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Texas Is Among States With Widest Pay Gap for Latina Workers
Everything is bigger in Texas, including the pay gap between Hispanic men and women. Texas has one of the widest pay gaps in the...
A Million Texans Signed Up for the Affordable Care Act in 2019
The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, has faced a hostile Trump Administration determined to dismantle it since President Trump took office in...
Texas PACs Lining Up to Spend Heavily in 2020
As an emerging battleground state, Texas is drawing attention and investment. Public officials, party operatives, and the political donor class are all treating the...
Uninsured Rate for Texas Children Continues to Climb
Since 2016, the total number of uninsured children in Texas has been on the rise.
According to a report from the Georgetown University Health Policy...
Cancer Cluster Identified in Houston Community
Home to one of the world’s elite cancer facilities, Houston is a city where many come to find causes and cures for the disease....
Students face felony charges, expulsions as Texas schools ramp up fight against vaping
Thomas Williams-Platt, 18, in the backyard of his aunt’s home in Georgetown on Nov. 22, 2019. Last December the then 17-year-old was arrested for...
In Runoff for Houston Mayor, Incumbent Sylvester Turner Beats Tony Buzbee
In the runoff election for Houston’s mayor decided on Saturday, December 14, incumbent Sylvester Turner secured his bid for reelection by a wide margin.
The 2020 Texas Primary Filings Are In: Here's What to Expect in the Texas...
With the filing deadline for the March 3, 2020 primary over, Texans now know who is running for eight of the Texas State Board...
The 2020 Texas Primary Filings Are In: Here’s What to Expect in the Railroad...
With the filing deadline for the March 3, 2020 primary over, Texans now know who is running for the sole open seat on the Railroad Commission.
Time Running Out for Texas to Join Foster Care Reform
By Jef Rouner
In early 2018, President Donald Trump signed into law the largest rewrite of America child welfare policy in two generations. But unless...
