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Appellate Court Strikes Down Texas Anti-Abortion Law
On a two-to-one vote, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals consisting of two Democrats and one Republican has struck...
Texas’ First Day of Early Voting One for the Record Books
It appears that the pandemic is not scaring Texas voters away from the polls. Hundreds of thousands of them waited for hours in long...
Paxton Fought $300 Hourly Rate For Attorneys Prosecuting Him, But OKs It For “Rookie”...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has argued that $300 an hour is too much to pay the two special prosecutors appointed to take him to trial...
Unemployed Texans Will Again Be Required to Look for Work
Starting Nov. 1, jobless Texans will once again be required to search for work in order to continue receiving unemployment benefits, the Texas Workforce...
The Battle for the Texas House Hinges on Cold, Hard Cash
Democrat Texas House candidates running in battleground races outdid their Republican opponents in fundraising in the third-quarter reporting period, but Republicans have more cash...
Don’t Skip Your 2020 Mammogram; Your Life May Depend on It
This month ask your mom and your girlfriends if they have made appointments for their annual mammograms. There’s no better time than October, which...
Fort Bend Early Voters Wait for Poll Machines to Work, Get More Time
Early voting hours are being extended in Fort Bend County for the entire first week to compensate for lost time due to a malfunction...
Love’s Finding a Way Lately, but Dating Is Different
It seems the COVID-19 pandemic is changing more than the way we live. It is also impacting how and who we choose to love.
Dallas-based...
And We’re Off! Early Voting Begins in Texas
Today is the first day of early voting, and in many places around the state, voters began lining up before the sun came up....
Texas Teachers Are Demanding That Schools Be Safe Before They Return. But They Have...
Upon resigning from his job as college preparatory coordinator at Pflugerville High School last month, Daniel Dawer wrote two letters. The first explained to...
