Franklin BBQ owner, Aaron Franklin, recounts the story of the fire that almost destroyed his store in his newest book, Franklin Smoke
Austin to memorialize people discovered at Oakwood Chapel
The city of Austin hosts public memorial events and monument dedication to honor the 36 men, women and children discovered beneath the Oakwood Chapel in 2016.
The transformative power of high-quality instructional materials
By Amber Shields, THE COMMIT PARTNERSHIP Only half of Texas third graders meet grade level expectations in reading. Even fewer – just over 40% – do so in math. And yet, in a recent survey around 90% of parents in Texas and across the country report they believe their own children perform at or above […]
Comcast Texas Commits More Than $1M to Shrink Local Digital Divide in 2023
The year-long investment will focus on supporting more than 60 local organizations and digital skills programs that will empower the lives of thousands of people.
Don’t flatline Texas health care. Will Texas protect its patients?
Dismantling hospital services does nothing for patients or the price of health care. In fact, it hurts everyone.
Texas House Bill 1805 rallies support from physicians and Texas patients
This bill would allow doctors to prescribe medical marijuana for chronic pain in lieu of opioids and limit THC by milligram dose instead of percent by weight.
Texas deserves better than costly, ineffective energy proposals
Low-cost clean energy helped fuel Texas’s economic miracle. Some in the Legislature want to slow resources such as solar and wind power — but there’s no way to do it without hurting Texas consumers, employers and the economy.
Texas patients struggle to access healthcare, urge lawmakers to act
By Texans For Healthcare Access Texans for Healthcare Access is a group of highly diverse organizations representing consumers, business, and a broad range of health care stakeholders working to improve access to quality, local healthcare for all Texans. Lawmakers can solve the healthcare crisis this session. The HEAL Texans Act, Senate Bill 1700 will change […]
Costly health care: Texas has an affordability crisis
What is driving higher health care prices and what steps can policymakers take today to address the increasing prices in health care across Texas? Here’s our diagnosis.
The latest trend sweeping Texas: Playing lottery online
With Jackpot.com, Texans can play their favourite lottery games from anywhere.
