State Launches COVID-19 Rapid Testing in Some Texas Schools
Eight Texas school districts have been selected as the first in the state to participate in a COVID-19 rapid testing pilot project.
The participating school...
Texas Evangelical Women May Hold the Key To Herd Immunity
Anti-vaccine sentiment and evangelical Christianity have been known to go hand in hand. Even before the outbreak of COVID, many Texas evangelicals resisted vaccination,...
Abbott Weighs In on Schools Reopening
After three days of head scratching by school districts, parents and local governmental leaders, Gov. Greg Abbott has now weighed in on the debate...
Texas Schools Expected to get Extension on Start of In-Person Classes
In a TV interview Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott indicated Texas school districts will be allowed to push back the start of face-to-face instruction. The...
Texas Migrant Detention Centers Hotbeds for COVID-19
If you’ve been exposed to coronavirus or have felt sick from an infection, chances are you have access to an urgent care, a drive-through...
Big Cats Are Not Pets and Other Things To Know Even if You Love...
We know Texas is the Great American keeper of exotic animals. Their presence is sometimes edifying, sometimes economically beneficial. But their presence is also...
Texas Teachers Reports Hundreds of COVID-19 Safety Violations, File First Grievance
During the two weeks since many Texas school districts resumed in-person instruction, members of the Texas State Teachers Association have reported hundreds of violations...
Ron Simmons isn't voting to keep schools safe
Politicians offer thoughts and prayers. They pledge that they will do whatever they can to ensure that this will “never happen again,” but public focus on the incident inevitably fades, and nothing changes.
TABC Suspends 12 Texas Bars’ Permits for Not Following COVID-19 Rules
Twelve Texas bars had their permits suspended following a weekend of undercover enforcement efforts by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission.
On Friday, TABC implemented Operation...
Online, Classroom or Both on Tap at UT for the Fall
The University of Texas System Board of Regents has approved more changes for the system’s eight UT academic institutions to offer in-person, online and...
