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WEBFrom living under a bridge to a home – new strategy offers hope to Dallas homeless. A new approach to helping people living on the streets find permanent housing called decommissioning is giving new hope to the homeless in Dallas. October 4, 2024.
A guide to the 14 propositions on Texas’ ballot
WEBOct 23, 2023 · Proposition 1: “The constitutional amendment protecting the right to engage in farming, ranching, timber production, horticulture, and wildlife management.”. Prop 1 would prevent municipal governments from regulating land use policies in areas with farming, ranching, timber production, horticulture and wildlife management.
The Origin Of The Word ‘Texas’ May Be Rooted In ... - Texas …
WEBMay 30, 2019 · The story goes that the word “Texas” itself comes from the Caddo word for “friends”. The Caddo were a confederacy of Native American tribes that dominated East Texas. The Spanish set up a mission in the region in the 17th century, led by friar Damián Massanet. During one of Massanet’s early encounters with the Caddo, they called him ...
Fact-check: Is Venezuela sending prisoners to the US southern …
WEBOct 12, 2022 · From PolitiFact:. Republicans have praised Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent decision to use taxpayer money to fly two planes of Venezuelan asylum seekers from Texas to Florida to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.. Meanwhile, in Congress, some GOP lawmakers have raised flags about Venezuelan immigrants at the southern border, citing an alleged Department of Homeland Security report saying ...
Meet the Democratic frontrunners hoping to unseat Texas Sen.
WEBTexas Democrats say 2024 is the year they’ll finally unseat U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. But first, voters must decide on who runs against him. The current frontrunners are State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, D-San Antonio, and Congressman Colin Allred, D-Dallas. By Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom February 22, 2024 10:00 am Government ...
Texas has a feral hog problem. Hunting them makes it worse.
WEBApr 7, 2022 · Feral hogs are among the most destructive invasive species in the United States. Every year, they cause over $1 billion in damage nationwide to crops and property. So landowners and government agencies like the U.S. Department of Agriculture are invested in decreasing their population. Texas is a hog hunting paradise.
Pregnant in Texas? Here’s what you need to know to ... - Texas …
WEBMar 10, 2023 · Texas has the highest rate of uninsured people in the country, according to the latest census data. For some Texans, pregnancy is the first time they can access health services. But navigating public health options for care can be overwhelming. Here's what you need to know.
SCOPE Act limiting minors’ use of social media among new laws in …
WEBSep 3, 2024 · The SCOPE Act is aimed at protecting children online, and part of it went into effect on Sept. 1. By Sarah Asch September 3, 2024 1:59 pm Government & Politics, Texas Standard Original. Several new laws went into effect over the weekend in Texas, with the most notable setting limits on children’s access to social media.
Texas is now the nation’s biggest emitter of toxic substances into ...
WEBSep 29, 2022 · From Inside Climate News:. Texas is a notably easy place to set up shop for industrial projects with lots of liquid waste and nowhere good to put it. The state’s waterways are open for business, an analysis of Environmental Protection Agency data shows, to send large volumes of discarded chemicals and …
At half a mile a week, Gov. Greg Abbott’s border wall will take …
WEBFrom The Texas Tribune:. Three years after Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas would take the extraordinary step of building a state-funded wall along the Mexico border, he has 34 miles of steel bollards to show for it.. That infrastructure — which has so far run up a price tag of some $25 million per mile — isn’t yet a contiguous wall.