RA Staff
Written by RA News staff.
What’s Really Happening with Texas School Start Dates Despite Confusing Messages
The last 48 hours have been nothing but confusing when it comes to school start dates and funding. What has remained constant throughout the...
Texas Unemployment Tops 3 Million
The number of first-time claims for unemployment assistance in Texas topped three million last week. Just over 76,100 Texans filed unemployment claims in the...
2020 Stresses Plus Self-Medicating Can Be Deadly
Drug overdose deaths reached a record number last year in the U.S., rising 4.6%. And 2020 brings the stresses of COVID-19, unemployment, school closures,...
As ADA Turns 30, Still More Work to be Done
President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act 30 years ago. This landmark legislation provided people with disabilities across the United States...
Beto O’Rourke, Texas Democrats Launch Ambitious Black Voter Outreach Effort
The Texas Democratic Party, Beto O’Rourke’s Powered By People, and the Texas Coalition of Black Democrats are beginning a massive effort to contact each...
McAllen Convention Center Designated as Overflow COVID-19 Treatment Facility
The McAllen Convention Center is being converted into a health care facility to help meet the area’s growing need for hospital capacity. The convention...
Nursing Home Patients Face Isolation as Families Still Banned Due to COVID-19
Do you have a family member in a nursing home? You may be concerned about staying connected through the pandemic, and it is important...
Deadline Extended for Food Benefits for Families Affected By COVID-19 School Closures
The application deadline for the federal Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer program has been extended again to Aug. 21 to ensure eligible families have more time...
Paxton Creates Confusion, Contradiction on School Reopenings
In an opinion that differs dramatically from what local authorities were previously told by the state, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton writes that local...
Stress, Politics of COVID-19 Evident in Governor’s Latest News Conference
With voice raised, Gov. Greg Abbott strongly defended his refusal to impose another statewide shutdown to help slow the spread of COVID-19. The strong...
