On Tuesday, Houston and Harris County officials announced that a “Stay Home-Work Safe” order would go into effect at midnight and continue until April 3. The order comes after 27 confirmed cases of coronavirus virus in Harris County and after local Med center leaders...
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Will Trump’s economic stimulus work? It hasn’t so far.
With economists warning that the U.S. is already in a recession, the Trump administration is scrambling to find a way to stimulate the economy. During a recession, the federal government has two ways to boost the economy. The first is monetary policy, which involves...
Stacey Abrams and Texas Democratic Party join forces to register voters
On Monday, the Texas Democratic Party announced the largest voter registration program in the history of the state. This massive effort will be done in conjunction with Fair Fight, a voting rights organization started by Stacey Abrams. "Fair Fight is proud to...
Texas Democratic Party announces massive voter registration program
On Monday, the Texas Democratic Party announced that it will launch the largest voter registration effort in the history of the state. The 2020 program will involve 1,000 organizers and canvassers on the ground registering voters. The party will also mail out...
Technology can be a blessing for gerrymandering in Texas
Computer algorithms have been used to make gerrymandering-- a major problem in Texas -- more partisan than ever. But they could also be used to make the redistricting process fairer. Gerrymandering involves drawing political district lines purposefully to favor...
Statewide ballot initiatives to know before next Tuesday (Election Day)
Here are some key statewide initiatives on the ballot next week across Texas. Election Day is Nov. 5. Proposition 2 Proposition 2 would allow more water supply in parts of the state. It would be paid for by bonds issued by the Texas Water Development Board to...
Rick Perry refuses to comply with House subpoena
Former Texas governor and Energy Secretary Rick Perry is refusing to turn over Ukraine-related documents in the impeachment inquiry of President Trump. U.S. House committees had subpoenaed Perry and gave him until Friday afternoon to comply. House Democrats have...
Top 5 weirdest border wall ideas
When Donald Trump first said he was going to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it, there weren’t a whole lot of details. But in the past few years a number of designers, including the president himself, have decided to fill in the blanks. Here are five of the...
Oil prices rise, then fall, after attack on Saudi Arabia
Two major Saudi oil facilities were attacked on Saturday. One of the targets was the Abaiq plant, the largest crude oil stabilization facility in the world, while the other was the Khurais field, Saudi Arabia’s second-largest oil field. It has been widely reported...
Texas has the highest health care markup
While the high cost of health care is a national issue, it is a particularly dire problem in Texas. A recent Johns Hopkins study found that Texas has the highest health care markup ratio in the country. The markup ratio is what a hospital charges compared to...