harris County, first in Texas
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A Harris County man in his 30s tested positive for the second strain of COVID-19.Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
The first case of the second strain of COVID-19 was confirmed in Harris County on Thursday, the first in the state of Texas.
A man in his 30s tested positive for the B.1.1.7 variant of the strain, which originated in the United Kingdom. He lives in southwest Houston and has no travel history, according to Harris County Public Health.
The health department is notifying everyone who was in contact with the man about his condition. He s currently stable and in isolation, authorities said.
Opinion: If ever there was a time to help Houston s nonprofits, it s now
Amanda McMillian and Armando Perez
Dec. 31, 2020
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Stephan Koonce waits outside his car as he and 599 other families line up for a mobile food pantry hosted by Community Assistance Center and Interfaith of The Woodlands at Woodforest Bank Stadium, Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in Shenandoah.Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
The coronavirus pandemic has focused a bright light on what’s long been a harsh reality: Houston is two cities.
One Houston is an “opportunity city” where folks with good paying jobs, successful businesses, comfortable homes and 401K portfolios have been busy with holiday gift-giving and dining.
Woodlands officials optimistic about Big 6 events in 2021
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Elizabeth Eddins, the executive director of Visit The Woodlands, and Bruce Rieser, a township director on the Visit The Woodlands governing board, both said most of the huge events hosted in the township each year are on track to happen as of the last week of December. Included in that list is the Inspire Film Festival, The Woodlands Marathon, The Waterway Arts Festival and the Ironman Texas triathlon. The 2021 Ironman is slated for Saturday, April 24.Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Emily Parker won the women’s full marathon race during The Woodlands Marathon, Saturday, March 7, 2020, in The Woodlands. The 2021 The Woodlands Marathon is slated for Saturday, March 6, with the 5K and 2K shorter races slated for Saturday, Feb. 27.Jason Fochtman, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less