Dr. M. Ray Perryman, June 1, 2023 Since 2013, the Federal Reserve has conducted an annual Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking (SHED), which seeks to measure the economic wellbeing of US households. In October 2022, 11,000 adults across the…
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Photo above — Starting in 2025, many Texas drivers will no longer have to have their car inspected for safety. Credit: Ryan McCrimmon for The Texas Tribune By Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune, June 1, 2023 Most Texas drivers will no…
Read MorePhoto above: Steve McCraw, Department of Public Safety Director, told legislators the agency was tricked into sending out real driver’s licenses to an organized crime group. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune, Feb. 27, 2023 The…
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Illustration above: Illustration of a person sitting on a bench at night. Credit: Christine Ongjoco for The Imprint BY SANDY WEST AND JEREMY LOUDENBACK, THE IMPRINT FEB. 21, 2023 This story is co-published with The Imprint and is a condensed…
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In audio, high-ranking TEA official admits public school funds could drop with voucher-like programs
Photo above: Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at Annapolis Christian Academy in Corpus Christi on Jan. 31, 2023, to discuss his support of voucher-like programs this Legislative session. A high-ranking official with the state’s education agency was secretly recorded asking a…
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Photo above: The federal court monitors found a staffing contract that noted the agency took “appropriate action” to protect kids in only 42% of the cases in which DFPS investigations suspected maltreatment or abuse of children. Credit: Laura Skelding for The Texas Tribune…
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Photo above: Members of the Finish the 5 Coalition march to the Texas Capitol on Jan. 10, 2023. The youth-led group gathered to advocate for closing youth prisons in Texas. Credit: Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune Spurred by reports…
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Photo above: An aerial view of the Capitol in Austin on Jan. 6, 2022. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune By Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune — Jan. 2, 2023 Several laws passed in the 2021 Texas legislative sessions laws took…
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Photo above — The nursery at the shuttered labor and delivery unit of Medical Arts Hospital in Lamesa on Dec. 9, 2017. Texas has had more rural hospitals close than any other state. Credit: Gary Rhodes for The Texas Tribune By Jayme…
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Photo above — Republican Adam Hinojosa, left, ran against Democrat Morgan LaMantia in the race for Senate District 27 in South Texas. Hinojosa has asked for a recount. Credit: Campaign websites By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune — Nov. 30, 2022 Republican…
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