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Houston Expands Wastewater Testing to Detect COVID-19
Every toilet flush can help identify the prevalence of COVID-19.
Last week, the Houston City Council approved of using $11.5 million in federal COVID-19 funding...
Justice Department to Monitor Voting in Two Texas Counties
The U.S. Justice Department has put Harris and Waller counties on its Election Day watch list for compliance with federal voting rights laws. The...
Retail Spending Still Strong, but Rest of Texas Economy Hurting
With the exception of retail sales, all major economic sectors of the Texas economy continue to be impacted by the ongoing pandemic, according to...
Trump Praises Backers’ Swarm of Biden Bus, Tells FBI to End Inquiry
President Donald Trump has been tweeting his support and praise for a group of his supporters who harassed former Vice President Joe Biden’s Soul...
Texas House Poised to Flip From Red to Blue
Update: Cook Political Report on Monday also joined in the prognosticating about the Texas House, moving it from leaning red to begin a toss...
New Poll Finds Voters Want It to Be Easier to Vote in Texas
Voting in person is just as safe as going to the grocery store, according to over 66% of people surveyed in a new poll...
What Women Need to Survive and Thrive After the COVID-19 ‘Shecession’
We are living through our nation’s first largely female recession, according to a new report from the University of Texas LBJ School of Public...
This Day of the Dead Is Different, but It’s Still About Loved Ones
Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, is a Mexican tradition that brings families together to remember loved ones who have passed...
Sex Assault Survivors’ Task Force Issues 1st Report to Texas Legislature
The governor's Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force has just released its first Biennial Report to the Texas Legislature.
The report includes 11 policy recommendations for...
A Fight Brews Over El Paso COVID-19 Shutdown
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations push El Paso’s health care system beyond the breaking point, a political rift is developing over who has control.
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