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Hurricane Laura Renews Calls for Ike Dike
Hurricane Laura has renewed discussion about the need for a coastal barrier to protect Galveston Bay from future hurricanes.
The Ike Dike, an idea that...
NBA Arenas Will Be Polling Places as Part of Deal With Players’ Union
The NBA and its players’ union announced Friday that league franchise-controlled arenas will be used as polling places in the November election.
This development is...
Judge: State Must Allow Online Voter Registration With Driver’s License Renewal
U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia in San Antonio on Friday ruled that Texas must allow simultaneous voter registration when Texans renew their driver’s license...
Opinion: November Offers Choice to End Gun Violence or Maintaining Status Quo
We are coming upon an election that will determine our path not only for the next four years but for the foreseeable future, and...
Six Candidates File to Run in Special Election for Senate District 30
Five Republicans and one Democrat have filed to run in the September special election to fill the soon-to-be-vacant Texas Senate District 30 seat. The...
Looking for Love On the Internet During the Pandemic? Don’t Get Scammed
The FBI is warning people who use dating apps to watch out for romance scams, which involve a perpetrator who tries to gain a...
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires Now in Texas
Editor’s Note: This is a follow up to a previous story about fire danger in Texas.
Thousands of fires have charred and scarred the state...
Dallas Mayor Calls City Salaries Bloated, Proposes Cuts
While other cities look toward defunding their police departments, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson is taking a close look at what Dallas’ bureaucrats make and...
League of Women Voters of Texas No Longer Allowed to Leave Voter Registration Forms...
You may notice that voter registration materials are out, but they may not be at your neighborhood post office. This past week a volunteer...
QAnon #SaveOurChildren Campaign Hurts Fight Against Trafficked Minors
Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-part series on QAnon and its growing foothold in Texas. Here is part one.
Houston’s famous “Be...
