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Texas Suffers Steepest Decline in Sales Tax Revenue in a Decade
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today reported state sales tax revenues for the month of April totaled $2.58 billion, which is 9.3% less than the...
It’s May Day. Here’s What That Means.
May Day, on May 1, has been celebrated in a variety of ways throughout history. Here’s the scoop on where May Day comes from...
Food Stamp Recipients Will Soon Be Able to Get Groceries Delivered
Food stamp recipients can get their groceries delivered starting May 18. Walmart and Amazon are the first retailers to join the pilot program for...
Stay-Home Order Ends, but a Lot of Texas Is Still Closed
Gov. Greg Abbott’s stay-home order expired at midnight, at the end of a day in which Texas saw its highest number of deaths related...
63 State Lawmakers Make Urgent Plea for Help for State’s Most Vulnerable
A bipartisan group of state lawmakers led by State Rep. James Talarico (D-Round Rock) is urging Gov. Greg Abbott to devote more resources to...
Republican State Representatives Take on Gov. Abbott to Get Texas Open Faster
A few days after Gov. Greg Abbott announced that movie theaters, malls, retail stores and restaurants can reopen May 1, several Republican legislators are...
Texas Needs to Prepare for a Second Wave of COVID-19
A second wave of coronavirus will come sooner or later. How will Texas handle it?
While much is still uncertain, a second wave will come,...
Alcohol to Go Isn’t Going Away
Alcohol to-go from your favorite restaurant is not going away now that restaurants have been given the green light to resume dine-in service on...
Summer Camps May Be Different or Canceled This Year
Many summer camps have already decided to cancel camp because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Although Gov. Greg Abbott announced last week that restaurants and stores...
Families of the Disabled Worry About Loved Ones in State-Run Homes During COVID-19
Texans with disabilities who live in state-run facilities are a particularly vulnerable part of our state’s population.
More than 100 people at the Denton State...
