Texas

Weekly update from Texas AG’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit

On the third day, they were told that the room rates had nearly tripled, jumping from $74 a night to…

3 years ago

Alcohol to-go from restaurants gets closer to becoming permanent as Texas House gives initial approval

Gov. Greg Abbott originally signed a waiver last March to allow to-go alcohol sales. The waiver was originally to last…

3 years ago

House Committee to hear slate of gun-related bills, citizens to testify on taxpayer funded lobbying

Gov. Greg Abbott has pledged to make Texas a Second Amendment sanctuary state this year...

3 years ago

Texas AG Paxton issues opinion on public school vaccine policy

An advocacy organization, Texans for Vaccine Choice, appealed to White to provide clarification, who in turn asked Paxton for a…

3 years ago

SNAP benefits to increase up to $100 per household

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced today a 15 percent increase in SNAP benefits through...

3 years ago

Texas’ decentralized, internet-reliant system for vaccine appointments leaves many eligible people unable to access a shot

But many of those people can’t get a shot because they can’t spend hours navigating the internet or waiting in…

3 years ago

Paperwork failures worsened Texas blackouts, sparking mid-storm scramble to restore critical fuel supply

Oncor and other utilities didn't have good lists of what they should consider critical infrastructure, including natural gas facilities...

3 years ago

Governor Abbott directs TCEQ to look into new unaccompanied minor facility in Pecos

AUSTIN - Governor Abbott today issued a statement after the Biden Administration announced that it is opening a fourth holding…

3 years ago

School nurses have become crucial in battling the pandemic, but Texas doesn’t require districts to have them

They are serving on the front lines of the pandemic in a different way: tracking who has been exposed to…

3 years ago

Texas spring rainfall is critical to drought outlook

Is drought something we’ll always be contending with? And in Texas, the answer is pretty much “yes.”

3 years ago

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