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New Year’s Week in COVID-19
The Omicron surge continues, well, surging, as more positive tests are added to the count. And, testing has surged, too, as folks have tested for travel and family visit purposes and seem to be...
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Another Week in COVID-19
A friend pointed me to a pretty good podcast on how Omicron is counterintuitive. Check it out here. It talks about where we are and about where we may be heading. There may be some hope in a world of...
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We Suck Even More! Back at Red
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has placed us back at threat level RED–the highest level. All while blaming record hospitalizations and the unvaccinated. DosCentavos.net will add that the vaccinated...
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Abbott Calls Criticism of His Border Waste “Politics”
Credit: Gay/AP All those photo ops at the border, photos with Trump whining about the border, photos with National Guard members, photos in DPS choppers doing fly-overs of the border. Then there’s the...
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Yes, Another COVID-19 Week
Did You Order Your Free Test? The Biden Administration’s 1 billion at-home COVID-19 tests are now available for all to order at COVIDtests.gov. Also, if one is insured, get information on how to get...
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The Weather Changes; COVID-19 Remains
As one more weather change hits us today, after a few that have kept our coat closets confused, this is a reminder the COVID-19 is still among us. Yes, as the Texas Trib Coronavirus tracker tells us,...
View ArticleBack At Orange; CDC Unmasking
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has placed us back at COVID-19 Level Orange. BREAKING: I’ve just lowered our COVID19 Threat Level Indicator from Level 1: Red to Level 2: Orange, as cases/ICU...
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Judge Hidalgo Puts Us Back At Yellow
Congrats to all those who are not at-risk or immunocompromised and have been given the green light to move about unmasked at mass events. County Judge Lina Hidalgo has lowered the color code to...
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Abbott Calls For Volunteer Migrants to Self-Deport From Texas
Another Abbott border boondoggle? Or is it a show of bigotry and idiocy? Probably both. Greg Abbott called a press show to announce a new program to bus migrants to Washington, DC to drop them off at...
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Is COVID-19 Creeping Back Up?
Based on folks running around at various unmasked, high-attendance indoor events, I’m pretty sure no one has noticed the COVID-19 positivity rate creeping up these last couple of weeks. Houston Health...
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I Know We Are Happy, But…
Kuff tells us about the indictment of the local right-wing purveyor of hormone and “Low-T” shots whose involvement in the vehicular assault and illegal detention in the name of voter fraud by a former...
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COVID-19 Creep-Up Continues
Yesterday, the City of Houston reported that the 14-day average in COVID testing positivity has reached 4.4% and the wastewater load is at 79%. They call it “low,” but there is no doubt that the...
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DCs Weekly COVID-19 Report
Because everyone else seems to be ignoring the COVID-creep that continues. Houston Health reported yesterday that the 14-day positivity rate is now at 6.1% and the wastewater load is now at 91%....
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Tollways to Trailways Approved by County
La Leona ABC-13 and others reported on this new plan from the Harris County Toll Road Authority to spend $53 million on connecting 236 miles of hike and bike trails along the Sam Houston Tollway....
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The Stace Slate – 2022 Dem Run-Off
It’s that time again. Early voting for the 2022 Democratic Run-off begins on Monday, May 16 and continues through May 20. Run-off Election Day is on Tuesday, May 24. You can find your nearest polling...
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Another Disappointing COVID-19 Report
Houston Health reported Monday that the COVID-19 14-day positivity rate has jumped from 6.1% last week to 8.1% this week. They still call it “low,” which boggles the mind since infections are probably...
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COVID-19 Creep-Up Continues
The latest 14-day COVID-19 positivity report from Houston Health now has us at 14.5% and the viral load in the wastewater is at 242%. I’m a little confused as to whether they call this “low,” or if...
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I’ll Say It: Gun Deal Is Window Dressing
Too many people are celebrating the bipartisan deal on a framework that may eventually become a weak response to gun violence. It’s like they are celebrating a weak attempt at bipartisanship than what...
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Expanded Trail On The West Side
I was quite happy to read that the Brays Bayou trail will finally be connected at the West Belt. Officials on Thursday announced the start of construction on a 7.7-mile segment of trail along the...
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Houston Back at Medium Risk for COVID-19
The Houston Health Department quietly announced that Houston is back at “Medium” risk for COVID-19, while this week the positivity rate reached 21.1%. Harris County still has us at “Yellow,” which...
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