Violent Crime up in Texas’ Major Cities in 2019
Texas’ overall crime rate was up just 1% in 2019, but violent crime jumped almost 5%, with more murders accounting for most of the...
Doctors Warning Against Benadryl Challenge Sweeping TikTok
Doctors are warning people about the TikTok Benadryl challenge, which has been linked to the death of a 15-year-old girl in Oklahoma City.
The challenge...
Texas’ Labor Day Weekend Appears to Have Been Void of Problems That Plagued Memorial...
Texans appear to have taken a more serious approach to Labor Day than they did for Memorial Day. Gone were the many reports of...
Texas VFW, American Legion Halls to Reopen Without Alcohol
After being caught up in Gov. Greg Abbott’s restrictions on bars, Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion halls have now been granted a...
Bo’s Law Would Address Excessive Force by Police, Alter Castle Doctrine
State Rep. Carl Sherman (D-Lancaster) has introduced a package of police reform measures he’s calling Bo’s Law in honor of Botham Jean, who was...
Forget the Swab up the Nose, Dogs May Soon be Able to Tell if...
Dogs can be trained to detect SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes coronavirus disease 2019, according to a study published in July. So how soon...
Drive Carefully. Texas DPS Increasing Enforcement for Labor Day Weekend
Planning to take to the open road this weekend?
The Texas Department of Public Safety will be out in greater numbers this long holiday weekend...
Holiday Weekend Could Determine Whether More Texas Businesses Get to Open
Texas heads into the last hurrah of the summer with Gov. Greg Abbott hinting that he will loosen COVID-19 restrictions next week. It’s been...
State Pays Unemployed Texans Three Weeks of Extra $300
Update:
The Federal Emergency Management Agency on Sep. 9 informed the Texas Workforce Commission that funding for the Lost Wages Assistance Program is running...
Abbott Given Primer for State Takeover of Austin Police Department
Updated September 4, 2020 with comments from Gov. Greg Abbott and Austin Mayor Steve Adler.
Two former Texas House parliamentarians have given Gov. Greg Abbott...
