Federal Agents Are Expelling Asylum Seekers As Young as 8 Months From the Border,...
A teenage girl carrying her baby arrived at the U.S. border this summer and begged for help. She told federal agents that she feared...
UT-Austin Interim President is Sole Finalist for Permanent Role
The University of Texas System Board of Regents has named UT-Austin Interim President Jay Hartzell as the sole finalist for the permanent post. Hartzell,...
Criticism Swift and Harsh Following Approval of New Charter Schools in Texas
The Texas State Teachers Association and others say it is wrong to be creating new Texas charter schools that will take away state funding...
State Sets Deadlines for School Districts to Submit COVID-19 Case Counts
The Texas Education Agency has set a Sept. 8 deadline for Texas school districts to submit their initial reports on positive COVID-19 cases in...
New Don’t Mess with Texas Campaign Focuses on Discarded PPE
The pandemic has come with litter. Face masks in gutters, gloves left in grass at the side of the road, and discarded personal protection...
Texas Unemployment Claims Top 3.6M; More Federal Dollars in Use
Another 41,656 Texans hit the unemployment line last week, an 11% drop from the week before. Since the start of the pandemic in March,...
Texas’ Grim Milestone for Traffic Deaths
As of Saturday, it has been 20 years since Texas has gone a day without someone dying on its roads. In the last two...
Sunset Commission Says Texas Law Enforcement Regulation is “Fragmented” and “Toothless”
A recent report by Texas’ Sunset Advisory Commission found that the “state’s current regulation of law enforcement is, by and large, toothless.” First reported...
Pharmacies and Retail Stores Begin Vaccinating
The Federal Government is partnering with major retail stores and pharmacies nationwide in its efforts to vaccinate as many people as possible.
The Federal Retail...
Democrats Pass Economic Assistance for Texas Families – Without Any Republican Support
The United States Senate passed the American Rescue Plan on Saturday on strict party lines. While different from its counterpart in the House which...
