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After seismic policy shifts, will Tennessee's new education chief push for more?
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTennessee’s new education commissioner, Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds, has built a career ushering in...
After bruising loss in Houston mayoral race, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee faces her toughest...
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFormer Houston City Councilwoman Amanda Edwards and incumbent U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. Credit:...
Governments Across the U.S. Are Handing Residents Cash—No Strings Attached
The Wall Street Journal· 3 months agoU.S. NEWS HOUSTON—Bobbie Hines has been living in her modest home in southeast Houston for 56 years....
How the Uvalde families managed to force lawmakers to grant 'raise the age' bill a vote
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAUSTIN — The bill that would raise the age to legally purchase a military-style rifle from 18 to 21...
Who is Biden’s voice in Black America?
Semafor via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe News HOUSTON, Texas — President Biden will visit Dallas, Texas, on Monday for the first time in his presidency to attend the funeral of former Rep....
Houstonians worry new laws will deter voters who don’t recall the hard-won fight for voting rights
theGrio via AOL· 10 months agoDemocrats have long predicted the state of Texas would turn in their favor, but those dreams have...
Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Harris County to block program that would give cash to poorest households
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe program would give roughly 1,900 households payments of $500 for 18 months with no strings...
Difficulties again put Houston at center of Texas elections
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA Democrat who is the top official in Texas' largest county on Thursday acknowledged problems around...
Texas Attorney General sues to stop guaranteed income program for Houston-area residents
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 months agoTexas’ attorney general filed a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to stop a guaranteed income program set to start this month for Houston-area residents. The program by Harris County, where Houston ...
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo takes leave of absence to treat depression
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoHidalgo said she was diagnosed with the condition last month and aims to return to her post in...
