RA Staff
Leaders: What Texans Yearn for as Democratic National Convention Starts
In case you’ve been otherwise preoccupied, tonight is the first night of the Democratic National Convention.
“The what?!”
That was how University of Houston Adjunct Women...
Willie Nelson, Paul Simon Not Enough to Stop Kinder Morgan Hill Country Pipeline
Kinder Morgan is moving toward completion of a pipeline through the heart of the Texas Hill Country, despite multiple legal challenges, opposition from landowners...
Electricity Shut off Moratorium Extended
During a Texas summer, being without air conditioning and electricity is always bad, but it may be more worrisome during the coronavirus pandemic. Thankfully...
How to Get Help While Grieving During the Pandemic
The loss of a loved one can make you feel alone, lost and uncertain, and while people are farther apart during the coronavirus pandemic,...
Abbott: Labor Day Can’t be Like Memorial Day
With the traditional end of summer coming, Gov. Greg Abbott is warning Texans not to let their guard down. He says he understands that...
What 5 Texas Political Science and Policy Experts Are Reading Now
Political science and policy experts are doing plenty of reading over the summer and as the election nears. Here’s what five experts are reading...
USPS Warns Texas Mail Ballots May Not Get Delivered on Time
The U.S. Postal Service is requesting deadlines for mail-in ballots, and without it fears that ballots will not make it in time to be...
A Penny for Your Thoughts? Not During the Pandemic.
Cash not accepted. No coins on hand. Are we running out of money, or is something else going on?
COVID-19 has changed every point of...
Texas Election Officials in the Hunt for Poll Workers, Polling Locations for November
With the November election just two and a half months away, county election officials across Texas are scrambling to find safe polling locations and...
Texas’ True COVID-19 Death Toll Higher Than the Numbers Show
Thousands of COVID-19 deaths appear to be missing from the numbers attributed to the pandemic, according to an investigation by the Houston Chronicle.
The Chronicle’s...