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How does one of the most high-profile criminal cases in Texas, which had gone on for nine years, suddenly end in a plea bargain? Why exactly did Ken Paxton avoid facing a jury? The answer is complicated, so Reform Austin has put together a small FAQ. What was he indicted for again? You can be forgiven if you’ve forgotten all the...
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HISD Faces Budget Cuts Of Up To 12% 

Houston Independent School District's Superintendent Mike Miles, warned campuses will see potential funding cuts of...

1984 or 2024? A Call To Arms Against Censorship At SXSW 

In a recent panel discussion at South by Southwest, echoes of George Orwell's prophetic novel...

HISD Threatens Legal Action Against Houston Chronicle For Leaked Principal Warning List

Last Friday, the Houston Chronicle found that Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles had warned nearly...

HISD Loses Thousands Of Students After State Takeover

Since the Texas Education Agency took over Houston ISD, thousands of students have left the...

Countering The Culture Wars Panel Storms SXSW

Amid a charged moment in education, where conflicts sparked in Texas, Tennessee, and Florida are...

Healthcare

Mindfulness Over Perfection: Selena Gomez Takes the SXSW Stage to Talk about Mental Health

In the lively setting of the Austin Convention Center at South by Southwest, a transformative mental health panel, headlined by global icon Selena Gomez, unfolded.Titled "Mindfulness Over Perfection: Getting Real On Mental Health," the...

Texas Leads In Most Rape-Related Pregnancies Since Abortion Ban

The Lone Star State added another first-place trophy to its shelf of dubious honors this week. A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association estimates that 26,313 rape-related pregnancies have occurred...

Texas Has Highest Percentage Of Uninsured Residents In The Nation

Amidst the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government implemented measures to facilitate the enrollment and retention of Medicaid for low-income Americans. However, these protective measures expired last year, resulting in a surge...

Texas No. 2 During Record-Breaking Obamacare Enrollment

For the third straight year, enrollees in the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) have broken records. Texas is, by far, the state with the most customers, new and returning. President Joe Biden spoke...

Texas Leads Nation in Medicaid Disenrollment

During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government stepped in to make it easier for poor Americans to enroll and stay on Medicaid. Those protections sunsetted this year, and now Texas leads...

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50% of Trump’s Supporters Would Remain Loyal  Even If He Shot Somebody

It seems that former President Donald Trump was right about a few things, as a new study found that he could actually shoot someone on 5th avenue in NYC, and people would still vote...

Sen. Katie Britt’s Response: A Handmaid’s Tale Moment For Today’s GOP

In a recent opinion piece penned by Sarah Stogner, lawyer, activist, and Republican candidate for D.A. of Texas 143rd District, delves into a scathing critique of a response delivered by Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala,)...

Will TikTok Be Banned? Here’s What You Need To Know

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that could ban TikTok. President Joe Biden said he'll sign the bill if Congress passes it, so now it's up to the Senate, but...

5 Things to Know About SACR, the Elite White Supremacist Group That Wants a...

For months, Talking Points Memo has been digging into the group known as the Society for American Civic Renewal. The SACR (referred to as “sacker” by members) is a collection of highly placed conservatives...

Air Force Employee Charged With Sharing Classified Info On Dating Site!

An employee of the U.S. Air Force thought he was chatting with a Ukrainian woman on a dating website, but it turns out he was sharing classified information with someone about Russia's war in...

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