/courtesy Governor Mike Parson OfficeMissouri’s mission to Japan is set for takeoff this week. Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson are scheduled to leave Saturday in hopes of boosting the Show Me State’s trade relationship with Japan. The governor says expanding meat exports will be a priority discussion.Parson’s office says Japan had more than 455-million dollars in exports last year, with processed foods, chemicals, and electronic products among those in highest demand.(From Missourinet)9 hours ago9 hours ago9 hours ago9 hours agoLocal and Regional NewsLocal and Regional...…/courtesy Governor Mike Parson OfficeMissouri’s mission to Japan is set for takeoff this week. Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson are scheduled to leave Saturday in hopes of boosting the Show Me State’s trade relationship with Japan. The governor says expanding meat exports will be a priority discussion.Parson’s office says Japan had more than 455-million dollars in exports last year, with processed foods, chemicals, and electronic products among those in highest demand.(From Missourinet)9 hours ago9 hours ago9 hours ago9 hours agoLocal and Regional NewsLocal and Regional...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateCoronavirus cases are two to three times more prevalent in some of Houston’s poorest ZIP codes compared with Harris County overall, clustering in several predominantly black neighborhoods where experts worry the virus will be particularly fatal because many residents have underlying medical conditions.A Houston Chronicle analysis of 4,977 positive COVID-19 tests reported in Harris County through April 20 shows that seven of the 10 ZIP codes with the highest rates were majority black and low-income.ZIP codes that include some of...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateCoronavirus cases are two to three times more prevalent in some of Houston’s poorest ZIP codes compared with Harris County overall, clustering in several predominantly black neighborhoods where experts worry the virus will be particularly fatal because many residents have underlying medical conditions.A Houston Chronicle analysis of 4,977 positive COVID-19 tests reported in Harris County through April 20 shows that seven of the 10 ZIP codes with the highest rates were majority black and low-income.ZIP codes that include some of...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateDemocrats suffered several crushing election night defeats around the Houston metropolitan area Tuesday, losing all three of their congressional targets and four of the five Republican-controlled Texas House seats they had hoped to flip.The lone Democratic pickup, attorney Ann Johnson’s over Republican state Rep. Sarah Davis, was offset by state Rep. Gina Calanni’s to Republican Mike Schofield in west Harris County. Calanni, a freshman Democrat from Katy, narrowly unseated Schofield in 2018.The results were a gut punch to local...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateDemocrats suffered several crushing election night defeats around the Houston metropolitan area Tuesday, losing all three of their congressional targets and four of the five Republican-controlled Texas House seats they had hoped to flip.The lone Democratic pickup, attorney Ann Johnson’s over Republican state Rep. Sarah Davis, was offset by state Rep. Gina Calanni’s to Republican Mike Schofield in west Harris County. Calanni, a freshman Democrat from Katy, narrowly unseated Schofield in 2018.The results were a gut punch to local...WW…

WORLD CASES: 95,272WORLD DEATHS: 3,255 (92 percent in China)CASES IN 81 COUNTRIESU.S. CASES: 103U.S. DEATHS: 11TEXAS CASES: 1HOUSTON-AREA CASES: 1RODEO ATTENDANCE: 70,936Lina Hidalgo arrived late and flustered to the rodeo grounds for Armed Forces Appreciation Day, missing the Apache helicopter flyover and a soloist’s rendition of “God Bless America.” The 29-year-old Democrat, who won the campaign for Harris County’s top government job two years ago, headed straight for the podium.She’d just learned that Fort Bend County had confirmed the first COVID-19 case in the Houston area, linked to a...…WORLD CASES: 95,272WORLD DEATHS: 3,255 (92 percent in China)CASES IN 81 COUNTRIESU.S. CASES: 103U.S. DEATHS: 11TEXAS CASES: 1HOUSTON-AREA CASES: 1RODEO ATTENDANCE: 70,936Lina Hidalgo arrived late and flustered to the rodeo grounds for Armed Forces Appreciation Day, missing the Apache helicopter flyover and a soloist’s rendition of “God Bless America.” The 29-year-old Democrat, who won the campaign for Harris County’s top government job two years ago, headed straight for the podium.She’d just learned that Fort Bend County had confirmed the first COVID-19 case in the Houston area, linked to a...WW…

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateTexas Medical Center hospitals stopped updating key metrics showing the stress rising numbers of COVID-19 patients were placing on their facilities for more than three days, rattling policymakers and residents who have relied on the information to gauge the spread of the coronavirus.The institutions — which together constitute the world’s largest medical complex — reported Thursday that their base intensive care capacity had hit 100 percent for the first time during the pandemic and was on pace to exceed an “unsustainable surge...…This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateTexas Medical Center hospitals stopped updating key metrics showing the stress rising numbers of COVID-19 patients were placing on their facilities for more than three days, rattling policymakers and residents who have relied on the information to gauge the spread of the coronavirus.The institutions — which together constitute the world’s largest medical complex — reported Thursday that their base intensive care capacity had hit 100 percent for the first time during the pandemic and was on pace to exceed an “unsustainable surge...WW…