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Bo’s Law Would Address Excessive Force by Police, Alter Castle Doctrine
State Rep. Carl Sherman (D-Lancaster) has introduced a package of police reform measures he’s calling Bo’s Law in honor of Botham Jean, who was...
Enrollment Open for Texas Tuition Promise Fund
Open enrollment in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund, the state's prepaid college tuition program, is open from Sept. 1 through Feb. 28, 2021. The...
School Districts Hire More Mental Health Pros at the Right Time
One in six American children ages 6-17 experiences a mental health disorder each year, according to the National Association on Mental Illness. While mental...
Forget the Swab up the Nose, Dogs May Soon be Able to Tell if...
Dogs can be trained to detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019, according to a study published in July. So how soon...
Drive Carefully. Texas DPS Increasing Enforcement for Labor Day Weekend
Planning to take to the open road this weekend?
The Texas Department of Public Safety will be out in greater numbers this long holiday weekend...
In-School After-School Options Still a Work in Progress
So many parents have relied on after-school programs to cover the window of time between school ending and the workday ending. With school resuming...
Asst. Texas AG Loses Job After Spreading QAnon Conspiracy Theories, Racism
After inciting violence and spreading QAnon conspiracy theories, racist and transphobic comments on social media, Nick Moutos is no longer working in the Texas...
Holiday Weekend Could Determine Whether More Texas Businesses Get to Open
Texas heads into the last hurrah of the summer with Gov. Greg Abbott hinting that he will loosen COVID-19 restrictions next week. It’s been...
Judge Finds State in Contempt for Failing to Improve Foster Care Program
Federal Judge Janis Graham Jack on Friday found the state of Texas, the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and Residential Child Care...
Paxton Leads Effort to Regulate Facebook, Twitter, Google, Others
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading a coalition of four Republican state attorneys general in supporting President Donald Trump's petition to narrow the...
