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Wildflowers and Blooming Plants Putting on a Show at Texas State Parks

AUSTIN— Texas State Parks have gone Technicolor with a show stopping display of bright blues, vibrant pinks, deep reds and...
Study: Immigrants Bear Brunt of Hurricane Harvey Hardships

by Mark Richardson HOUSTON – A new study finds that immigrants were almost twice as likely as...
Texas Officials Warn School Districts Over ‘Illegal Electioneering’

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas – Educators and voting-rights advocates say a move by Texas Attorney General...
Sunshine Week: Group Works to Bolster TX Public Information Act

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas – It’s Sunshine Week, and Texas open government advocates are calling for...
Study: Texas Needs Alternatives to Sending Women to Prison

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas – Prison reform advocates say too many of the 12,000 women in...
Childproof Your Medicine Cabinet for Poison Prevention Week

by Mark Richardson GALVESTON, Texas – Every nine minutes in this country, a child under age six...
AARP Program Provides Free Tax Assistance for Texans

by Mark Richardson FORT WORTH, Texas – If you haven’t filed your income-tax return yet and need...
Texas Teachers’ Group Balks at Carrying Guns in School

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas – After the recent deadly shootings at a Florida high school, gun...
LULAC Sues Texas, Others Over Electoral College Vote System

by Mark Richardson SAN ANTONIO, Texas – A coalition of activists and attorneys is suing Texas and...
Study: GOP-Led Education Board Distorts TX History Lessons

by Mark Richardson AUSTIN, Texas – A new report claims state education officials are favoring politics over...