1,000 doses administered at Booker T. Washington High School pop-up vaccination site in Independence Heights
HOUSTON โ Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, along with the United Memorial Medical Center, hosted a vaccination site in the Independence Heights community on Monday. The neighborhood outreach site was at Booker T. Washington High School at 4204 Yale Street. Local and elected officials and the Houston Independent School District also contributed to the vaccinate site. Officials said 1,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine were administered at Booker T. Washington. This vaccination event, organized by Shelia Jackson Lee and UMMC, was different from others because people didnโt have to pre-register.
Masks, gloves and plastic shields: What voting during a pandemic looks like across Texas
Voters cast ballots in booths spread six feet apart at the Metropolitan Multi-Services Center for the delayed primary runoff election in Houston. Because of the pandemic, the runoff election date was pushed back seven weeks, from May 26 to July 14. Allie Goulding for The Texas TribunePeople enter a polling site at 7811 Rockwood Lane on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 in Austin. Allie Goulding for The Texas TribuneThe Southpark Meadows polling location on election day in Texas' primary runoffs and special elections on July 14, 2020. Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas TribuneTwo voters take a selfie after voting in Texas' July primary runoffs at Zilker Elementary School on July 14, 2020.