Texas A&M-Kingsville holds spring commencement May 18
KINGSVILLE (May 18, 2018) — More than 1,150 prospective graduates crossed the stage to receive their degrees during three commencement ceremonies held at the Steinke Physical Education Center at Texas A&M University-Kingsville Friday, May 18. The graduates from the…
10 killed, 10 more injured after shooting at high school southeast of Houston
May 18th, 2018By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune May 18, 2018 A school shooting just before 8 a.m. Friday at Santa Fe High School, south of Houston, has left 10 people dead. Authorities said 10 more people were injured in the shooting….
Asked to propose a fix to voting rights violation, Texas offers few answers
May 18th, 2018By Emma Platoff and Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune May 18, 2018 Told it was breaking the law and asked to propose a fix, Texas seems to have mostly declined. Following a ruling last month that Texas was violating a…
Analysis: Millennial Texans might be louder, but they’re not voting
May 18th, 2018By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune May 18, 2018 Editor’s note: If you’d like an email notice whenever we publish Ross Ramsey’s column, click here. Derek Ryan, a young Texas voter who also happens to be a political consultant, is…
Little-known state agency causes controversy as chief judge forces resignation
May 18th, 2018By Cat Cardenas, The Texas Tribune May 18, 2018 *Correction appended When it comes to Texas agencies, the State Office of Administrative Hearings operates in relative obscurity. Ask the average person what the office does, and he or she probably…
SNAP Changes Would Require “Massive Expansion of Bureaucracy”
May 18th, 2018By: Dan Heyman, Public News Service – WV CHARLESTON, W. Va. – Changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) now under debate in Congress would mean an explosion of red tape and bureaucracy for states and the poor, according…
Maverick County Democratic Party Chairman Luis Alfonso Ruiz Press Conference on May 18, 2018
May 18th, 2018(PRESS RELEASE) My name is Luis Alfonso Ruiz. I’m the Chairman of the Maverick County Democratic Party. I have received information about an allegation of irregularity in the electoral process that Mrs. Enriqueta Diaz made public through Facebook. No member…
At least 8 fatalities reported after shooting at high school southeast of Houston
May 18th, 2018By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune May 18, 2018 A school shooting just before 8 a.m. Friday morning at Sante Fe High School, south of Houston, has left at least eight people dead, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez….
Survey Reveals Most Kentuckians Struggle to Afford Health Care
May 17th, 2018By: Mary Kuhlman, Public News Service – KY FRANKFORT, Ky. – The ability to pay for medical care is a challenge for a majority of Kentucky adults, according to a new survey. Data from Altarum’s Healthcare Value Hub showed that…
Did Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick break the law by pushing out the agency director? The attorney general can’t say.
May 17th, 2018By Emma Platoff, The Texas Tribune May 17, 2018 One railroad commissioner doesn’t have the power to fire the executive director of the agency — but it’s not clear whether that’s what happened last fall when former director Kimberly Corley…
Bill Would Provide Oversight of Immigration Detention Centers
May 17th, 2018By: Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service – WA SEATTLE – Companion bills in Congress aim to increase oversight and put a moratorium on the additional construction of immigration detention centers. The Detention Oversight Not Expansion (DONE) Act introduced by Rep….
