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As Texans around the state stay at home for an extended period of time to help stem the spread of COVID-19, school districts are having to get creative as they work to ensure students are still learning and having their non-academic needs met. Nowhere is this more of a challenge than in rural Texas, where access to...
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Texas Teacher Pension Payments Are Safe, Executive Director Says
Retired teachers’ annuities are safe, there will be no changes to them, and they will be delivered on time....
Texas Dishes to Make at Home
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Texas Prisons Take Steps to Mitigate the Spread of Coronavirus
As COVID-19 cases increase in Texas, so do concerns about the well-being of people in Texas prisons and jails.
Texas Legislature
Did Your Texas Driver’s License or ID Card Just Expire? Don’t worry.
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Dairy Technologies Keep Growing in Texas
The dairy industry in Texas is seeing a technology boom.
Outgoing Texas House Speaker Bonnen Breaks Silence, Denies Targeting Fellow Republicans
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As Oil Prices Fall, It May Be Time to Tap Texas’ Rainy Day Fund
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Elections
Mail-in Ballots? Later Voting Date? Parties Clash Over Texas Primary Runoffs.
Amid rising concerns over the spread of COVID-19 across the Lone Star State, the state’s two political parties are clashing over how and when to have the 2020 Texas Primary runoffs.
Recent Texas Election Shows That Every Vote Does Count
Elections are fragile. However, despite their fragility, the individual vote remains powerful.
Democrats Take Legal Action Over Elimination of Straight-Ticket Voting in Texas
Straight-ticket party-line voting almost certainly enabled Democrats’ 12-House seat victory in Texas in...
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt resigns to run for Texas Senate
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt is resigning her seat to run for state...
Campaign Finance
Find Texas Legislators’ and Candidates’ Personal Financial Statements Here
With the 2020 election season in full swing, voters are considering candidates in...
Speaking statistically, this GOP donor wants to convince you that money buys justice in Texas
Salem Abraham in his office on Dec. 19, 2019. David Bowser for...
Women Raise Money for Texas Campaigns, but Not Always in the Usual Ways
Everyone bemoans the influence of money in politics, but candidates face a brutal...
Latest Campaign Finance Reports Shed Light Ahead of 2020 House Primaries
New campaign finance reports released this week by primary candidates for the Texas...
Education
Texas’ Rural School Districts Face Connectivity Challenge As Public Education Goes Digital
As Texans around the state stay at home for an extended period of time to help stem the spread of COVID-19, school districts are having to get creative as they work to...
Tips and Resources for Virtual Education
While many school districts have canceled school, and parents are scrambling to prepare...
Gov. Abbott Waives STAAR Test for Texas Students
Students in Texas will not be required to take the STAAR test, as...
Can Texas’ School-to-Prison Problem be Solved?
Zero-tolerance policies can set up a pathway that leads a child’s future to...
Healthcare
Abbott’s News Conference Today to Update Texans on COVID-19 Response
Gov. Greg Abbott will give an update on Texas’ fight against COVID-19 at 2 p.m. today. The news conference from the Capitol will be live online.
Although there will...
Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert Single-Handedly Delays Coronavirus Relief Bill
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tyler) single handedly delays the House from passing the coronavirus...
Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing Opens in Texas
Texas will join several other states in opening drive-thru facilities to test for...
Coronavirus Will Not Affect the Census Count, Advocates Say
With Texas households starting to receive invitations by mail this week to complete...
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Unaffordable Housing in Austin, TX
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