Are Guns Shops Essential, or is it Just the Texas Way?
COVID-19 and the stay-at-home orders that now accompany it have sparked a nationwide debate about gun shops. Are they essential? Should they...
Texas’ Oil Industry is Hurting, but There are Reasons for Hope
Oil is king in Texas, but lately, it’s been selling at pauper’s prices. Consumption has fallen to its lowest point in history,...
Gov. Abbott’s Billionaire Buddies, not Average Texans, to Determine Ways to ‘Reopen’ Texas
Thirty-nine, mostly white, male, super rich and politically connected Texans will be in charge of the process of reopening the Texas economy.
Almost Half of Texas COVID-19 Deaths Have Been in Nursing Homes
Despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision to begin opening up more of the state starting Friday, the threat of the novel coronavirus still...
Rent Assistance Programs in Texas’ Largest Cities are Running Dry, but Advocates Say Statewide...
The public health and economic crises wrought by the coronavirus have upended the financial lives of more than 1.5 million Texans, leaving...
As COVID-19 Increases in Texas, Crime is Rising, Too
Crime is rising across Texas. But is your community safe?
Recent reports from police departments across the state in...
Federal Court Approves Vote by Mail in Texas During Pandemic, but Fight Not Over
In the day-to-day legal volleying over expanded voting by mail in Texas, the Texas Democratic Party spiked the ball today when it...
2020 College Graduates Face Bleak Texas Job Market
As if the fact that graduations have largely been canceled wasn’t enough disappointment, Texans graduating from college are facing one of the...
U.S. Supreme Court Only Option Left for Mail Ballot Proponents
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday extended an earlier order halting expansion of voting by mail in Texas to...
Unemployed Texans Have to Start Looking for Work Again
Beginning July 6, jobless Texans will once again have to resume searching for work as a condition of continuing to receive unemployment...
