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Long Waits at the Border Hurting Texas Economy
When non-essential traffic across the Texas-Mexico border started to increase over the summer, Customs and Border Patrol began artificially inflating the wait times to...
Texas Leads the Nation in PPP Fraud
Texas currently leads the country in Payroll Protection Program fraud indictments, according to the Houston Chronicle. As of Monday, the newspaper had documented a...
State Changes COVID-19 Reporting Method to Improve Accuracy
At one point in mid-August, the state was reporting a COVID-19 positivity rate of more than 24%. In reality, the percentage of tests coming...
I Am Vanessa Guillén Bill Introduced in Congress
With the Guillén family on hand, U.S. Reps Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) and Jackie Speier (D-California) introduced the I Am Vanessa Guillen Act in Congress...
Opinion: Abbott Needs to Lead on Issue of Standardized Tests for Texas Schoolchildren
Ordinarily, when I write a column, I write to what my ego would hope to be thousands of readers. Today, however, I write to...
Texas Teachers Reports Hundreds of COVID-19 Safety Violations, File First Grievance
During the two weeks since many Texas school districts resumed in-person instruction, members of the Texas State Teachers Association have reported hundreds of violations...
Thousands of Immigrants in Texas Could Be Forced to Leave the Country Following Court...
Tens of thousands of immigrants who are living in Texas legally under humanitarian protection could be forced to leave or face deportation after an...
State Shelves Budget-Balancing Cuts in Maternal and Child Health Care
Texas Health and Human Services has decided cutting health care services for women and children may not be the best way to close pandemic-related...
Just Like That, Harris County’s Mail Ballot Plan is Halted Again
The Texas Supreme Court has stepped in to stop Harris County from sending mail ballot applications to all 2.4 million registered voters in the...
San Antonio Group is Warning Black People About Police
San Antonio is being called a “sundown town” by the Defund SAPD Coalition, which is warning Black residents and visitors about police policies they...
