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Last Day to Register to Vote in Texas Primary Runoff
Today is the last day to register to vote in the July primary runoff election.
Early voting is from June 29 through July 10, twice...
How to Keep in Touch With Loved Ones in Texas Nursing Homes
As Texas takes on the third phase of reopening, questions remain as to what that means for people with family members living in nursing...
Three Texas Counties Declare Themselves 100% Open, but Are They Really?
Commissioners in Hood, Eastland and Stephens counties have voted to declare their counties 100% essential and sanctuaries for all businesses. While it sounds like...
Texas COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Hit New Records but No Slowing of Reopening
Texas broke two COVID-19 tracking records this week. On Thursday, the state saw its largest single-day increase in positive cases, 2,504, breaking the previous...
Children Still Need Regular Checkups and Vaccinations
Children whose birthdays were this past spring may have had a delay in scheduling check-ups with their pediatricians because of the pandemic, but vaccinations...
Houston to Relocate Two Confederate Statues
Houston is removing its two confederate monuments and giving one to an African American Museum in town.
Mayor Sylvester Turner announced Thursday that the city...
Trump Acceptance Speech Goes to Florida, Not Texas
The National Republican Party has picked Jacksonville, Fla. as the site for the biggest night of its convention later this summer. Dallas had been...
As COVID-19 Cases Rise, Texas Moves Closer to Business as Usual
The next phase of Gov. Greg Abbott’s reopening of the Texas economy takes effect Friday, when restaurants will be allowed to increase occupancy to...
Texas Runs Risk of Census Undercount, Which Would Hurt
The year 2020 will be one to remember given the pandemic, the economic downturn, and protests for justice and police reform. It’s also a...
Will STAAR Be Canceled for the 2020-21 School Year?
The spring portion of the 2020 school year went online amid the pandemic, and classes became digital. Some worry that this created a learning...
