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Dallas Rates As Most Dangerous City for Drivers in Texas
The Flatlanders song asks, “Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night?” And perhaps that’s a safe way to view Dallas these...
Democrats Take Legal Action Over Elimination of Straight-Ticket Voting in Texas
Straight-ticket party-line voting almost certainly enabled Democrats’ 12-House seat victory in Texas in the 2018 midterm election.
Overwhelming Democratic turnout during an adrenaline-fueled midterm election...
Dairy Technologies Keep Growing in Texas
The dairy industry in Texas is seeing a technology boom.
“Precision dairy technologies is the use of technologies to monitor production, behavior, and physiological variables...
Coronavirus Prompts Texas Universities to Extend Spring Break, Move Classes Online
Pat Neff Hall at Baylor University. Photo credit: Shelby Knowles for The Texas Tribune.
More than a dozen Texas universities announced Wednesday and Thursday they would extend...
Blue Cross Blue Shield Customers Who Overpaid Are Due for Refunds
In an emergency, where you end up getting care can be out of your hands, and that can mean being treated out of your...
Texas Responds to Coronavirus With Cancelations, Research, School Cleanings
As coronavirus disease 2019, also known as COVID-19, spreads across the world, it’s important to keep up-to-date on the statuses of events, travel, and...
BREAKING NEWS: Houston Rodeo Canceled
Updated 12:45pm: with comments from Mayor Turner and Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo from the COVID19 Press Conference at City Hall.
For the first time...
5 Million Texans Lack Health Insurance. Here’s How That Complicates the Coronavirus Response.
For Christian Gutierrez, preparing for a coronavirus outbreak is as much a financial consideration as it is a health one.
At what point should the...
Big Tax Bills Surprise New Homeowners in Denton
Texas already has one of the highest property tax rates in the country, but some North Texas residents found thousands of dollars in additional...
Are Schools Prepared for Crises? Texas Teachers Can Speak up in Historic Survey
How prepared are Texas schools for shootings or natural disasters? A survey being sent to more than 500,000 educators this month may help officials...
