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Why Nearly Half of Texas’ Latinx Voters Backed Trump
Democrats have long held that Texas was marching steadily toward their camp, with the state’s ever-increasing share of Latinx voters helping to lead the...
Texas Lags in Early Childhood Learning; Advocates Seek More Funding
A new report shows that the Texas Early Childhood Intervention program is under-enrolling infants and toddlers with disabilities and developmental delays as state funding...
North Texas Student Expelled for Being Gay
A gay Colleyville teen is exploring his legal options after being kicked out of the private Christian school he attends.
Devin Bryant has attended Covenant...
Unemployment Continues Decline as Worries Grow About More Shutdowns
First-time claims for Texas unemployment assistance fell by more than 8% last week to 32,422. There have been ups and downs in the number...
Incarcerated Texans Are Dying From COVID-19 At A Rate 35% Higher Than Rest Of...
With more than 23,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Texas’ prisons, incarcerated Texans are testing positive at a rate 40% higher than the national...
Starting Sunday, Jobless Texans Must Report Work Search Actions to Get Aid
Time is running out for unemployed Texans who haven’t started looking for their next job yet.
Effective Nov. 1, the Texas Workforce Commission reinstated the...
Stay Home or Go Away for College? A Big Question as COVID-19 Rages.
Would-be college freshmen are confronting tough choices when it comes to deciding whether to stay local or go away to college in the age...
Orphaned Texas Black Bear Cub Headed for History Books
A black bear cub named Flor is the first Texas bear to go through rehabilitation. The 10-month old cub was orphaned last month when...
Texas A Leader in COVID-19 Cases and Deaths; Infection Rates May Rise Over Holidays
Remember when Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick offered to sacrifice senior citizens to COVID-19 for the sake of getting the economy open again? Well, a...
Can Texas AG Ken Paxton Survive All His Scandals?
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has had plenty to say this week, but none of it has been about allegations of corruption against him...
