Texas Coast Braces for Possible Category 3 Hurricane
More than 70 members with the Texas Army, Air National Guard, and Texas State Guard with the Texas Military Department have been activated and...
Texas Hospitals Cautiously Resuming Nonurgent Procedures
Texas medical facilities are carefully resuming cancer treatments, nonurgent surgeries and other procedures that had been delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Texas medical facilities...
State Updates Rules for Unemployment
More than a quarter million Texans filed for unemployment last week, bringing the total number of claims since the pandemic hit to more than...
Paxton: Religious Schools Free to Open When They Choose
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday issued guidance exempting religious private schools in Texas from any local health orders delaying the start of school due...
Texas Teachers Union May Strike Over COVID-19 Precautions
Update August 24th, 2021 by Reform Austin Staff
The president of the Texas branch of the American Federation of Teachers says that going on strike...
Noticing More Creepy Crawlies at Home? Here’s What to Do.
Are you noticing more roaches, ants and mice in your home these days?
Wizzie Brown, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management specialist, said it’s because we...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Under Investigation by U.S House January 6th Committee
Last June, a U.S House Committee was assembled with the objective of investigating the deadly storming of the US Capitol that took place on...
Rural Texas Has Different COVID-19 Experience Than Rest of State
While COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations surge in the state’s big cities, life is almost back to normal in more than 100 Texas counties.
As...
Defending Animal Rights, Rep. James Talarico Fights to Improve Dog Shelter Safety Conditions
In September, a pet boarding business in Georgetown, Texas caught fire, killing all 75 dogs there. Because of the building's size, the Ponderosa Pet...
Judge Hidalgo Signs Disaster Declaration
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, in a recent press briefing, unveiled the signing of a disaster declaration for Harris County. The move comes in...







