RA Staff
Will Texas Cut Funding to Public Schools Because of Low Attendance During the Pandemic?
In the fall semester of 2020 the Texas Education Agency (TEA) made a decision to help public schools by providing funding for them at...
David Spiller Wins HD-68 Special Election Runoff
David Spiller won the special election runoff against fellow Republican Craig Carter Tuesday night.
Spiller won with almost 63% of the vote (4,158), beating...
Texas Work Force Commission Waives Employment Search Requirement
Due to the Texas winter storm, the Texas Workforce Commission, Texas’ unemployment agency, has suspended work search requirements statewide for the weeks ending February...
Out of State, Out of Mind: 5 ERCOT Board Members Resign
Developing Story
Update: Wednesday February 23 4:05pm
Added PUC Filing showing Vanessa Anesetti-Parra also resigning.
Five ERCOT board members have announced their resignation.
Sally Talberg, board chair,...
Abbott Keeping Texans in the Dark
Texas had a bad week, to put it mildly. A catastrophic power outage combined with one of the worst winter storms the state has...
Who Cares About Constituents? Paxton and Gates Fly the Coop
While Sen. Ted Cruz soaked up all the headlines last week stealing away to Cancun, reports surfaced over the weekend of other elected officials...
Have Questions About the COVID Vaccine and Kids? A Texas Pediatrics Expert Has Answers
Dr. Stanley Spinner, vice president and chief medical officer at Texas Children’s Pediatrics and Texas Children’s Urgent Care answers six questions about the vaccine,...
Editorial: Are Abbott, Patrick, and Phelan Changing Their Tune in the Aftermath of the...
Texas is finally emerging from the deep freeze of last week when the fragility of the Texas energy infrastructure was exposed to the world....
Ted Cruz Is on an Island With Less Friends Than Facebook
Ted Cruz has faced his fair share of backlash over his long political career, but most of them pale in comparison to what he’s...
Lyin’ Ted Cruises to Cancun, Sparking Outrage Across Texas
After telling Texans during a Monday radio interview from Washington to “just stay home,” Ted Cruz bolted for the balmy climes of Cancun, Mexico...