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The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association has been wrestling with the issue of whether to hike rates for about two years. There was another delay on Tuesday.
TWIA’s Actuarial and Underwriting Committee voted 4-3 to delay a recommendation to the full board until the end of November, when it expects to receive additional modeling data...
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Texas Needs More Nurses Now
At a time when they are badly needed on the front lines of the pandemic, some Texas nursing students...
Proposal to Bar Ex-criminals from Affordable Housing in Texas...
Under draft rules being considered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, anyone on the sex offender...
TikTok Headquarters, 25,000 Jobs May be Headed to Texas
President Donald Trump says TikTok’s new headquarters are likely to be based in Texas. The president has approved the...
Texas Legislature
Proposal to Bar Ex-criminals from Affordable Housing in Texas Called Unfair
Under draft rules being considered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, anyone on the sex offender registry or those with drug manufacturing convictions would be permanently barred from state-supported...
TABC Explores Need for More Ethnic Diversity, More Female Officers
With only 16% of its ranks being women, 6.64% being Black and less...
As Texas Relaxes COVID-19 Rules, More Restaurants Face Permanent Closure
Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement that he is loosening COVID-19 safety restrictions has received...
Texas Supreme Court Order Clarifies Confusion About CDC Eviction Order
The Texas Supreme Court has issued an emergency order clarifying how the Centers...
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Elections
Record Number of Texas Voters Registered for November
Texas has added more than 1.5 million new voters to the rolls since the last presidential election. More than 800,000 of those new voters registered since the November 2018 election. With the...
Just Like That, Harris County’s Mail Ballot Plan is Halted Again
The Texas Supreme Court has stepped in to stop Harris County from sending...
Early Voting Begins in Special SD 30 Election
Monday marks the start of early voting in the special election to choose...
Another Court Decides no Need to Expand Voting by Mail During Pandemic
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that it is not unconstitutional...
Campaign Finance
Latest Fundraising Reports Show Top Texas Politicos Flush With Cash
They aren’t up for election this year, but that didn’t stop Texas’ three...
Texas House Democrats Launch Red to Blue Campaign
The Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee has launched what it is dubbing the...
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Says Dr. Anthony Fauci “Doesn’t Know What He’s Talking About”
Despite Texas’ surge of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Tuesday...
Political Fundraising Worrisome During COVID-19
Fundraising is the bread and butter for a political campaign, but how do...
Find Texas Legislators’ and Candidates’ Personal Financial Statements Here
With the 2020 election season in full swing, voters are considering candidates in...
Education
A&M Launches Statewide Homework Hotline for pre-k-12 Students
Texas school children in need of homework help during the pandemic can now tap into the Aggie Homework Helpline.
The service is a big help for kids in school...
Balancing Higher Health Risks and Spotty Internet, Reopening College in The Rio Grande Valley Is a Challenge
Isolated without Wi-Fi in the rural Hidalgo County home he shares with his...
Opinion: Abbott Needs to Lead on Issue of Standardized Tests for Texas Schoolchildren
Ordinarily, when I write a column, I write to what my ego would...
Texas Teachers Reports Hundreds of COVID-19 Safety Violations, File First Grievance
During the two weeks since many Texas school districts resumed in-person instruction, members...
Healthcare
Don’t Avoid the ER for Heart Attacks, Strokes During the Pandemic
Pandemic or no pandemic, the hospital emergency room, not an urgent care facility or doctor’s office, is where you need to be if you are experiencing heart attack or stroke symptoms.
How Years of Underfunding Public Health Left Texas Ill Prepared For The Pandemic
In the spring, as public health officials were beginning to see the novel...
New Numbers Show Grim Reality of How Many Texans Lack Health Insurance
Texas is once again at the top of the heap when it comes...
State Shelves Budget-Balancing Cuts in Maternal and Child Health Care
Texas Health and Human Services has decided cutting health care services for women...
Taxes
Opinions
Opinion: Abbott Needs to Lead on Issue of Standardized Tests for Texas Schoolchildren
Ordinarily, when I write a column, I write to what my ego would hope to be thousands of readers. Today, however, I write to one person who I hope beyond measure will...
Climate Change, the Texas Railroad Commission, and the Election
If you care about climate change, look down ballot. Keep going after you make your pick for president and the Senate. Down in the statewide races, cloaked by a misleading name, is...
