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Workforce growth is work in progress
Workforce growth is work in progress
Building Texas’ workforce of the future isn’t as simple as hanging out a “we’re hiring” shingle. And that’s why we’re hopeful that the state’s latest workforce development strategy is treated with the sense of urgency that it deserves. 11/15/2023 12:00 AM
Dental care is vital to Texans
Dental care is vital to Texans
Imagine that you’re 67 years old and you wake up with a severe toothache. You can’t sleep. You know you might need a root canal or something even more invasive, but you just can’t afford it. You don’t have dental insurance and while you have Medicare, it doesn’t pay for most dental services. 11/15/2023 12:00 AM
State legislature gets to work in fourth special session
State legislature gets to work in fourth special session
The Texas Legislature, conceived as a part-time body to meet every other year for 140 days, is now in its record fifth session (counting the regular session). When the impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is included, legislators have been in Austin pretty much the entire year, as the Texas Tribune noted. While legislators are paid just $7,200 a year in salary, per diem payments – meant to cover their expenses while in Austin – have mounted. If the fourth special session goes a full 30 days, taxpayers will have spent $4.8 million keeping lawmakers in Austin. 11/14/2023 12:00 AM
Planning family dog's party
Planning family dog's party
One of my co-workers has an autumnal tradition of spending a week of quality time with her dog Alfie around his birthday. 11/12/2023 04:00 AM
How to approach fight against 2023 terrorism
How to approach fight against 2023 terrorism
From the Oval Office, President Joe Biden made an impassioned mid-October address that laid out the stakes for Americans as to why they must support Israel and Ukraine in their wars against aggressors Hamas and Russia. He called the wars an American national security imperative, with victory critical to the future of democracies worldwide. 11/12/2023 04:00 AM
Exposing height of Bootgate
Exposing height of Bootgate
Finally, the press is doing some hard-hitting reporting about our upcoming presidential election. 11/12/2023 04:00 AM
Dear Abby
War letters project marks 25th year as work continues
DEAR READERS: Twenty- five years ago tomorrow, I told you about a new, nationwide effort to honor and remember our nation’s troops, veterans and families by seeking out and preserving their war correspondence from every conflict in U.S. history. 11/10/2023 05:00 AM
Fair TEA ratings neededforpublic school districts
Fair TEA ratings neededforpublic school districts
A Travis County judge has temporarily blocked the Texas Education Agency from releasing its new and “unlawful,” A-F 2022–23 school year performance ratings for public schools and districts. 11/08/2023 12:00 AM
Must I glue my eyes to TV?
Must I glue my eyes to TV?
I had forgotten about it, but my father once reminisced about finding elementary school-aged me habitually “watching” TV with my back turned to the set. 11/08/2023 12:00 AM
Kay Granger ‘s leadership will surely be missed
Kay Granger ‘s leadership will surely be missed
Kay Granger embodies what all of us should demand from public leadership: an understanding of community needs, an appreciation of broader world issues and a heartfelt commitment to serve selflessly. 11/08/2023 12:00 AM
Special session likely to end with no voucher deal in sight
Special session likely to end with no voucher deal in sight
As the clock ran down on the Legislature’s third special session, Texas House and Senate leaders exchanged barbs over Gov. Greg Abbott’s school choice bill and border security proposals, the Austin American- Statesman reported. 11/07/2023 12:00 AM
November is men's health month
November is men's health month
Hopefully, the rugged beard I’ve been sporting will motivate at least one of my fellow men to take better care of his health this November. 11/05/2023 05:00 AM
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