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Houses Boom, Businesses Bust in COVID-19 Real Estate Market
The economy continues to limp along as America endures the coronavirus pandemic with no end in sight, and that means people are still buying...
Texas GOP Convention Delegates Concerned About Failed Process
Beset by technical difficulties, the Republican Party of Texas is canceling all of today’s sessions for the party’s virtual state convention. As a result...
Texas Democrats Already Working to Defeat Abbott
The 2022 election is two years away, but that isn’t stopping Democrats from getting a head start. In an announcement that has all the...
Gov. Greg Abbott Defends Mask Mandate to “Frustrated” Delegates at Texas GOP Convention
Gov. Greg Abbott delivered a firm defense Thursday of his coronavirus response to delegates at the Texas GOP convention who even he acknowledged have...
College: Interest in Nursing Profession Going Strong Despite COVID-19
The pandemic has slowed down many facets of our lives, but one thing that remains untouched is the number of nursing program applicants to...
Peer Pressure May be Key to Stemming COVID-19 Rise in Young People
With the passing of summer holiday celebrations, there’s been a flood of social media posts showing millennials hanging out on bar patios or joining...
Hotels May House Recovering COVID-19 Patients in Rio Grande Valley
The U.S. Department of Defense will surge resources to the Rio Grande Valley to help combat COVID-19, including a U.S. Army Urban Augmentation Medical...
Texas GOP State Convention Has Technical Difficulties
Getting the virtual state convention up and running “has not been a walk in the park,” said Republican Party of Texas Chair James Dickey...
Poll Workers Wanted for November! Here’s how to apply.
Local election officials are dealing with myriad issues ahead of November’s general election. One lesser-known problem that continues to concern them is a shortage...
Can Evangelical Women Help Turn Texas Blue?
Sarah Bailey is the first to admit she hadn’t done her homework when she voted for Donald Trump in 2016.
“I wasn’t very educated politically,”...