Texas Republicans have filed dozens of bills targeting LGBTQ people
Texas lawmakers this year will debate whether to block transgender kids’ access to transition-related health care, classify businesses that host drag shows as sexually oriented establishments and limit...
View ArticleLost in translation: 4 perfect words that have no English equivalent
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary set out recently to document some of these words on Twitter, and was flooded with responses from people offering their own.
View ArticleHigh inflation and housing costs force Americans to delay needed health care
Close to 40% of surveyed Americans, a record high, put off medical care last year because of finances. Americans are delaying or skipping doctor's visits, dental and vision care, and medications.
View ArticleCornyn hopes to block Biden plan that would allow tens of thousands of...
On FOX News, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said he plans to stop a proposed rule that would allow tens of thousands of migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti to stay in the U.S. as their asylum...
View ArticleLegislature has little appetite to fund Ken Paxton’s settlement with...
A lack of lawmaker support jeopardizes the attorney general’s $3.3 million settlement, which would resolve a lawsuit alleging Paxton fired high-ranking deputies who accused him of misconduct.
View ArticleA Dallas doctor offers hope for women with uterine fibroids who want to give...
Dr. Quanita Crable, an OB-GYN with Texas Health Dallas, explains to KERA's Sam Baker why she believes laparoscopic myomectomy is the best option to remove the fibroids.
View ArticleNonprofit aims to reverse Austin's 1928 master plan and get SXSW money to the...
DAWA is hosting a SXSW event called Vision:8291 to elevate and direct resources to Black, Indigenous and people of color in Austin.
View ArticleWorld Affairs Council of San Antono names Waheeda Thawerbhoy Kara...
The World Affairs Council of San Antonio will present Waheeda Thawerbhoy Kara with the 2023 International Citizen of the Year for her humanitarian and civic work on Wednesday at the Tobin Center for...
View ArticleHow the end of easy money impacts you
PBS Frontline documentary producer, director, and correspondent James Jacoby discusses his latest film, “The Age of Easy Money,” about the Federal Reserve’s role since the Great Recession.
View ArticleThousands of migrants have been bused to New York. But people are waiting to...
New York is struggling to accommodate the new arrivals of migrants in the city. Reverend Juan Carlos Ruiz is among those trying to provide help in the midst of uncertainty.
View ArticleA costly gender gap: Texas women working full time earn $12,000 less than men...
March 14 is Equal Pay Day, highlighting the gap between men’s and women’s earnings. Nationally, women average $0.77 for every $1 white men earn.
View ArticleStrong front will dump cold rain on San Antonio's spring sunbathing
It's hard to go swimming in a sweater. Any water-related fun should be enjoyed now because spring break in San Antonio and on South Padre will turn colder and wetter this weekend.
View ArticleSan Antonio tech CEO: Silicon Valley Bank failure could damage early startups
Plus One Robotics CEO Erik Nieves said without the flexibility SVB provided to tech startups, they will struggle to find financial services elsewhere because they tend to have few assets and little...
View ArticleState regulators allowed a fading West Texas town to go four years without...
The Texas attorney general finally filed suit last year, but some residents in Toyah say the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality was 'negligent' and want to know what took so long.
View ArticleWest Texas' blanched lizards celebrated as icons of adaptation
As scientists look more closely at the lesser earless lizards found in West Texas, they're gaining insight into the mechanisms that drive the diversity of life on Earth.
View ArticlePickleball growth is sweet for those who love the sport
Rose’s Chicken N Pickle is one of a growing number of pickleball locations in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Some are pure pickleball courts and others offer entertainment and food.
View ArticleA new bill might kill the ‘tampon tax’ in Texas
State Rep. Donna Howard authored a proposal this legislative session that would exempt period products — as well as additional supplies including diapers, breast pumps and maternity clothes — from...
View ArticleNeed rental assistance? Texas Rent Relief is taking applications for two weeks
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs will take applications for rental assistance until March 28.
View ArticleTexas bill would let people sue drag queens who perform in front of minors
The measure, authored by Rep. Steve Toth, R-Woodlands, has a 10-year statute of limitations. Opponents say the wide scope of the proposal makes it dangerous.
View ArticleThe unexpected shopping spree in the U.S. seems to have cooled
Retail sales dipped 0.4% in February after a surprise start-of-the-year surge that appeared at odds with the Federal Reserve's goal of cooling down the economy.
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