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New Report: Texas Beaches Polluted With Human Poop from Sewer Runoff
A report released by Environment Texas finds that water pollution at Texas beaches is putting people’s health at risk. In 2019, bacteria levels at...
How to Cope Without That Extra $600 in Unemployment Benefits
Hundreds of Thousands of Texans are starting the week off with a major hit to their finances. The extra $600 a week of unemployment...
Texas’ Count of Coronavirus Deaths Jumps 12% After Officials Change the Way They Tally...
After months of undercounting coronavirus deaths, Texas’ formal tally of COVID-19 fatalities grew by more than 600 on Monday after state health officials changed their method...
How Can I Get My Kid To Wear A Mask? An Expert Explains.
Keeping a mask on your child may be the biggest obstacle of 2020 yet. Kids are naturally prone to tugging on their masks, pulling...
TABC Suspends 18 Bars’ Licenses for Defying Closure Order
More than 800 bars in Texas were expected to defy Gov. Greg Abbott’s closure order as part of "Freedom Fest” on Saturday. 18 of...
STAAR Testing Passage Waived for Upcoming School Year
The state of Texas has decided to waive passage of the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness, or STAAR test, as a condition...
Abbott Extends Early Voting for November
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday extended the early voting period for the Nov. 3 election by nearly a week to give Texans more time...
Texans for Public Education Challenges TEA to Trust State’s Teachers
An advocacy group takes issue with the Texas Education Agency’s guidance for opening schools this fall — especially the in-person attendance requirement that is...
Hurricane Hanna Leaves a Mark on South Texas
Across South Texas, boats were destroyed, power lines came down and streets were flooded as Hanna blew through with 85-mile-per-hour winds.
In Corpus Christi, three...
Opinion: The Data Shows Texas Democrats Could Tally More Wins in November
People have been saying Texas is a swing state for months now, as though they can will it to be. I see polls showing...
