RA Staff
When Will I Get My Stimulus Check?
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that checks from the $2 trillion federal stimulus bill Congress passed last week to help the country weather...
Abbott, Patrick and Texas’ Lack of a Unified Approach to COVID-19
COVID-19 is once again shining a bright spotlight on the politics of Texas. Never was this more apparent than last Monday when Lt. Governor...
Abbott Further Restricts Travel Into Texas, Announces First Pop-Up Hospital, Restricts Prison Releases: COVID-19
Texas Governor Greg Abbott today announced the opening of Texas’ first pop-up hospital, further restricted travel into Texas from COVID-19 hotspots and ordered a...
Gov. Greg Abbott COVID-19 Update 3-29-20
Governor Greg Abbott's press conference Sunday, March 29, 2020 to update Texans on the status of coronavirus (COVID-19) and the state's efforts.
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Texas’ Rural School Districts Face Connectivity Challenge As Public Education Goes Digital
As Texans around the state stay at home for an extended period of time to help stem the spread of COVID-19, school districts are...
Texas Teacher Pension Payments Are Safe, Executive Director Says
Retired teachers’ annuities are safe, there will be no changes to them, and they will be delivered on time. That was the reassuring message...
Texas Dishes to Make at Home
While some Texans could live on a Blue Bell ice cream diet during this stay-at-home coronavirus pandemic, others might be craving the Texas meals...
Texas Prisons Take Steps to Mitigate the Spread of Coronavirus
As COVID-19 cases increase in Texas, so do concerns about the well-being of people in Texas prisons and jails.
In Houston, Harris County Sheriff Ed...
Don’t Get Bored In Self-Isolation
Though COVID-19 stay-at-home orders have forced us indoors, there are still creative ways to socialize.
For more info, check out Creative Ways to Socialize and...
Texas Regulators Vote to Ban Residential Utility Shut-Offs During Pandemic While Buoying Companies
The Texas Public Utility Commission voted Thursday to ban utilities from cutting off power and water services to Texans who have lost jobs and...