…the COVID-19 pandemic. Analysis of data from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) showed between 1997 and 2019, students who withdrew from public schools and were home-schooled in the state increased…
Allred supports Child Tax Credit payments for those 'especially hard hit' by COVID-19
Beginning in July, low-to-moderate-income families with children are set to receive monthly payments of $250 or $300 through December as part of the American Rescue Plan to help those recovering…
Texas Central CEO tells Congressional committee Dallas-to-Houston high-speed rail project is 'ready to go'
…week.” Aguilar told lawmakers on the committee that the HSR project looks to meet the challenges presented by climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and competition from other countries in terms…
Pledging 'actual Republican leadership,' Huffines to challenge governor in GOP primary
…reopening the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. Former Texas state Sen. Don Huffines, also a Republican, said he is challenging Abbott in 2022. “Together we will finish the wall,…
Senate bill would enable midwives to continue providing 'high-quality, low-cost maternity care'
…Home births are on the rise, as concerns about COVID-19 access issues closed maternity wards to provide more space for Covid patients, insurance issues and government-imposed restrictions persuaded expectant mothers…
By T.H. Lawrence | May 8, 2021
Rasmussen poll: Americans support private sector growth, less government control
…disagreed and said that they were worried that the government has too little control. These results come at a time when the U.S. economy seems to be recovering from COVID-19…
By Andy Nghiem | May 5, 2021
9 Texas cities -- including Dallas -- ranked among 50 best U.S. locations to start a business
…reported that the COVID-19 pandemic represents one of the toughest times for American business owners. About 61 million small-business entrepreneurs now regret opening their firms, a recent WalletHub survey showed….
Prioritizing reliability is the only way to stop the blackouts
…have enough electricity, slim-to-nothing reserve margins are becoming more and more common. In July 2020 I warned that had it not been for the COVID-19 shutdowns we would likely have…
By Jason Isaac | Apr 28, 2021
Frost Bank uses contributions, time 'to be engaged' in the communities it serves
In an effort to participate in the communities in which it operates, Frost Bank contributed $2 million throughout Texas, including Dallas, to meet various needs created by COVID-19 infections and…
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER: The Babel Fish of Abilene
…hung up on her friend.” During the COVID-19 pandemic, Uwimana said his routine of unwinding after work has become a tactful process of deep cleaning. His wife, who works as…
Frost Bank regional president: 'We're going to take a little bit of time to reassess' amount of Dallas branches after COVID-19
Frost Bank had big plans to develop its business in Dallas but when COVID-19 emerged as a threat to public health last year, those expansion efforts screeched to a halt….
Rasmussen poll shows support for voter ID requirement in Texas
Voter integrity legislation moving through the Texas Legislature has elicited charges of voter suppression and racism, as have other state-level election reform bills introduced in the wake of COVID-19 voter…
By W.J. Kennedy | Apr 21, 2021
Foundation urges rejection of $2 trillion infrastructure bill: 'Americans aren’t clamoring for a Green New Deal'
…more government.” Isaac and Ginn claim that although the president’s plan has been pitched as a means to assist Americans hurting from the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic damage, it…
Elementary school parent calls Highland Park ISD's mask mandate 'Child abuse 101'
Highland Park ISD parents look forward to the day when their students can return to a familiar learning environment, a day many thought to be inching closer with the COVID-19…
'The joke's on us': Highland Park ISD student kicked out each day over masking policies
…anyone that wants to continue this masking.” Highland Park ISD’s COVID-19 policies are more stringent than the Texas Education Agency’s policies — going as far as requiring face masks for…
By Kyla Asbury | Apr 15, 2021
HPISD mom to board: 'You have rules for yourself and different rules for the rest of us, including our children'
…how wonderful they were doing and ignored her raised hand for 9 minutes. She intended to ask who makes the COVID-19 decisions for schools and if parents had been consulted….
By John Sammon | Apr 13, 2021
Parent backs action against Highland Park school board for 'absurd' mask rules
…be taken for his children. “If HPISD does not declare unequivocally that it will remove all COVID-19 restrictions, including requiring children to wear masks, we will seriously consider moving our…
FAN EXPO Dallas returns in 2021 with a Lord of the Rings reunion '20 years in the making'
…convention was delayed and eventually cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event will be able to return this year with Texas lifting health restrictions and an increase in the…
By Andy Nghiem | Apr 7, 2021
Highland Park grandfather slams critical race theory curriculum in Highland Park School District
…trying to teach children how to think. Additionally, children’s suicide, hospitalized depression, and mental illness are all on the rise due to the last year’s stress-induced by COVID-19. The kids…
Census survey: Home schooling rises across Texas, nation
Home schooling has increased throughout the country in recent years, including in Texas, and a recent U.S. Census Bureau survey confirmed that the upward trend continued during the COVID-19 pandemic….
By Mary Lou Lang | Apr 1, 2021