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Elective Surgeries Now Suspended in About Half of Texas
With Texas continuing to shatter COVID-19 records, Gov. Greg Abbott has expanded his order suspending elective surgeries in hospitals in more than 100 additional...
Texas Unemployment Claims Rise for Second Week in a Row
UPDATE: The Texas Workforce Commission says it will not be attempting to collect unemployment overpayments that were the result of TWC error. Incorrect payments...
Abbott Announces Funding for College Financial Aid Programs
Gov. Greg Abbott announced this week that Texas will invest $57 million in federal funds to maintain the state’s need-based financial aid programs and...
What is Curbside Voting? Can I Use it During the Pandemic?
There has been a lot of discussion over the last couple of months about voting by mail, but there is another option that you...
Pandemic May be Making Human Trafficking Worse in Houston
The Bayou City, known for its bustling medical center and oil and gas industry, is also known to many as the No. 1 city...
Houston Cancels In-Person Texas GOP Convention
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced Wednesday the city has canceled the in-person Texas GOP state convention scheduled to be held at the city-owned George...
Advocates Say TEA Guidelines Are Bad for Texas Teachers
The Texas Education Agency’s new guidelines for students to return to school campuses gives parents options, but some advocates for Texas teachers say that...
Ken Paxton Criminal Case May be Headed Back to Houston Court
A recent win for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in his criminal case has been set aside for now by the First Court of...
Texas DPS is Now Taking Saturday Appointments for License Renewals
Did your driver’s license expire during the pandemic? If you have been waiting to renew or replace your driver’s license or state identification, you...
Texas House Democrats Launch Red to Blue Campaign
The Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee has launched what it is dubbing the 2020 Red to Blue Campaign, a new initiative to use the...
