By: Mark Richardson, Public News Service – TX SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The effects of climate change on temperatures don’t appear to be deterring people from moving to some of Texas’ largest cities, according to a new report. The website Sparefoot, which helps people locate storage space, rates the fastest-growing cities…

By: Veronica Carter, Public News Service – FL MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Just a couple of days are left to comment on a plan by the Trump administration to undo Obama-era protections for the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. President Trump has vowed to take steps to reopen the ocean territories to oil…

by Alexa Ura and Jim Malewitz, The Texas Tribune Aug. 15, 2017 Federal judges have invalidated two Texas congressional districts, ruling that they must be fixed by either the Legislature or a federal court. In a unanimous decision Tuesday, a three-judge panel in San Antonio ruled that Congressional Districts 27…

by Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune Aug. 15, 2017 Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed a bill that will require Texas women to pay an extra health insurance premium for non-emergency abortions, one of three abortion-related items the governor placed on lawmakers’ agendas for the special session. The measure, House Bill…

by Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune Aug. 15, 2017 What you need to know A lot has happened these past few days — even if you only include the words “white nationalists” and “Texas A&M University.” Here’s what you need to know: • The sentiment that sparked a violent white nationalist…

by Shannon Najmabadi, The Texas Tribune Aug. 14, 2017 After a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, turned violent over the weekend, Texas House members on Monday called upon the chancellor of the Texas A&M University System to stop a planned “White Lives Matter” from taking place on the College Station campus. As…

by Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune Aug. 14, 2017 Whether you feel sorry for them or not, Austin ISD property taxpayers will be sending $533 million of their local school taxes to the state for redistribution to poorer districts in the next school year. That means that about 35 percent…

by Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune Aug. 14, 2017 A voluntary plan the state of Texas crafted to protect a tiny West Texas reptile — and avoid its listing as an endangered species — is facing a significant threat from companies that mine the fine-grain sand oil producers use for…

by Julián Aguilar, The Texas Tribune Aug. 12, 2017 MISSION — It’s supposed to be God, not government, that decides when a Catholic church that’s been welcoming parishioners since 1899 should burn its last candle. But as the sun’s light slowly burnt away the lingering fog surrounding La Lomita chapel…

By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017 The City of Eagle Pass, Texas Business and Economic Development Committee hosted its first quarterly meeting on Monday, August 14, 2017 at the City’s International Center for Trade, announced Arturo B. Rodriguez, Eagle Pass City Manager. BEDC Chairman Morris Libson…