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A man on a stretcher is put into an ambulance at the Texas Medical Center in Houston on June 26, 2020.

Internal messages reveal crisis at Houston hospitals as coronavirus cases surge

HOUSTON — At Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital on Sunday, the medical staff ran out of both space for new coronavirus patients and a key drug needed to treat them. With no open beds at the public … more

BY CHARLES ORNSTEIN, PROPUBLICA AND MIKE HIXENBAUGH, NBC NEWS | THE TEXAS TRIBUNE | 7/2/20

The Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Hillcrest hospital in Waco on March 25, 2020.

Gov. Greg Abbott pauses Texas' reopening, bans elective surgeries in four counties to preserve bed space for coronavirus patients

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday morning that he will pause any further phases of reopening Texas and that he is once again putting a stop to elective surgeries to preserve bed space for … more

By Sarah R. Champagne | The Texas Tribune | 6/25/20

Statewide, there were 14,260 available hospital beds and nearly 1,500 intensive care unit beds as of Tuesday. Regionally, some hospital officials are reporting that intensive care units are near or over capacity, and local leaders have warned that hospitals could get overwhelmed if the number of infections keeps climbing.

Coronavirus patients crowd some Texas ICUs as Gov. Greg Abbott touts "abundant" hospital capacity

As the number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus has reached record highs 12 days in a row, Gov. Greg Abbott and other health officials have stressed that the state has … more

By Shannon Najmabadi and Sarah R. Champagne | The Texas Tribune | 6/23/20

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Trustees approve 5% pay raise for teachers and hourly personnel

Katy school trustees approved a 5% pay increase for teachers and hourly personnel, with all other personnel receiving 3% increases.

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DPS reminds drivers to buckle up, drive safely for Memorial Day

Memorial Day is the unofficial kickoff to summer, and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding drivers to celebrate safely as they enjoy their holiday. From Monday through May 30, the Texas Highway Patrol will participate in Click It or Ticket, as well as Operation CARE (Crash Awareness Reduction Effort).

Katy-area student to compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee

Perhaps the only thing better than winning a national spelling bee is to win it in two languages. Kirsten Santos, a sixth-grade student at International Leadership of Katy, a charter school, will soon have the chance to achieve that goal.

Katy ISD hosting special education virtual job fair Monday

The Katy Independent School District is hosting a virtual job fair Monday as it is hiring dedicated special education teachers, school speech-language pathologists (SLP), licensed specialists in school psychology (LSSP), diagnosticians and deaf education teachers.