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News from March 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations at Texas Medical Center up 23% over past week
By Houston Daily reports | Mar 23, 2022
A total of 325 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized at Texas Medical Center facilities over the past week, a 23% increase from the previous week, according to TMC affiliates in the nine-county Houston area.
Hidalgo on vaccine contract investigation: 'Let the process play out and the process will play out'
By John Suayan | Mar 23, 2022
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo addressed the criminal investigation on Tuesday (March 22) into the $11 million COVID-19 vaccine outreach contract the county awarded and then cancelled last year, according to Houston-based media outlets. Houston CBS affiliate KHOU reported that Hidalgo, a Democrat, announced that the county won't terminate the three members of her staff who were implicated in the investigation.
Halliburton suspends future business in Russia
By Press Release | Mar 23, 2022
Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) today announced it immediately suspended future business in Russia as the company complies with sanctions that prohibit transactions and work, including for certain state-owned Russian customers.
ExxonMobil lead director Ken Frazier to retire; Jay Hooley to become lead director
By Press Release | Mar 23, 2022
The board of directors of Exxon Mobil Corp. said today that lead independent director Kenneth C. Frazier has announced his intention not to stand for re-election to the board at the annual meeting of shareholders on May 25.
Maria Lucina Cano
By Houston Daily reports | Mar 23, 2022
Maria Lucina Cano (April 13, 1924 - March 19, 2022)
Maria Paz Duran
By Houston Daily reports | Mar 23, 2022
Maria Paz Duran (September 22, 1930 - March 19, 2022)
Alice Menzel Pratho
By Houston Daily reports | Mar 23, 2022
Alice Menzel Pratho (April 23, 1929 - March 19, 2022)
William Charles Coley
By Houston Daily reports | Mar 23, 2022
William Charles Coley (April 24, 1959 - March 20, 2022)
Eduardo Reyna Gonzalez
By Houston Daily reports | Mar 23, 2022
Eduardo Reyna Gonzalez (October 13, 1962 - March 20, 2022)
Spring Branch Management District Board of Directors met Dec. 8
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 23, 2022
Spring Branch Management District Board of Directors met Wednesday, Dec. 8.
City of Houston Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee met March 1
By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Mar 23, 2022
City of Houston Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee met Tuesday, March 1.
McKeon on TMC construction milestone: 'An integral milestone in the future of life science research and innovation'
By John Suayan | Mar 22, 2022
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner joined the Texas Medical Center Tuesday (March 22) in celebrating a major milestone in the construction of the health care district's new TMC3 Collaborative Building, Houston NBC affiliate KPRC reported. According to KPRC, Turner helped mark the topping-out of the joint research building more than a year after ground was broken on the project.
Texas developers team up for Houston industrial complex
By Press Release | Mar 22, 2022
Constellation Real Estate Partners and Crow Holdings Capital are developing Constellation Post Oak, a 426,200-sf industrial complex.
Klein Independent School District on sexual assault lawsuit: 'Allegations of misconduct are always fully investigated'
By John Suayan | Mar 22, 2022
The mother of a male student who attends school in the Klein Independent School District (KISD) has filed a federal lawsuit on claims the north Harris County ISD didn't respond after her son was allegedly sexually assaulted at school, according to a report from Houston ABC affiliate KTRK. Court documents assert that KISD failed to notify police about the incident.
Houston among top rising middle-class housing markets in Texas
By Press Release | Mar 22, 2022
According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), three Texas cities are among top markets for middle-class households.
Op-ed: County vaccine contract exposed as blatant bid-rigging
By Bill King | Mar 22, 2022
Last week, a copy of the application by the Texas Rangers for a warrant to search County records related to the now infamous vaccine outreach contract was made public.
Pet of the Week: Athena
By Submitted by Houston Humane Society | Mar 22, 2022
Pet of the Week: Athena
Roosevelt Jones
By Houston Daily reports | Mar 22, 2022
Roosevelt Jones (August 15, 1946 - March 19, 2022)
Jacquelyn Smith
By Houston Daily reports | Mar 22, 2022
Jacquelyn Smith (May 6, 1926 - March 20, 2022)
