Tawana Galberth, a tenants union leader and resident at Sunset Ridge Apartments in New Haven, Connecticut. Residents say the frequency of towing has picked up in recent months after the formation of a tenants union. Shahrzad Rasekh/CT Mirror Connecticut legislators overhauled the state’s towing law last year to make it more fair for low-income residents
State Senator Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston ) and U.S. Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX-21 ), who have only weeks until early voting in the Republican primary runoff election for Texas attorney general, held a discussion at a Dallas candidate forum on Thursday night to discuss their respective voting records. Roy took the stage first, praising his legal
The Trump administration selected Dr. Jennifer Shuford, Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services ( DSHS), to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) as a leader. President Donald Trump’s inauguration as the CDC’s new assistant chairman and chief medical officer was announced last week on Truth Social. Additionally,
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts announced that families will receive the first round of student awards for the Texas Education Freedom Accounts ( TEFA ) program from April 22 through April 24. 42, 644 people in its best goal level, including those with disability, and their siblings from households making$ 655, 000 or less
On Saturday, President Donald Trump signed an order that may speed up the review of a number of psychedelics, including drug. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., podcast host Joe Rogan, and Americans for Ibogaine CEO W. Bryan Hubbard, Texas congressman Morgan Luttrell (R-TX-8 ), as well as his twin brother, former
In South Texas, a sterile fly facility was recently constructed as part of the federal government’s ongoing effort to stop the New World screwworm ( NWS ) from spreading. At the groundbreaking, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX ) and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins were present. × This section requires Browser. For you to
via Getty Images: XyContin Eric Baradat ProPublica and The Philadelphia Inquirer are looking into how specific opioid victims were paid for addiction and other damage as a result of the tens of billions of medications distributed throughout the US during the prescription-opioid problems. Tell us about your expertise requesting settlement from the drug companies Purdue,
The defendants intend to appeal the ruling of the full U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, and the defendants intend to do so once more. U.S. District Judge Fred Biery had previously injunctly imposed upon the rules, but the 5th Circuit overturned that decision on Tuesday. × This section requires Browser. For you
The Texas House Committee on Energy Resources held a public reading on Tuesday that covered issues relating to Texas ‘ position in the world’s energy sector and state oil fraud. The implementation of House Bills ( HB) 2663 and 48, the Middle East and Venezuelan energy industry, and the hydrogen industry were the four main
Justice candidate Thomas Smith has made a number of online comments over the course of several months regarding a decision he is now seeking to add, which is at the center of a major political campaign to reform the court and overturn the decision. Smith and his rival Alison Fox then contend that if the
In response to the discovery of a Roblox game simulating the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock ) added an additional time cost for House members to examine children’s safety net. His office described the additional cost as “focused on strengthening child safety and enforcing accountability for online
The May 2 special election in Texas Senate District ( SD ) 4 will begin early voting on Monday for those who will represent the Southeast Texas area for the following nine months. After former state senator Brandon Creighton was chosen to lead the Texas Tech University ( TTU) System as its president and chief