9% Housing Tax Credit Awarded to The Brownsville Housing Opportunity Corporation
July 26th, 2021Brownsville, TX, July 23, 2021– The Brownsville Housing Opportunity Corporation (BHOC), an instrumentality of the Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville (HACB) was awarded $11.8 million in 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits for their El Jardin Application by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) Board…
How Unemployment Insurance Fraud Exploded During the Pandemic
July 26th, 2021ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. A Bronx man allegedly received $1.5 million in just ten months. A California real estate broker raked in more than $500,000 within half a year. A Nigerian…
University of Texas announces it won’t renew its sports media rights with Big 12, signaling its planned departure
July 26th, 2021By Heidi Pérez-Moreno, The Texas Tribune July 26, 2021 “University of Texas announces it won’t renew its sports media rights with Big 12, signaling its planned departure” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public…
Texas lawmakers to testify as U.S. House oversight committee plans hearing on Texas voting bill
July 26th, 2021By Alexa Ura, The Texas Tribune July 26, 2021 “Texas lawmakers to testify as U.S. House oversight committee plans hearing on Texas voting bill” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government…
What you need to know about the latest COVID-19 surge and how to stay safe
July 26th, 2021By Elvia Limón, The Texas Tribune July 26, 2021 “What you need to know about the latest COVID-19 surge and how to stay safe” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government…
Armed Robber Nabbed by Maverick County Precinct 3 Constable Deputy
July 25th, 2021By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2021 The Maverick County Sheriff Department reported an alleged armed robber with a handgun robbed a business known as Six Pack Stop on Del Rio Blvd. in Eagle Pass, Texas on Friday, July 23, 2021 and took off with some…
Gov. Greg Abbott promised “transparency and accountability” for border wall donations. But donors don’t have to use real names.
July 23rd, 2021By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune July 23, 2021 “Gov. Greg Abbott promised “transparency and accountability” for border wall donations. But donors don’t have to use real names.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about…
Austin, Travis County urge everyone to wear masks and for unvaccinated residents to stay home as COVID-19 cases surge
July 23rd, 2021By Colleen DeGuzman, The Texas Tribune July 23, 2021 “Austin, Travis County urge everyone to wear masks and for unvaccinated residents to stay home as COVID-19 cases surge” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about…
Texas Sales Tax Holiday is Aug. 6-8
July 23rd, 2021(PRESS RELEASE) (AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 6-8. State law exempts sales tax on qualified items — such as clothing, footwear, school supplies and backpacks —…
