Business Backlash to Abbott’s Vaccine Mandate Ban
Within a day of Gov. Abbott banning vaccine mandates by private employers, business groups are speaking out against it and others criticize the uncertainty...
Help On the Way for Families of Texas Kids Who Lost Free School Meals
Texas has received $1 billion to help the 3.6 million families of school children who have lost access to free or discounted school lunches...
Biden Says Republican Governors are Undermining COVID Safety Response
Sept 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday directed his ire at the governors of Florida and Texas, accusing the Republican leaders of...
Texas Flood: Tropical Storm Imelda one week later
Imelda wreaked havoc on the southeast Texas region causing Gov. Greg Abbott to declare a state of emergency for several counties. Now that hundreds...
With Coronavirus in Mind, Gov. Abbott Extends Early Voting for July elections
Texas voters will have an additional week to vote early for elections scheduled for July 14. Per an order from Gov. Greg Abbott, early...
Paxton’s Legal Troubles Continue, Securities Fraud Case Set To Begin
Attorney General Ken Paxton's legal troubles continue to haunt him, with his securities fraud trial finally scheduled to begin April 15, as declared by...
Texas Pandemic Unemployment Claims Closing in on 4 Million
There were 36,200 first-time claims for unemployment benefits in Texas last week, according to the latest report from the Labor Department. Since the start...
Texas Winter Storm Death Toll Keeps Rising
The Texas Department of State Health Services has increased the death toll from the winter storm in February to 210 people.
The toll rose from...
State Lawmakers Call for Census Extension
State Rep. Garnet Coleman and the entire Texas House Legislative Study Group Caucus, which he chairs, are urging the Texas congressional delegation to join...
“We’re Being Treated As Guinea Pigs”: Faculty Members Fear In-Person Return to Texas Universities
The July memo was blunt. Students at Sam Houston State University had been promised “direct contact” with faculty, and even in the grip of...
