Hurricane Laura May Bring Power Outages to Parts of Texas, Louisiana
Hurricane Ike caused widespread power outages that lasted for weeks. With Hurricane Laura and its 140-plus mile per hour winds barreling toward the Texas...
Divorce Rates Not What You Might Expect During Pandemic
With many families under self-quarantine since March, it’s no wonder that the subject of divorce has come up. However, the numbers are far more...
Act Now to Make Sure Your Vote Counts This November
The post office may be delaying cutbacks that had threatened to impact the on-time return of mail ballots for the November election, but the...
For Texas Students, What’s Gym Class Like Without the Gym?
While a five-year-old could trace over numbers or letters on a worksheet and hold up their work to present it to their virtual class...
Abbott: Laura Will be Unsurvivable for Parts of Texas; Get Out Now
At a noontime media briefing Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott said people living in Hurricane Laura’s path have only about five more hours to evacuate...
As Eviction Cases Resume in Parts of Houston, Low-Income Texans Fear Losing a Place...
Hilda Ramírez says she’s never missed paying rent. Even when the pandemic started and she couldn’t work for two months in the kitchen of...
TABC Eases Rules to Allow More Texas Bars to Reopen as Restaurants
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission has voted to ease restrictions that have prevented more Texas bars from being reclassified as restaurants and allowed to...
Women’s Preventive Health Care May Be Cut as State Balances COVID-19 Shortfalls
Advocates call for public discussion and input about proposed cuts to health care programs for Texas women. State agencies have been directed to cut...
Watch Out for Card Skimmers at Texas Gas Stations
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is warning Texans of possible credit card fraud perpetrated as they buy gasoline at the pump.
Card skimmers...
What Food Do I Need to be Prepared for the Hurricane
Ways to prepare for a hurricane may be common knowledge for coastal Texans who’ve weathered a storm or two, but in case you are...
