Texas Tourism Industry Eager to Reopen Despite Spike in COVID-19 Cases
The coronavirus pandemic put a huge dent in the spring break plans of thousands, directly impacting Texas tourism. Worried about the effects of another...
Bail Reform Found To Reduce Crime In Harris County
New groundbreaking research has found that Harris County’s misdemeanor bail reform resulted in an increase in pretrial releases within 24 hours, a decline in...
Conservative Now Suing Over Coronavirus Mask Order
The criticism of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s new mandatory mask order came swiftly, was harsh and appeared to land along political party lines....
Gov. Greg Abbott signs several school safety bills in wake of shooting at Santa...
Capping off a yearslong effort to prevent another school shooting like the Santa Fe High tragedy, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a series of bills into law...
Thousands of Texans Still Out of Work
First-time Texas unemployment claims resumed their downward trend last week. More than 89,000 Texans submitted applications for assistance in the week that ended on...
Audit: Texas Jail Oversight System Has Major Reporting Flaws
The Texas agency that is responsible for overseeing county jails did not consistently investigate complaints, kept inaccurate...
Small Businesses Hanging on Creatively as Pandemic Continues
The world and nearly everything in it looks drastically different now —how we work, where we work, where we can travel, where we get...
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, creating a...
Texas Bars Won’t Reopen Anytime Soon
Gov. Greg Abbott has kept Texas bars closed for almost two months now, and there are no signs he plans to reverse that decision...
Biden to Announce New 60-Day Eviction Moratorium -Sources
WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is set on Tuesday to announce a 60-day new moratorium on home evictions in areas...
