Statewide Effort Improves Long-Term Care Residents’ Well-Being Texas has decreased its use of antipsychotic drugs in nursing facilities by 58 percent – more than any other state, according to a report from the National Partnership to Improve Dementia Care in Nursing Homes. […]
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Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar to Release Revised Biennial Revenue Estimate
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar will issue a revision to the Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) on Monday, May 3. Hegar’s revision updates his original January BRE and is based on changes in estimated revenue collections and updated Legislative Budget Board estimates […]
Sunday Evening Conversations on Creation Continue…
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2021 is Healthy Planet = Healthy People = Healthy Economy. Bruce Race, Professor of Architecture, University of Houston Houston’s […]
Starting Tomorrow NRG Park will Administer the Johnson & Johnson/Janssen Vaccine Again
NRG Will Offer Both Johnson & Johnson/Janssen and Pfizer Vaccines The NRG Park vaccine site, operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Harris County Public Health (HCPH) and the City of Houston (COH), will resume administering the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine beginning on Sunday, May […]
Sens. Cruz, Daines Introduce Bill on Potential Violations by Mexico of Treaty for Law Enforcement, Combatting Drug Trafficking
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) this week introduced the Transparency to Rehabilitate United States Treaties with Mexico Act of 2021 (TRUST With Mexico Act), a bill that would require the Secretary […]
Sen. Cruz Applauds Plan to Repair the Rio Grande Valley’s Levee Wall System
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today issued the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security announced they would take steps to repair the Rio Grande Valley’s levee wall system: “I am pleased President Biden and the Department of Homeland Security are listening […]
CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Awards OakBend Medical Center with Four-Star Rating
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its updated five-star quality rating system to measure the experiences Medicare beneficiaries have with their health plan and health care system. Health plans are rated on a scale of 1 to […]
Department of Public Safety and Travis County District Attorney’s Office Release Joint Statement
Today, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Travis County District Attorney’s office released the following joint statement: “The Texas Department of Public Safety and the Travis County District Attorney’s Office take the allegation of drugging women very […]
Antiviral T Cells Safe And Effective For Treating Debilitating Complication Common After Stem Cell Transplants
Cell therapy may provide off-the-shelf treatment for cancer patients with BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis A Phase II trial led by researchers at found that BK virus (BKV)-specific T cells from healthy donors were safe and effective as an off-the-shelf therapy […]
Artificial Intelligence Series, Part 2. Applications of AI
The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce’s Fort Bend Future Initiative will host Part 2 of a 3-part educational series on Artificial Intelligence (AI) via a Zoom webinar titled, “Artificial Intelligence Series, Part 2. Applications of AI” on Wednesday, May 12th from 12:00 – […]
