Bar Tops Off Limits as Texas Bars Reopen
The bar, the counter where drinks are served, is what makes a bar a bar. For the time being though, those counters are off...
Harris County Goes to Highest COVID-19 Threat Level; Residents asked to Stay Home Again
Asking “when did we lose our respect for human life and the economy,” Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo on Friday elevated the county’s COVID-19...
Gov. Greg Abbott Defends Mask Mandate to “Frustrated” Delegates at Texas GOP Convention
Gov. Greg Abbott delivered a firm defense Thursday of his coronavirus response to delegates at the Texas GOP convention who even he acknowledged have...
MAGA Has Been Redefined by Texans; It Now Stands for “Mothers Against Greg Abbott”
Navigating the legal brawl between Governor Greg Abbott trying to prohibit mask requirements in schools on one side, and local authorities fighting to keep...
Is This the End for the West Texas Oil Patch?
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered several crises, and perhaps its most colossal aftershock is the impact on the oil industry and the people who...
IKEA Gives Texas Nearly $5 Million
The IKEA US Community Foundation has given nearly $5 million to the state of Texas. The donation is equal to the amount of money...
Texas Unemployment Claims Top 1 Million
More than a million Texans have filed for unemployment in the last four weeks. Nationwide, jobless claims total approximately 22 million, surpassing the record...
Texas Foster System Makes Some Progress, But Much More to be Done
Governor Greg Abbott has long found himself under fire for the abhorrent state of Texas’ foster system. A new report shows some progress has...
Texas Just Ranked Number 1 For Having The Worst Drivers In The U.S.
According to a report by Forbes Advisor, Texas is the state with the worst drivers in the U.S. The state ranked with a score...
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...
