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Texas looks to other states for ideas about private school subsidy legislation
A brainstorming session happened for hours Monday at the Texas Capitol so that state lawmakers could find out where to look for ideas on crafting private school subsidy legislation, a policy goal that has eluded top Republican leaders.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs awards $43.6 million for homeless veterans in Texas
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today it will allocate $43.6 million in grants to assist homeless and at-risk veterans in Texas. This funding is part of a broader $806.4 million national initiative through the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) and Grant and Per Diem (GPD) programs.
Another Unusual Alligator Spotting, This Time in the Texas Hill Country
You may think it's a bunch of croc, but I'm serious! More alligators have been spotted outside of their normal abodes in Texas. Residents of Marble Falls, TX were shocked to see not five, not six, but four alligators taking a rest along the bank of Lake Marble Falls. The...
Ken Paxton sues Biden administration for including misgendering someone as workplace harassment
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed his second lawsuit against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Justice Department over the EEOC granting protections to transgender people in the workplace. Paxton, a Republican, filed his lawsuit on Thursday, arguing the agency’s guidelines clarifying what constitutes harassment include not allowing an employee to use the bathroom […]
Walgreens Meltdown Now Affecting Thousands Of Stores Including Texas
Like so many brick and mortar retail stores across Texas, it appears to be another case of one step forward, two thousand steps backwards for Walgreens in the Lone Star State and throughout the rest of the United States. In the above link you will be able to read how...
For Years, Texas Led Nation In Child Marriages But Now There’s Hope
In Texas, you must be 18 to get married, right? While that is mostly true now, that wasn't the case until 2017- shockingly late but better than never. Before 2017, you must have been 18 to get married on your own, however, you could get married as young as 16 with a parent or guardian's permission (or coercion) and even younger with a court order.
Global Alzheimer's Platform Foundation expands research into southeast Texas
A global Alzheimer's organization is expanding its research into southeast Texas. The global Alzheimer's Platform Foundation is partnering with Gadolin Research. The Beaumont Medical Clinic joins more than 130 research centers worldwide that make up the G.A.P. network. The joint partnership centered on improving access to research opportunities in our...
Texas Teachers Bear The Burden Of Supplying Classrooms
Texas is the state where teachers spend most out of their own pockets to supply their classrooms. Meanwhile the Legislature remained reluctant to increase funding for public schools thanks to their focus on vouchers. Every year, Texas teachers spend, on average, $1,396 of their own pockets to supply their classrooms,...
BEWARE: DEADLY Cucumber Recall In Texas When Disease Discovered
Sadly, another recall has been made in the great state of Texas according to CBS News. Over 30 different states including Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and now Texas have been hit with the salmonella outbreak linked to the cucumber Recall.
CenterPoint Has A Luxurious Fishing Retreat That Hosts Lawmakers
When your company is under attack for not taking care of customers in favor of shareholder profits, it’s a bad look to have one of the most luxurious fishing retreats in the state, but that’s where CenterPoint Energy is right now. The Houston Chronicle released an exhaustive report...
New Technology Results With Mother Arrested In Texas Cold Case
A 23 year old Texas cold case finally got the break it needed because of new technology developed in the field of DNA, and thanks almost entirely to private donations, charges were finally brought against the mother of a day old baby that was abandoned in 2001, and buried with the name Angel Baby Doe.
Texas Instruments awarded $1.6B to build semiconductor plants
Texas Instruments is set to receive up to $1.6 billion in funding from the CHIPS and Science Act to support the construction of three semiconductor plants in Texas and Utah, the company announced Friday. The funding will go toward building two new fabrication plants in Sherman, Texas, and a third in Lehi, Utah. “The historic…
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