Unemployment Continues Decline as Worries Grow About More Shutdowns
First-time claims for Texas unemployment assistance fell by more than 8% last week to 32,422. There have been ups and downs in the number...
Starting Sunday, Jobless Texans Must Report Work Search Actions to Get Aid
Time is running out for unemployed Texans who haven’t started looking for their next job yet.
Effective Nov. 1, the Texas Workforce Commission reinstated the...
Can Texas AG Ken Paxton Survive All His Scandals?
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has had plenty to say this week, but none of it has been about allegations of corruption against him...
Abbott Cites Murder Rate Rise in Further Criticism of Austin Police Budget
Murders are up in Austin, and Gov. Greg Abbott thinks Austin’s decision to reduce its police budget is the reason why. Austin police say...
What Happens to Republicans’ Progressive Promises After the Election?
As Texas leads a coalition of Republican states in arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court to topple the Affordable Care Act, some state lawmakers...
More than 500 Bills Already Filed for 2021 Texas Legislative Session
The gavel doesn’t drop to open the 2021 Texas legislative session until Jan. 12, but state lawmakers are already giving us an indication of...
Paxton Loses Case Targeting Travis County Vote Counting
The Texas Supreme Court has declined to intervene in a dispute between Travis County and poll watchers. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleged that...
Texas Extends Emergency SNAP Benefits for Another Month
The state of Texas is releasing approximately $202 million in additional emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for the month of November as...
Texas Agencies Seek $75M to Fix Foster Care Problems
Complying with court-ordered improvements in the Texas foster care system will cost about $75 million, according to documents filed with the Legislative Budget Board...
Whistleblowers Say Texas AG’s Office Retaliated Against Them — Placing An Armed Guard In...
At a senior staff meeting one Thursday morning in May, with much of the Texas attorney general’s office working from home and morale seeming...
