RA Staff
How Much Will Census’ Early End Hurt Texas?
Neighbors were pleading with neighbors in the final hours of the 2020 census, which was brought to an abrupt end last Thursday, when the...
Texas’ COVID-19 Fatigue Shows as Cases, Hospitalizations Rise
After falling from the record highs set in July and August, COVID-19 caseloads and hospitalizations are on the rise again in Texas. The state...
Texas’ Two U.S. Senators Attempt to Distance Themselves from Trump
Predicting a bloodbath on Nov. 3 and offering comparisons to a troubled marriage, Texas Sens. John Cornyn (R-Houston) and Ted Cruz (R-Houston) are joining...
12 Texans Charged in Connection With Violent, Race-Based Gang
Half of the 24 members and associates of the white supremacist organization Aryan Circle indicted on charges of federal racketeering conspiracy, violent crimes in...
SXSW is Going Virtual for 2021
South By Southwest, the popular Austin-based music and tech festival, was one of the first major events to be canceled this year due to...
UH Study: Women Report More COVID-19-Related Anxiety Than Men
The Hobby School of Public Affairs at the University of Houston has a new report out on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Along...
State Adds Jobs, but Unemployment Rate Still Rises in September
The Texas unemployment rate rose to 8.3% in September, after dipping from the high of 13.5% in April at the beginning of the pandemic....
Texas Launches Pilot Eviction Diversion Program
The state of Texas this week launched a pilot project it hopes will keep tenants in their homes and provide landlords with alternatives to...
The Rate of Stillbirths in Texas and Reasons Why Stillbirths Happen
A baby dies every 16 seconds, according to a new report on stillbirths released by the World Health Organization, United Nations Children’s Fund and...
El Paso Locked Down Again as COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Rise
The COVID-19 numbers are going in the wrong direction in El Paso. The border city hit an all-time high of 838 new cases Friday...