Posted on · Tom Currah, chief revenue estimator in the Texas Comptroller’s Office, say that the downturn has wiped out what had been a projected $3 billion surplus in state funds.
Posted on · The move comes as legislators and workers expressed concern over the safety of such an event.
Posted on · MJ Hegar has been the front-runner throughout Texas' Democratic primary race for the U.S. Senate, and won 22% of the vote in the crowded March primary.
Posted on · While Texas' textbooks have long drawn controversy for their learning standards, more young people want to see the state's education leaders adopt an anti-racist curriculum instead.
Posted on · State Senator Royce West (D-Dallas) is vying for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate. And with views on police violence changing, his record on the issue could help him win supporters in the Democratic primary runoff on July 14.
Posted on · Minority- and women-owned businesses receive only 9% of Harris County's contracts, despite representing 28% of the market, according to a new study.
Posted on · Democrats Mike Siegel and Dr. Pritesh Gandhi are in a tight primary runoff to challenge Republican incumbent Rep. Michael McCaul
Posted on · Abbott has said the actions of his executive order "are essential to our mission to swiftly contain this virus and protect public health."
Posted on · The high court declined to immediately reinstate a federal judge's order that would have allowed all Texans to request absentee ballots if they fear catching COVID-19 at crowded polling places.
Posted on · The 7-2 decision could have major consequences for thousands of asylum-seekers.
Posted on · Abbott said some new local restrictions may be needed to protect hospital space for new patients.
Posted on · When Gov. Greg Abbott let businesses start reopening, he pointed to two metrics as encouraging signs: the hospitalization rate and the infection rate. Both of those metrics are on the rise in Texas.
Posted on · New COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are spiking, but Gov. Greg Abbott is making no moves to slow or reverse the pace of reopening the state
Posted on · The Trump Administration is planning to severely limit approvals of new H-1B visas, and Texas could be the state most affected by the changes.
Posted on · The decision is a dramatic victory for immigration advocates and gives a new lease on life for the so-called DREAMers, immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children.