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House Acts to Protect Working Mothers, Expanding Eligibility for Medicaid Coverage
HB 133 by Rep. Toni Rose (D-Dallas) which would allow women who qualify for Medicaid to stay on the program for 12 months postpartum,...
ERCOT Warns of Emergency Conditions, Asks Texans to Conserve Energy
This is a developing story
ERCOT sent out a tweet Tuesday afternoon requesting "energy conservation" and may declare an emergency allowing them to "access additional...
How to Renew Your Texas Drivers License and Registration
A pandemic induced waiver allowing Texas drivers to drive with expired licenses and registration expires Wednesday April 14th.
Gov. Greg Abbott had issued a...
Medical Marijuana Access For Veterans And Others Suffering From PTSD Advances Out of Committee
Last Wednesday, the public health committee heard Chairwoman Stephanie Klick's HB 1535. The bill as referred to the Calendars Committee and is awaiting to...
U.S. Pauses Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine After Reports of 6 Rare Blood Clot...
This is a developing story
Recent reports of rare instances of blood clots have pushed the FDA to stop the use of the Johnson &...
Study Finds That COVID-19 Vaccines Are Safe for Pregnant and Lactating Moms
Pregnant women were excluded from clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccine, therefore, there has been limited data around the safety of the vaccine for...
Will McAdams On The Way To Becoming the Next PUC Commissioner, Abbott Names Next...
The Senate Nominations Committee recently cleared Gov. Abbott's PUC commissioner nominee and construction lobbyist Will McAdams. He is yet to be confirmed by the...
CEOs Plan New Strategy for Texas Voting Legislation
CEOs across industries are working together to present a new push against restrictive voting legislation currently being considered in Texas and other states.
CEOs...
Good Bill Hunting: New Texas Legislation To Provide Job Training for Veterans
Good Bill Hunting is a weekly series during the legislative session where RA News will look at a bill or piece of legislation that...
Allen West and Texas Senate Split on COVID Protection Bill for Businesses
Texas GOP Chair Allen West has come out strongly against SB 6, a bipartisan bill passed out of the Senate 29-1 that shields businesses...
