Harris County officials, including Commissioner Rodney Ellis, are emphasizing the importance of enrolling in health insurance options available through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) before the January 15 deadline.

Thursday is the deadline to apply for the aid.

U.S. Rep. Randy Weber and Sen. Ted Cruz have introduced the Officer John Barnes Act to set a 270-day deadline for deciding claims filed with the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program. This legislation aims to eliminate long waits for first responders like Officer John Barnes, who has been waiting years for his benefits after being critically injured in the 2018 Santa Fe High School shooting.

The district is going through sweeping changes under new administration, appointed by the state. The changes have created some concerns for some teachers who have considered leaving the district, which has already seen a sharp decline in student enrollment and a high teacher turnover before the administration transition.

After two years of the pandemic, the 75th Cannes Film Festival is getting going with a familiar dose of controversy and some new snafus as it readies for its largest gathering on the French Riviera since the 2019 edition.

It’s been 300 years! Disney is finally bringing the Sanderson sisters back together.

Detective Benoit Blanc’s next cases will be for Netflix.

The long-gestating film adaptation of the Broadway hit “Wicked” has hit another snag. Director Stephen Daldry is exiting the project, a studio representative confirmed Tuesday. The “Billy Elliot” director has been associated with the adaptation for years, going back as far as 2012. Writer Winnie Holzman, who wrote the musical, wrote the script with “Wicked” composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz. At one point, the film was supposed to hit theaters in Dec. 2019.