Houston has a new measles case. Travel case (infant) not connected to the outbreak in Texas.

The Houston Health Department confirms travel-associated measles case in infant

March 16, 2025

HOUSTON - The Houston Health Department (HHD) has confirmed the city’s third measles case of 2025. The case involves an unvaccinated infant who was exposed to measles during international travel. The infant was hospitalized and has since been discharged and is recovering at home.

This case is not connected to the measles outbreak in West Texas. This case is not related to the two earlier cases of measles reported in Houston in January 2025.

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https://www.houstonhealth.org/news/news-releases/houston-health-department-confirms-travel-associated-measles-case-infant

The sun will rise in #Houston #Texas tomorrow at 7:28, 72 seconds earlier than the day before.
It will set at 19:30, 36 seconds later than the day before.

The sun will rise in #Houston #Texas tomorrow at 7:29, 72 seconds earlier than the day before.
It will set at 19:30, 36 seconds later than the day before.

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo says Saturday's Warren Zeiders concert will be held as scheduled after an "electrical issue" brought Friday night's performance by Journey to an abrupt end.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/events/houston-livestock-show-and-rodeo/2025/03/15/516075/houston-rodeo-2025-concerts-to-resume-saturday-after-journey-show-cut-short-by-electrical-issue/

Climate change will mess with Texas.
The #Petrofuture map—Melted ice caps on a 1956 Shell Oil road map. 

Higher-res images:
https://conspiracyofcartographers.com

#climateChange #maps #cartography #climateCrisis #greenWashing #BrownsvilleTX #permianBasin #Texas #CorpusChristi #worldBuilding #gulfOfMexico #Houston #Galveston

The sun will rise in #Houston #Texas tomorrow at 7:31, 71 seconds earlier than the day before.
It will set at 19:29, 36 seconds later than the day before.

Liberty and Montgomery counties, both north of Houston, were among the top 10 fastest-growing counties in the United States from 2023 to 2024.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2025/03/14/516039/montgomery-liberty-counties-among-nations-fastest-growing-regions/

In an effort to slash spending, Houston Mayor John Whitmire is offering voluntary retirement incentives to about 2,700 city employees — more than 10% of the municipal workforce. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/city-of-houston/2025/03/14/516048/houston-mayor-john-whitmire-offers-voluntary-retirement-to-2700-city-workers-amid-budget-crunch/

The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation into Houston's Rice University and 44 other U.S. institutions surrounding claims they discriminate against students by using racial preferences and stereotypes.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/03/14/516034/rice-university-under-federal-investigation-for-alleged-race-exclusionary-practices/

The sun will rise in #Houston #Texas tomorrow at 7:32, 71 seconds earlier than the day before.
It will set at 19:29, 36 seconds later than the day before.

Frankly, I feel safer in #Manhattan than I do in a #Houston suburb.

https://kottke.org/25/03/eyes-on-the-street

The moon will provide a rare celestial spectacle to the Space City as it orbits through Earth’s shadow early Friday -- if clouds don't get in the way.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/03/13/515979/houston-to-see-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-unless-clouds-intervene/

A federal court decision allowing continued protections for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients took effect this week.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/03/13/515945/court-decision-that-continues-to-protect-daca-recipients-goes-into-effect-this-week/

Griff’s Irish Pub, an iconic Houston bar that first opened in 1965, will be hosting two St. Patrick’s Day events as it prepares to reopen full-time after its building was severely damaged in a fire.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/business/2025/03/13/515959/griffs-irish-pub-in-houston-to-reopen-soon-following-2023-fire/

Houston police in April will conduct the largest drug burn in the state's history in an effort to alleviate backlogged narcotics evidence, Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/police/2025/03/13/515955/houston-police-set-to-conduct-massive-drug-burn-following-rat-infestation-da-says/

A U.S. girl traveling to Houston for brain cancer treatment was reportedly detained by federal immigration agents and deported to Mexico, along with her parents and most of her siblings. Her parents were living in Texas without legal status.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2025/03/13/515964/girl-deported-brain-cancer-houston-for-treatment/

As the Houston Housing and Community Development Department works on a plan to spend more than $314 in federal disaster recovery funds, tensions are emerging over how the money should be allocated. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/housing/2025/03/13/515946/tensions-emerge-between-advocates-houston-housing-department-over-314-million-in-disaster-funding/

Energy trading between the United States and Canada -- and how Texas factors in -- has been a point of discussion this week at a global energy conference in Houston.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/03/13/515853/energy-trading-between-u-s-and-canada-discussed-at-ceraweek-in-houston/

Some residents of Houston’s Fifth Ward, where there is ongoing soil and water testing for cancer-causing toxic chemicals, now have the opportunity to get free cancer screenings as part of a collaboration between city leaders and a nonprofit.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/houston/2025/03/13/515935/fifth-ward-residents-offered-free-cancer-screenings-as-water-soil-testing-continues/

More than 35,000 volunteers contribute to the success of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, which attracts millions of visitors each year as one of the largest rodeos in the world.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/events/houston-livestock-show-and-rodeo/2025/03/13/515933/houston-rodeo-2025-volunteer-appreciation-day-shines-spotlight-on-thousands-of-rodeo-contributors/