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Bonnen Uses Taxpayer Dollars to Hike Staff Salaries as High as $280K
Outgoing Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) boosted the taxpayer-funded salaries for his staffers — some as high as $280,000 — and cut the...
Abbott Wants Teacher Fired Over Cartoon Comparing Police to KKK
Gov. Greg Abbott wants a Wylie Independent School District teacher fired over a cartoon that compared police officers to slave owners and Ku Klux...
Salon Owner Who Defied COVID-19 Closure Order to Run for Texas Senate
Shelley Luther, the Dallas salon owner who generated national media attention after reopening her shop in defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s closure order, has...
Entire Texas Coast Declared Disaster Area in Advance of Two Storms
With the potential for two hurricanes to impact Texas within days of each other, Gov. Greg Abbott has declared the entire Texas Coast and...
Four Quick Meals for Families Working and Schooling at Home
Juggling a workload, a virtual classroom and lunch will be a circus for many families this school year. Here are four easy meals to...
Need a Job? Elon Musk May Have One for You in South Texas.
It may not be welcomed by residents, but the tiny south Texas town of Boca Chica Village may wind up as a spa destination...
Some Late Friday Political Maneuvering Could Impact How You Vote
Harris County is asking Gov. Greg Abbott to extend the deadline for counties to receive mail ballots. Texas GOP Chair Allan West is out...
Texas Rangers Promote First Women to Rank of Captain
Two women recently broke through the upper echelons of the male-dominated Texas Rangers with their promotions to the rank of captain. Wendy Wakeman and...
Podcast Revisits Gruesome Texas Murder, Including Rare Interview
Fifteen years ago on Aug. 17, 2005, 21-year-old Jennifer Cave’s dismembered body was found in the bathtub of convicted murderer Colton Pitonyak’s apartment at...
Texas Finally Releases Data on Coronavirus Cases at Child Care Centers
It has been unclear throughout the pandemic how many children who go to child care centers in Texas have been infected with the coronavirus....
