Photo above: The Giddings State School, a Texas Juvenile Justice Department prison in Lee County, on July 20. Last month, the agency reported only 42% of needed security officers at the prison were available. Credit: Jolie McCullough/The Texas Tribune By Jolie McCullough,…
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Photo above: A Springfield Saint Victor AR-15 rifle is displayed during the National Rifle Association annual convention in Houston in May. The U.S. House passed a ban Friday on semi-automatic weapons, but the bill is expected to die in the…
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Photo above: At least 48 Texas children in the long-term care of the state are housed at facilities run by the groups under the senators’ investigation, said U.S. District Judge Janis Jack. Credit: iStock By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune A federal…
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(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 5-7. State law exempts sales tax on qualified items —…
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Photo above: Gordon Mock, outside of Thompson Elementary School in Houston on Tuesday, says he thought teaching would be his dream job. But he quit the profession in 2018 because of big class sizes, high insurance costs and a lack…
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Dr. M. Ray Perryman, July 20, 2022 About this time last year, I referred to Texas falling to fourth in the CNBC rankings of top states for business as “eerily disturbing.” That remark got more attention than I anticipated. My…
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Photo above: U.S. President Joe Biden holds up a wind turbine size comparison chart while attending a meeting with governors, labor leaders and private companies launching the Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership at the White House on June 23. Credit:REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque…
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Photo above: U.S. House Democrats passed a bill Thursday to ensure access to contraceptives. Credit: Michael Gonzalez for The Texas Tribune By Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune, July 21, 2022 WASHINGTON — The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would prevent…
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Photo above: The city, state and U.S. flags fly over City Hall in Rio Grande City. Credit: Jason Garza for The Texas Tribune By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune, June 28, 2022 All eyes are on South Texas this election…
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By Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar (AUSTIN) — I am extremely concerned about the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program issued on May 13 by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).…
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