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McDonald’s Selling a Meal Deal Named After a Texas Rapper
McDonald’s began selling a meal named after Houston rapper Travis Scott on Tuesday.
Congress weighs new coronavirus aid bill, will mixed-status families get left out again?
U.S. citizens who have undocumented family members were barred from receiving stimulus checks earlier this year. They're hoping that Congress doesn't leave them out again.
Kerr County Former Judicial Leader, Spencer W. Brown
A key figure in Kerr County’s judicial system who was instrumental in its growth in the past half century – Judge Spencer W. Brown – has passed away. Brown retired from the bench at the end of 2014, but not before serving as the judge for the County Court at Law for 24 years. Prior […]
How COVID-19 Has Impacted Native Communities
While the current health and economic crisis has impacted Americans nationwide, it has disproportionately affected the Native American/Alaska Native (NA/AN) community. Not only have chronic economic inequalities and systemic lack of infrastructure in many Indigenous territories put tribes at high risk, but these problems have been exacerbated by the loss of revenue experienced by tribal businesses shuttering their doors.
FLASH FLOOD WATCH in effect until 1:00 P.M. Thursday
By Cary Burgess at Kerrville Daily Times, September 9, 2020 A FLASH FLOOD WATCH has been posted for the entire Hill Country until 1:00 p.m. Thursday. A strong cold front will combine with a powerful low pressure system to produce periods of intense rainfall across the Hill Country Wednesday and Wednesday night. Additional rainfall totals […]
Texans with developmental disabilities in state homes still don’t have visitors, parents worried
Across Texas, families with loved ones in state supported living centers are desperate for in-person visits after months have ticked by with coronavirus restrictions in place.
Doctors Warning Against Benadryl Challenge Sweeping TikTok
By Isobella Harkrider at Reform Austin, September 8, 2020 Doctors are warning people about the TikTok Benadryl challenge, which has been linked to the death of a 15-year-old girl in Oklahoma City. The challenge involves taking many doses of the anti-allergy medication in an effort to cause hallucinations. But such high doses can cause life-threatening […]
This is why the Navy wears bell-bottoms, and it’s not for fashion
By Tim Kirkpatrick at We Are The Mighty, September 8, 2020 The Navy dress uniform — also known as “cracker jacks” — is one of the most iconic symbols in the military today. You can spot a Navy sailor from a mile away after they don the familiar dressing. Every piece of the uniform from […]
Texas universities blame off-campus parties for rising COVID-19 cases
Schools, desperate to keep their doors open but worried about health risks to their students, are being put in the uncomfortable position of having to govern young adult behavior that is mostly happening off university property.
UPD: $40K recovered from scam
By Julye Keeble at The Uvalde Leader-News, August 30, 2020 The Uvalde Police Department has recovered $40,000 of $50,000 that scammers solicited from an elderly city resident, and UPD public information officer Jessica Zamora says the money will be returned to the victim once the investigation concludes. The rest of the cash has not been […]
No, a Texas man was not indicted for filling out 1,700 mail-in ballots.
The case at issue stems from a 2017 investigation into suspected mail-in voter fraud in Dallas County.
Voting in Texas could be as easy as a trip to the grocery store
Some of the biggest private-sector companies in Texas adapted quickly to customer service during the pandemic. Unfortunately, they're not in charge of voting.
