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AUSTIN – With many Texans heading off to college, the Texas Department of Insurance reminds students and parents not to forget their insurance needs. This is especially important if students will be living away from home. Where they live can affect their health, auto, and property coverages. TDI offers these insurance tips for parents: Health…

AAA Texas: Gasoline Demand Increases While Supplies Tighten, Pump Price Fluctuations Possible Fuel prices increase in a few Texas cities The statewide gas price average in Texas is $3.46 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Texas Weekend Gas Watch. That price is three cents less than on this day last week…

By Joe Guzzardi Sanctuary cities are once again in the headlines. But this time, sanctuary cities, the bane of immigration law enforcement advocates, have a different spin. Since five-time deported illegal immigrant Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate murdered Kate Steinle in July 2015 on Pier 14 in San Francisco, state and city governments have persisted in welcoming illegal aliens…

Aug. 18, 2022   WASHINGTON—The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Air Forces Sgt. Herald R. Boyd, 25, of Granger, Texas, killed during World War II, was accounted for July 8, 2022. In February 1945, Boyd was assigned to 350th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force in the European Theater. On Feb.…

By Fabiana Chaparro, The Texas Tribune Aug. 18, 2022 “Watch: Why some Texas churches support access to reproductive health care despite the state’s abortion ban” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Watch…

By Jayme Lozano, The Texas Tribune Aug. 18, 2022 “A West Texas coffee shop owner is giving away Plan B for free as fight over contraception access takes hold” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government…

By Eric Neugeboren, The Texas Tribune Aug. 18, 2022 “Louie Gohmert leaves Congress having passed 1 law and spread countless falsehoods” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief,…

The Congressional Gold Medal was presented to the 65th Infantry Regiment “Borinqueneers” at a ceremony on April 13, 2016, at the U.S. Capitol. Source: U.S. House of Representatives Thanks to a DAV chapter’s work, the service of the U.S. military’s only segregated Puerto Rican regiment has gained special recognition in the state of Texas. The…

By Jolie McCullough, The Texas Tribune Aug. 17, 2022 “Texas executes Kosoul Chanthakoummane for the 2006 murder of a real estate agent” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The…