More Texas Renters Are Struggling to Find Affordable Housing, New Report Finds
Experts say most rental housing construction is aimed at high-income renters — making it harder for low-income Texans to rent affordable homes. Miguel Gutierrez...
Abbott’s Refugee Freeze Will Not Help Texas Homelessness
In a recent announcement that Texas would not accept new refugees in 2020, Gov. Greg Abbott made Texas the first state to close its...
Dan Patrick says he may further lower threshold to bring bills to Senate floor
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Senate Parliamentarian Karina Davis on the senate floor. Miguel Gutierrez Jr. / Texas Tribune.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick...
Not Just Austin: Texans Face Rising Housing Costs Statewide
We've heard plenty about the rapidly escalating housing crisis in Austin, fueled by job growth in the local tech industry, and making headlines for...
Where Does Texas Stand on Gun Locks After Recent Mass Shootings?
At first glance, Project Childsafe kits could be mistaken for a bike lock with a cable cord. But there’s an important distinction between the...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Constantly Addressed Policy Makers on Equality, Workers Rights and...
A bronze statue of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has stood at the University of Texas at Austin campus since 1999,...
Is There a Place for Mass Transit in Truck-Loving Texas?
W.F. Strong, a professor in the department of communication at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley-Brownsville, told a story about a British couple...
Human Trafficking in Hotels and How Legislators Help Survivors
Asked to describe Texas’ largest city, most think of Houston’s NASA Space Center, the Astros baseball team, or the city’s role as a dominant...
Could a Democrat Be the New Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives?
Texas House Speaker Bonnen’s (R-Angleton) decision against seeking re-election after alienating his own party has brought fresh attention to the position. And the latest...
Texas Developers Find a New Cash Cow: Cows
A recently enacted Texas law gives agricultural property owners a break in rollback tax, providing them financial benefits by reducing mandated rollback years as...
