Coronavirus in Texas

After her 2-year-old daughter Abby was diagnosed with leukemia, Houston mother Jennifer Clark created the nonprofit Abby’s Brave Buddies to bridge the social gap for pediatric cancer families navigating the isolating world of hospital care.

Seven-year-old Kai Peña traveled from Miami to Houston for a second brain surgery after experiencing recurring seizures. His family sought care at Texas Children’s Hospital, hoping the procedure would bring lasting relief.

The Fairfield Dream League in Cypress, Texas, provides children with special needs a fully accessible, cost-free opportunity to play organized baseball alongside community volunteers and peers. Inspired by their own children, local parent organizers worked with the Fairfield Sports Association to turf the fields and remove physical mobility barriers for players in wheelchairs or walkers. Now in its third season, the rapidly growing league continues to unite the local community around inclusion, sportsmanship, and joy.

A former adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded guilty this week to conspiring to conceal public records linked to grant research funding and the COVID-19 pandemic.