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No Resolution for Controversial Storm Insurance Rate Hike
The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association held a meeting on December 10 in Corpus Christi, Texas, to decide if they should approve a controversial rate...
Housing Advocates in Austin Fight for Affordability in Light of New Land Development Code...
Austin, Texas has become a city very few people can afford to live in.
As Rural Hospitals Close, Texas Communities Lose Healthcare Access
Adequate medical aid is growing dangerously distant for many of Texas’ rural communities.
Of the many challenges facing Texas’ rural residents, access to health care...
University of Texas Students Address Sexual Misconduct Disclosure
As colleges and universities across the state prepare to implement a new law regarding sexual misconduct reporting, students at The University of Texas at Austin are pushing to enforce tougher policies against faculty violators.
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 will be running for the 150 Texas House seats up for grabs.
State Rep. Bill Zedler decides against reelection bid
State Rep. Bill Zedler, R-Arlington, speaks at a Texans for Vaccine Choice event at the state Capitol in Austin on May 3, 2019.
Miguel Gutierrez...
Dallas Independent School District tests out participatory budgeting
New water fountains and water bottle refill stations at a Dallas high school is hardly headline news, but these amenities represent a major step...
State. Mike Lang opts against reelection for second time
State Rep. Mike Lang, R-Granbury, listens in during the House Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention & Community Safety hearing on Sept. 17, 2019.
Eddie...
Latest Texas Senate mass violence prevention committee meeting explores relationship of video games to...
When a gunman opened fire in an El Paso Wal-Mart in August of this year, 22 people were killed and 26 were injured, making...
Federal rule dismantles existing safety regulations prior to Port Neches plant explosion
The day before Thanksgiving, residents of Port Neches and four nearby cities were preparing for the holiday when an explosion and subsequent fire at...
