TABC Explores Need for More Ethnic Diversity, More Female Officers
With only 16% of its ranks being women, 6.64% being Black and less than 1% Asian American, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is under...
As Texas Relaxes COVID-19 Rules, More Restaurants Face Permanent Closure
Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement that he is loosening COVID-19 safety restrictions has received mixed reactions.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner called the plan “a little more...
Thousands More Texans Unemployed as Congress is Arguing About Benefits
Just under 50,000 Texans filed first-time claims for unemployment last week. Since the start of the pandemic, nearly 3.5 million people in the Lone...
Long Waits at the Border Hurting Texas Economy
When non-essential traffic across the Texas-Mexico border started to increase over the summer, Customs and Border Patrol began artificially inflating the wait times to...
Texas Leads the Nation in PPP Fraud
Texas currently leads the country in Payroll Protection Program fraud indictments, according to the Houston Chronicle. As of Monday, the newspaper had documented a...
Thousands of Immigrants in Texas Could Be Forced to Leave the Country Following Court...
Tens of thousands of immigrants who are living in Texas legally under humanitarian protection could be forced to leave or face deportation after an...
Abbott’s Approval Rating Plummets 26 Points Since April
Gov. Greg Abbott is now listed among 12 governors with “notably” low approval ratings. Back in April, Abbott’s approval rating stood at 61%. At...
Public Citizen Accuses Amazon of Price-Gouging During the Pandemic
Amazon is jacking up prices on face masks, toilet paper and antibacterial soap by up to 1,000%, according to a new report released Monday...
State Property Tax Break Nets Developers Millions, but Little Benefit for the Public
A report just released by the University of Texas School of Law finds that a bill approved during the 2015 legislative session has netted...
DPS Adds Saturday Appointments at Some Driver License Offices
The Texas Department of Public Safety has added additional Saturday appointment availability at select driver’s license offices for customers who need to renew or...
