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Study Says Texas Teachers Rank #1 in USA for Being Overworked
Teachers rank near the top when it comes to people who are the most underpaid and overworked. They work well over 40 hours a week, don't get paid what they deserve, and often take money out of their own pocket to buy school supplies. How about the frustration of dealing...
Disturbing Animal Trafficking in Texas: Baby Monkeys Found in Terrible Conditions
Drugs are not the only thing being smuggled over the Texas border. The illegal pet trade is also booming as baby Mexican Spider Monkeys are taken from their natural habitat and smuggled into the Lone Star State. The South Texas Zoo is dealing with the consequences of other’s actions as...
Texas Woman Tackles Purse Snatcher
How a Houston Woman Gave a Purse Snatcher a Crash Course in Texas Justice. We all know the slogan "Don't Mess With Texas," right?. It's an advertisement campaign that started in 1986 as a means to discourage folks from littering. One lady in Texas did her part by taking out...
State of Texas: Other states could shape Texas education savings account plan
AUSTIN (Nexstar) – As students across Texas returned to school, House lawmakers headed to the Capitol to do some studying of their own. 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 […]
Farmers’ Almanac Predicts Major Snowstorm For Texas This Winter
It is still very hot all around the State of Texas. While summer may be over for the school kids, summer's grip on the Lone Star State and the hot temperatures aren't going anywhere anytime soon. In fact, just looking ahead the next 10 days show plenty of triple digit high temperatures around the state.
After Abbott's order, protests, here’s what college free speech policies in Texas look like
As the last agenda item at the Austin Community College's board meeting last month, board members approved updates to the college's free speech policies in accordance with Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order calling for more protections against antisemitism. Abbott's March 27 order mandates all public universities and colleges to better protect against rising...
Professional slap fighting events can soon happen in Texas
The seven members appointed by the governor to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation agreed unanimously at their July 23 meeting to officially recognize and license slap fighting in the state. This comes after similar moves in Nevada, Florida and California and despite some doctors raising alarm bells about athletes potentially suffering serious injuries.
Seven-Year-Old Wins Texas State Fair Pie Contest
At just seven years old, Allen Gage from Mabank, Texas, became the youngest winner of the “Battle for the Blue Ribbons,” beating all adults with his blueberry pie. Competing in the fruit pie division, Allen’s blueberry pie impressed the judges, securing his spot in the prestigious “Best of Show” competition at the state fair this October. The young baker, who learned his skills from his mother and grandmother, attributes his success to his meticulous lattice crust, which he calls “painting the pie.”
Mega Millions Win Confirmed by Texas Lottery
If you were to ask a "man on the street" question to random adults walking the streets of Lufkin, Tyler, Longview, or Beaumont about lottery games to play the overwhelming reply would be Powerball. That game has woven its brand into pop culture through the years. But, the game you and other Texas Lottery players should be paying attention to, at least for the next few days is Mega Millions.
Another month and Texas again continues to break jobs records
(The Center Square) — Another month and Texas again broke its previous employment records. In July, the state’s economy also grew at a faster rate than the national rate, having done so for more than 12 consecutive months. Texas also again set new records for the number of Texans working and the size of the […]
Texas Has the Highest Rate of Pediatric Vehicular Deaths
Heat related deaths are tragic, and when it involves a child in car, it's even more tragic- and in Texas- the actual stats are alarming. NoHeatStroke.org provided a detailed breakdown of pediatric vehicular heatstroke deaths in the United States from 1998 to 2023, categorized by state. In it, it found that Texas has the highest number of deaths at 142!
Texas stopped busing migrants to Democratic cities despite Abbott’s claims the program is ‘rolling’
Buses transporting migrants from Texas to six “sanctuary” cities nationwide have been halted for months despite statements from Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) that have suggested the state is still sending migrants to cities run by Democrats. As far back as October 2023, Texas stopped sending buses carrying migrants north, the Washington Examiner found in a […]
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