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How to Get Mental Health Help During the COVID-19 Pandemic
It’s World Mental Health Day, and this year more people than ever may need a reminder of the importance of asking for the help...
U.S. Judge Blocks Abbott’s Order Limiting Mail Ballot Drop-Off Sites
Update on October 10 at 6 PM: A temporary order from 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reinstated Gov. Abbott's order blocking Texas...
Paxton Ends Investigation That Sparked Bribery, Abuse of Office Allegations
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is closing the investigation he launched at the request of Austin developer Nate Paul, a Paxton donor, the Austin...
Hegar, Cornyn Face Off Under the Friday Night Lights
When he started his latest re-election campaign, incumbent U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Houston) probably never expected it would wind up being the fight of...
Texas Man Accused of Over $24 Million in COVID-19 Relief Fraud
A Texan is facing fraud charges for allegedly filing bogus applications for $24.8 million in forgivable Paycheck Protection Program loans, according to the U.S....
Abandoned Oil Wells May Cost Texas Taxpayers $117B
About 783,000 unplugged oil wells across Texas have been abandoned by their owners, according to a new report by Carbon Tracker, a nonprofit think...
Texas Supreme Court Accused of Being Beholden to Those Who Give Money
Are the opinions issued by the Texas Supreme Court for sale? Texas Democrats say yes as they take direct aim at the four Republican...
Texas Leads the Nation in Uninsured Children, Report Shows
Nearly one million Texas children, 13% of the state’s population of those 18 and younger, did not have health insurance in 2019, according to...
Carrollton Mayoral Candidate Arrested for Mail Ballot Fraud
A candidate for mayor of Carrollton in north Texas has been arrested and charged with 84 counts of mail ballot fraud and 25 counts...
Democratic Texas House Candidates Pitch State Affordable Health Care Plan
In these waning days of the 2020 campaign season, Democratic candidates in battleground Texas House races are upping the ante against their GOP opponents...
