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Texas Is Underfunding Unemployment To Keep Business Taxes Low. Now It Owes $7 Billion And Counting

Posted on September 10, 2021 · The federal government bailed out Texas for out-of-work residents, but the funding was not a gift.

Education

Texas students in grades 3-8 make significant gains in STAAR tests, while lower math scores linger

Posted on July 5, 2022 · While Texas students have not regained all the ground they lost in math during the pandemic, scores across all grades were higher in 2022 than they were in 2021. Reading proficiency, on the other hand, appears to have fully recovered.

Business

Houston-area home prices jumped during the COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on June 22, 2022 · The median sales price of a home is now $285,000 in Harris County and $315,000 in Houston.

Health & Science

Houston begins COVID-19 vaccinations for children under 5

Posted on June 22, 2022 · The doses have been tailored for young children, at one-quarter of the adult dose for Moderna and one-tenth the adult dose for Pfizer.

Houston Matters

COVID vaccine for young kids, Make Music Day in Houston, and the co-creator of ‘Deadpool’ (June 21, 2022)

Posted on June 21, 2022 · On Tuesday's show: A pediatrician discusses the approval of the COVID vaccine for children as young as 6 months. We celebrate Make Music Day in Houston with some live performances. And we talk with Fabian Nicieza, the co-creator of the Marvel character Deadpool.

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Texas Is Underfunding Unemployment To Keep Business Taxes Low. Now It Owes $7 Billion And Counting

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