Bytes Europe<p>Houston Health Department loses $42 million after federal COVID-19 grants canceled in Texas; job cuts expected to follow <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/874125/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/874125/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Budget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Budget</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/COVIDFunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVIDFunding</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DepartmentOfGovernmentAndEfficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DepartmentOfGovernmentAndEfficiency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FederalSpending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalSpending</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HarrisCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisCounty</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ReliefGrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReliefGrants</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TexasDepartmentOfStateHealthServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasDepartmentOfStateHealthServices</span></a></p>
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Houston Public Media<p>The Houston area -- so far -- remains untouched by a West Texas measles outbreak that grew to more than 200 cases on Tuesday. The city health department is monitoring wastewater treatment plants for the virus.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/03/11/515746/houston-health-department-is-tracking-wastewater-plants-for-measles-so-far-none-has-been-detected/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/health-science/2025/03/11/515746/houston-health-department-is-tracking-wastewater-plants-for-measles-so-far-none-has-been-detected/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CityOfHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CityOfHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarrisCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HealthScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MedicineWellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedicineWellness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonHealthDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonHealthDepartment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Measles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MeaslesWestTexasOutbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeaslesWestTexasOutbreak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasDepartmentOfStateHealthServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasDepartmentOfStateHealthServices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vaccines</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Houston and Harris County leaders, along with local health officials, have two main messages for residents of the region: Get vaccinated against measles and get familiar with its symptoms. </p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/03/05/515248/it-is-the-time-to-get-smart-local-leaders-health-officials-push-for-measles-vaccine/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/health-science/2025/03/05/515248/it-is-the-time-to-get-smart-local-leaders-health-officials-push-for-measles-vaccine/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CityOfHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CityOfHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarrisCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HealthScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonMayor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonMayor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MedicineWellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedicineWellness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarrisCountyJudgeLinaHidalgo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisCountyJudgeLinaHidalgo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonHealthDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonHealthDepartment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonMayorJohnWhitmire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Measles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MeaslesWestTexasOutbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MeaslesWestTexasOutbreak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasDepartmentOfStateHealthServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasDepartmentOfStateHealthServices</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>A large swath of East Harris County along the San Jacinto River -- where toxic waste was identified more than a decade ago -- was found to have 'significantly greater' instances of some types of cancer compared to the state average.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/02/24/514592/cancer-rates-harris-county-san-jacinto-river-waste-pits-significantly-greater-than-texas-average/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/health-science/2025/02/24/514592/cancer-rates-harris-county-san-jacinto-river-waste-pits-significantly-greater-than-texas-average/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HarrisCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarrisCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HealthScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CancerCluster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CancerCluster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EastHarrisCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EastHarrisCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SanJacintoRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SanJacintoRiver</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SanJacintoRiverWastePits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SanJacintoRiverWastePits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SanJacintoRiverWastePitsSuperfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SanJacintoRiverWastePitsSuperfund</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasDepartmentOfStateHealthServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasDepartmentOfStateHealthServices</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>The largest measles outbreak in decades has reached San Antonio, New Braunfels and San Marcos, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/02/24/514586/measles-alerts-issued-in-san-antonio-new-braunfels-and-san-marcos-as-texas-outbreak-spreads/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/health-science/2025/02/24/514586/measles-alerts-issued-in-san-antonio-new-braunfels-and-san-marcos-as-texas-outbreak-spreads/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HealthScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MedicineWellness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MedicineWellness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GainesCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GainesCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonHealthDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonHealthDepartment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Measles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Measles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SanAntonioRiverWalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SanAntonioRiverWalk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasDepartmentOfStateHealthServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasDepartmentOfStateHealthServices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasMeaslesOutbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasMeaslesOutbreak</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Last month, Texas became the largest state to block transgender people from updating the sex listed on their driver’s licenses and birth certificates.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/lgbtq/2024/09/24/500809/voting-privacy-safety-how-will-the-states-new-id-rules-affect-transgender-texans/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/lgbtq/2024/09/24/500809/voting-privacy-safety-how-will-the-states-new-id-rules-affect-transgender-texans/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lgbt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lgbt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasDepartmentOfPublicSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasDepartmentOfPublicSafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasDepartmentOfStateHealthServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasDepartmentOfStateHealthServices</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TransgenderPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransgenderPolicy</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>A very rare and potentially deadly mosquito-spread virus has been found in several horses in Houston County. Although the illness is extremely rare in humans, several cases and one death have occurred in New England.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2024/08/27/497949/eastern-equine-encephalitis-houston-county-eee-horses/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/health-science/2024/08/27/497949/eastern-equine-encephalitis-houston-county-eee-horses/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HealthScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthScience</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TTN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TTN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CentersForDiseaseControlAndPrevention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CentersForDiseaseControlAndPrevention</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EasternEquineEncephalitisVirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EasternEquineEncephalitisVirus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonCounty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonCounty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mosquito" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mosquito</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RareVirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RareVirus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasDepartmentOfStateHealthServices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TexasDepartmentOfStateHealthServices</span></a></p>
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