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Rent Is Due, but Can It Wait? Should the Government Freeze Housing Payments?
What do you think of a national rent and mortgage freeze for three months or more? This was a question asked to Dallas S....
When Will I Get My Stimulus Check?
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that checks from the $2 trillion federal stimulus bill Congress passed last week to help the country weather...
Virus Shakes Texas’ Cotton Industry
A promising 2020 for the Texas cotton industry has quickly gone sideways due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the short term, the going will be...
Abbott, Patrick and Texas’ Lack of a Unified Approach to COVID-19
COVID-19 is once again shining a bright spotlight on the politics of Texas. Never was this more apparent than last Monday when Lt. Governor...
Abbott Further Restricts Travel Into Texas, Announces First Pop-Up Hospital, Restricts Prison Releases: COVID-19
Texas Governor Greg Abbott today announced the opening of Texas’ first pop-up hospital, further restricted travel into Texas from COVID-19 hotspots and ordered a...
Gov. Greg Abbott COVID-19 Update 3-29-20
Governor Greg Abbott's press conference Sunday, March 29, 2020 to update Texans on the status of coronavirus (COVID-19) and the state's efforts.
For more info,...
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...
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. That was the reassuring message...
Texas Dishes to Make at Home
While some Texans could live on a Blue Bell ice cream diet during this stay-at-home coronavirus pandemic, others might be craving the Texas meals...
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.
In Houston, Harris County Sheriff Ed...
