Texans urge state education board to expand sexual education standards and include LGBTQ information
June 29, 2020 At a marathon virtual hearing Monday, dozens of Texans implored the State Board of Education to dramatically update the minimum statewide standards for what Texas public school students are taught about sex and health, policies which have not been revised since 1997. The 15-member board is considering requiring that middle schoolers learn […]
June 29, 2020 As the new coronavirus continues to spread in Texas, leaders of some of the state’s biggest cities said Monday that their testing sites were being strained, forcing them to turn away people in the middle of the day or limit who is eligible to take a test. In Travis County, interim County […]
June 29, 2020 Dallas Women Lawyers Association (DWLA) is pleased to announce the recipients for the organization’s 2020 Annual Awards Reception. Our honorees represent an outstanding group of legal and community leaders. The prestigious Raggio Award is named for DWLA co-founder and Dallas legal pioneer Louise B. Raggio, who was the first female prosecutor in […]
June 29, 2020 Texas is a state built on grit, resiliency, and optimism. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Texans are manifesting this spirit and determination in so many important ways, large and small. We are proud that public education in Texas-both educators and students-is at the vanguard of our state’s efforts to keep […]
June 29, 2020 Texas is extending the deadline for low-income families to apply for a one-time food benefit to replace the value of free or discounted school meals that children have lost during the coronavirus outbreak. Earlier this month, the “Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer” program, or P-EBT, began assisting families with children who have temporarily […]
June 28, 2020 American Airlines wants to win the recovery from coronavirus. It is restoring 55% of domestic seat capacity in July, far more than United’s 30% or Delta’s 21%, adjusted for blocked middle seats. It is rare for a U.S. airline to diverge from its peers with so much optimism, especially American, whose tight […]
June 29, 2020 The upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic will reshape one of the most fundamental aspects of ordinary life starting Monday: voting. Poll workers will begin greeting voters from behind face masks and shields as early voting begins in primary runoffs that will look and operate differently from any Texas election in the past […]
June 28, 2020 Less than a year ago, Anne Chow was promoted to CEO of AT&T Business, the telecommunications giant’s $37 billion unit that provides services to nearly 3 million business customers, including nearly all of the world’s Fortune 1000 companies. The 54-year-old daughter of Taiwanese immigrants is the first woman to hold this position […]
June 28, 2020 The critically ill patients in Parkland’s COVID-19 Tactical Care Unit couldn’t wear masks even if they wanted to. They each have a plastic tube jammed down their throats, straight to their lungs. The other end of each tube coils like a translucent snake, tethering the inert form in the bed to a […]
June 26, 2020 Don’t be surprised if one of your neighborhood stores closes for a day or two as coronavirus cases continue to spike in Texas. It has happened infrequently so far, but temporary shutdowns may become more common. Spot closings help retailers keep their front-line employees and customers safe, and experts say it’s a […]