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Two Out of Three Child Safety Seats Misused

TxDOT offers free safety seat inspections to protect young Texans AUSTIN – With motor vehicle crashes still a leading...
Volunteers to Build Playground for Kids Affected by Hurricane Harvey

by Eric Galatas GONZALES, Texas – On Saturday, one year after Hurricane Harvey rocked southeast Texas, a...
Report Examines Failures to Protect Vulnerable Texans During Harvey

by Mary Kuhlman AUSTIN, Texas – After Hurricane Harvey in 2017, a viral photo of residents sitting...
Groups Say TX Military Detention Centers Riddled with Toxic Waste

by Mary Kuhlman AUSTIN, Texas – From the toxic stress of being separated from families, environmental and...
Texas to Challenge DACA in Federal Court

by Eric Galatas HOUSTON – Texas “Dreamers,” young people brought into the U.S. when they were small...
Work Requirements Could Backfire for SNAP Recipients

by Eric Galatas AUSTIN, Texas – As the U.S. House and Senate try to hammer out a...
Texas A&M To Lead NSF-Funded Water Insecurity Research Network

by Leslie Lee, Texas A&M University College of Geosciences COLLEGE STATION – Water insecurity is a reality...
Study: Most Republicans, Democrats Agree Climate Change is Real

by Eric Galatas AUSTIN, Texas – Democrats and Republicans agree on climate change more than they might...
Health Impacts of Oil and Gas Pollution: Texas Mom Shares Her Story

by Mary Kuhlman Dallas – The Environmental Protection Agency and Interior Department are rolling back regulations for...
Ranchers Hindered in Efforts to Combat Cattle Fever Ticks

Texas Farm Bureau asks state agency to reconsider its actions (WACO, Texas)—Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) is disappointed...