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Texas road congestion is hitting a breaking point. Are voters ready to approve more public transit spending?
Houston Metro has a $3.5 billion bond on the November ballot to greatly expand the region’s public transportation system. Image credit: Michael Stravato for The Texas Tribune As road congestion worsens in Texas cities, public transit authorities are racing to raise money for vast expansions of light rail and buses to transport the state’s growing
Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger found guilty of murder in shooting of Botham Jean
Botham Jean’s death — and Amber Guyger’s trial, which started last week — grabbed national attention and sparked a passionate conversation in Dallas about race, policing and gun violence. Image credit: REUTERS/Jeremy Lock Guyger shot and killed Jean, who was 26 and unarmed, in his apartment. She said she mistook Jean’s apartment as her own and thought
President Trump to hold October campaign rally in Dallas
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso on February 11, 2019. Image credit: REUTERS/Leah Millis The event is set for Oct. 17 at the American Airlines Center. It’s his first visit to Texas since the U.S. House launched an impeachment inquiry. By Patrick Svitek, The Texas Tribune.
Two people dead, others left stranded and trapped in the wake of Tropical Storm Imelda
Both deaths were related to flooding from the storm. More than a thousand others needed to be rescued and evacuated. By Stacy Fernandez, The Texas Tribune. Two deaths are linked to Tropical Storm Imelda, which flooded the Houston area Thursday and left hundreds stranded and in need of rescue, officials say. Thursday’s downpour reached up
Far fewer Mexican immigrants are coming to the US — and those who do are more educated
The number of Mexican migrants fell during the economic recession. Tu Olles/Shutterstock.com Rogelio Sáenz, The University of Texas at San Antonio Once upon a time, not long ago, Mexicans dominated the flow of migrants coming to the U.S. Mexican migration expanded over the course of much of the 20th century and into the start of
Real County Historical Commission Meeting Senior Citizen’s Center
Guest Speaker Pam HawesLeakey, Texas September 14 at 2:00 p.m. Mark your calendar and save this date. Invite your friends and family to attend. Pam Hawes will share with us the history, the current local, state, and national community participation, and future plans about the H. E. Butt Foundation Camp on the Frio River north
Preparing for hurricanes: 3 essential reads
Shoppers prepare ahead of Hurricane Dorian in Pembroke, Florida. AP Photo/Brynn Anderson Martin LaMonica, The Conversation The National Hurricane Center forecast on Aug. 29 that Hurricane Dorian could make landfall this weekend and bring large amounts of rain, strong winds and potential flooding from storm surge. Florida has declared a state of emergency and residents
820 new Texas laws go into effect in September. Here are some that might affect you.
The laws were passed during the recent legislative session at the Texas Capitol. Image credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune The laws include new rules for smokers, telemarketers and kids selling lemonade. By Matthew Watkins, The Texas Tribune. This Sunday, 820 new laws passed during the 2019 session of the Texas Legislature will go into
2019 Texas Iron Rally
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Bibles but Not Textbooks: Trump’s Tariff Exemptions Pick Winners and Losers
Products won exemptions from the U.S. Trade Representative for “health, safety, national security and other factors,” but the criteria remain unclear. By Lydia DePillis, ProPublica. President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade brinksmanship has split the American economy into new castes of winners and losers, with few consistent criteria defining who ends up in which group —
Texas schools with more student poverty got the most Ds and Fs in state ratings
High school students walk to their next class after the bell rings at Elsik Ninth Grade Center in Houston on March 28, 2018. Image credit: Pu Ying Huang At the same time, hundreds of high-poverty schools received A grades, including many in South Texas. Those are just some of the takeaways from this year’s ratings. By Aliyya
Texas’ Driver Responsibility Program ends next month. Here’s what that means for you.
People wait at a driver license reclamation clinic in Austin on June 22, 2018. More than 600,000 Texans who lost their driver’s licenses through the Driver Responsibility Program will be immediately eligible to have them reinstated on Sept. 1. Image credit: Rachel Zein for The Texas Tribune More than 600,000 Texans will immediately be eligible to have
