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Paxton Scandal Takes Another Odd Turn
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton may have hoped that the news media would move on after he announced on Friday that he was ending...
Changes in Funding for Texas Special Ed Needed Now, Committee Says
Full reform of the state funding system for special education is necessary, but given the current “financial and societal climate” alternatives to that overall...
Texas DPS launches “Keep ‘Em Safe” Gun Safety Campaign
“Jon had plans for his future …,” his mother, Leesa Ross, says in a new ad campaign on iHeart radio from the Texas Department...
Texas Gets an ‘F’ on Teaching Kids About Climate Change
Texas is failing at teaching the next generation about climate change, according to a new report from the National Center for Science Education and...
Pro-life Voters Must Consider More than Abortion, El Paso Bishop Insists
Christian voters must consider more than a candidate’s position on abortion when casting their ballot this election, El Paso’s Bishop Mark Seitz declared in...
Biden Campaign Visits Texas Tuesday
The wife of former Vice President Joe Biden will travel to El Paso, Dallas and Houston on Tuesday for get-out-the-vote rallies, marking the start...
Appellate Court Puts Abbott’s Mail Ballot Drop-Off Order Back in Place
It took the 5th U.S. Circuit of Appeals about 24 hours to reverse Friday evening’s district court ruling halting Gov. Greg Abbott’s one-per-county limit...
Oprah, Willie Nelson Phone Banking to Get Out the Vote in Texas
You get to vote! You get to vote! You get to vote! She’s not calling to give you a brand new car, refrigerator or...
New Maternal Health Program in Texas a Good Start But Falls Short
Ninety thousand women enrolled in the Healthy Texas Women program will automatically receive up to 12 months of enhanced postpartum care coverage.
The new program...
Special election runoff between Shelley Luther and state Rep. Drew Springer set for Dec....
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Saturday that Dec. 19 will be the date for the special election runoff to succeed state Sen. Pat Fallon, R-Prosper.
The runoff in...
