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Results From Poop Sampling Show it May Help With Detection of COVID-19

The poop sampling we told you about in May is starting to reveal some helpful data in the fight to slow the spread of...
RA Lottery

Record-Setting Year for Texas Lottery as Texans Play More During Pandemic

Texans are buying lottery tickets during the pandemic — a lot of them.  The Texas Lottery announced it achieved $6.704 billion in sales during its...

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Gets ‘Boratted’

It’s called getting “Boratted,” and Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller seems to have taken it in stride. Miller confirmed Thursday that he was an...

Abbott Sued Over Closure of Mail Ballot Drop-Off Sites

The first of what could be several lawsuits has been filed against Gov. Greg Abbott following his order Thursday to limit mail ballot drop-off...
Taxes

Texans Still in a Buying Mood, but Rest of State’s Economy in a Slump

State sales tax revenue totaled $2.57 billion in September, 6.1% less than in September 2019. “The COVID-19 pandemic and low price of crude oil continue...

Abbott Shuts Down Mail Ballot Drop-Off Locations

Update on October 9 at 11PM: US Judge Robert Pitman blocked Abbott's order limiting counties to just one mail ballot drop-off location. AG Paxton...
Electric metric

Moratorium on Utility Disconnections Set to Expire Today

Effective Thursday, Texans who cannot pay their utility bills are no longer protected from disconnection.  A moratorium on disconnections that has been in place since...

Texas AFT launches Letter Campaign to Abbott About Lack of School Nurses

Is there a nurse in the house? The Texas Federation of Teachers has launched a letter-writing campaign to Gov. Greg Abbott about the shortage...

Democrats Urge Abbott to do What Trump Has Not — Denounce White Supremacy

In a veiled stab at Democrats, Gov. Greg Abbott recently challenged all candidates for public office to join his back the blue pledge. It...
Unemployment

Thousands More Texans Losing Their Jobs Today as Airlines Cut Staff

Fort Worth-based American Airlines sent furlough notices to 19,000 employees Thursday. United Airlines did the same for 13,000 of its workers. Delta Airlines and...
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