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TxDOT Reminds Texans to Give the Gift of a Sober Ride This Holiday Season

Sober Ride Sleigh glides across Texas to share safe, sober message AUSTIN – As holiday festivities get...
More Than 4,000 New HIV/AIDS Cases in Texas Each Year

by John Michaelson/TNS AUSTIN, Texas – December 1st marked the observance of World AIDS Day, and while...
Tips for Reducing Holiday Trash in Texas

by John Michaelson/TNS AUSTIN – The end-of-year holidays aren’t just a time filled with more cheer, but...
Texas Key in Nationwide Effort to Reduce Premature Births

by John Michaelson/TNS HOUSTON – The latest figures show the preterm birth rate in Texas continues to...
Earned Income Tax Credit: More Common in Small-Town Texas

by John Michaelson/TNS AUSTIN, Texas – A tax credit helping many low-income working families keep more of...
Digitization of Rare Maps Help Save Texas History

Earliest maps of Texas included in collection now available to the public (AUSTIN, Texas) — Christmas came...
One Billion Dollars in BP Fines Creates Opportunity for Texas Gulf Coast Restoration

by John Michaelson/TNS GALVESTON, Texas – Fines paid by British oil giant BP in the wake of...
Two-Generation Approach Needed to Lift TX Kids Out of Poverty

AUSTIN, Texas – For the millions of Texas children growing up in low-income families, a new report...
Prevalence of Diabetes in Texas Keeps Rising

by John Michaelson/TNS AUSTIN, Texas – The arrival of November means it is American Diabetes Month. It...
Texans Told to Skip the Salt as Holidays Approach

by John Michaelson/TNS AUSTIN, Texas – The election season had Texas voters taking it all in “with...