Texas
More Texas Companies Are Improving The Workplace For LGBTQ Employees
Posted on · Twenty-eight Texas-based companies were among those deemed by the Human Rights Campaign as the best places to work for LGBTQ equality.
Texas
Texas Led The Nation In On-Duty Officer Deaths In 2019
Posted on · Seven of the officers who died this year were killed by firearms, six were killed in traffic-related incidents, and five of the fatalities were considered “other.”
Texas
Big Bend National Park To Be Featured On New USPS Stamp
Posted on · Every year, USPS’s Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee fields about 30,000 suggestions for stamp art.
Energy & Environment
Environmental Groups Sue To Get Dunes Sagebrush Lizard Added To Endangered Species List
Posted on · Activists want the dunes sagebrush lizard added to the endangered species list because oil and gas drilling in the Permian Basin threaten its habitat.
News
Texas To Receive $652 Million In Additional Federal Funding To Help With Harvey Recovery
Posted on · The funds will provide additional restoration resources for homes, businesses and infrastructure impacted by the storm.
News
Lawmakers Raise Concerns About Safety Of Migrant Children At Texas Detention Camp
Posted on · An AP investigation has revealed the Trump administration waived FBI fingerprint background checks for roughly 2,100 staff members working at the facility.
Texas
AAA Projects Nearly 4 Million Texans Will Be On The Road This Thanksgiving Break
Posted on · Cheaper prices at the pump this week are a decisive factor. On average, a gallon of unleaded fuel now costs $2.31. That's down seven cents from the week before.
News
H-E-B Debuts Limited Edition Reusable Tote Featuring Selena
Posted on · The tote goes on sale at 9 a.m. on Friday, March 2nd, in select H-E-B locations and online at noon
News
Half Of Texans Working In The Private Sector Don’t Have Access To Retirement Plans
Posted on · A new report finds that only 50 percent of Texans with full-time, private sector jobs have access to retirement plans at work
Hurricane Harvey
Immigration Advocates: If You’re Undocumented, You Can Still Get Harvey Aid
Posted on · Immigration attorneys and advocates are concerned that some Houston immigrants won’t seek aid in the aftermath of Harvey.
Hurricane Harvey
Harvey Forced The Relocation Of 1,200 Texas Foster Children
Posted on · The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services says 1,200 foster children were safely relocated as a result of Hurricane Harvey.