A previous version of the guaranteed basic income ( GBI ) program was stopped by state courts earlier this year, but the Harris County Commissioners Court voted along partisan lines last week to reinstate it for some residents with more restrictions and higher costs. Under the original version of the program, named Uplift Harris, the
Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) has fired a journalist following claims that it was “unlawfully billing the condition Medicaid plan” for the reasons of child sex modification. After revealing the” sex-change techniques continued at the doctor, but also the fraud and fraud related to the improper billing practices to Medicaid in having these processes covered by
In an effort to stop the implementation of the Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE ) Act, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is facing legal action from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression ( FIRE ). House Bill ( HB) 18, the SCOPE Act, was passed during the 88th Legislative Session. The law
A group of Texas car dealerships are facing administrative charges from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC ), alleging that they “unwanted and higher-priced add-ons” targeted black and Latino consumers. Asbury Automotive Group, the owner of the three Dallas-based David McDavid used car dealerships, are alleged to have” charged customers for add-ons they did not agree
In an effort to stop police action, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is once more suing the Biden administration in an effort to stop the state’s attorney general from enforcing discriminatory or harassment laws. Specifically, the lawsuit points to a change the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ( EEOC ) made in April to the “enforcement
Google has announced that it will invest more than$ 1 billion in Texas this year to help with both the cloud and the data center infrastructure. The investment in the Midlothian and Red Oak centers aims to meet the growing need for cloud and artificial intelligence ( AI ) services. × This section requires Browser.
In Texas and other Southern says, hog looking is a year-round activity. These thriving, aggressive exotics rely heavily on hunters to reduce their numbers and support local wildlife and habitat. Most hunters ca n’t afford helicopter hunts or invest time in long-term trapping, so how can they make an impact on hogs on their land,
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The San Antonio Police Department ( SAPD ) is in need of Texas legislator Chip Roy (R-TX-21 ) to express his concerns and inquire about the relationship between the illegal alien population and district-wide public safety issues. The letter, which is addressed to the Chief of Police William McManus, details recent incidents involving shootings involving
by Nick Grube, Honolulu Civil Beat This article was produced for ProPublica’s Regional Investigating Network in partnership with Honolulu Civil Beat. Sign up for Letters to receive stories like this as soon as they are published. A year ago, after a fatal fire displaced thousands of residents of Lahaina, Hawaii’s governor and lieutenant governor invoked
A Travis County district judge has halted the release of A-F ratings for the 2023-2024 school year against the Texas Education Agency ( TEA ) and its Commissioner Mike Morath by issuing a temporary restraining order against them. The order, which prompted a reading on August 26 of this year to decide whether to grant