New study finds maternal mortality in Texas rose faster than …
2024年9月24日 · According to a new study from the Gender Equity Policy Institute, the number of women who have died while pregnant or from labor complications has risen dramatically in Texas, apparently exacerbated by the state’s abortion restrictions passed in 2021.. The study’s findings were published by NBC News, where Zinhle Essamuah was one of the reporters on the story.
Why Texas’ solar panel boom was a bust for thousands of customers
2024年11月12日 · Not too long ago, solar panels seemed like a home improvement from the space age. Seeing them was a novelty. Now though, especially in Texas, they seem to be everywhere.. That’s because the Lone Star State is in the wake of a solar panel boom.
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December 20, 2024 Texas Republicans want voters to provide proof of citizenship. Arizona’s law holds lessons. A Votebeat analysis shows how such requirements risk disenfranchising key voter groups, including Native Americans and college students.
Texas Supreme Court to decide fate of delta-8, state’s hemp …
2024年9月18日 · There aren’t many ways to qualify for medical marijuana in Texas. And of course, recreational weed is illegal altogether. But cannabis cultivation is still big business here.
From abortion to insurrection: a fact check of the Cruz v. Allred ...
2024年10月16日 · From Houston Public Media:. Senator Ted Cruz and Congressman Colin Allred hammered each other for an hour in the sole debate of the 2024 Texas Senate election. Neither managed to land a knock-out blow, but both made their fair share of questionable charges.
Potential lithium boom simmers in East Texas
2024年2月29日 · The lithium-ion battery is one of the inventions that makes the modern world possible. It’s in your cell phone, your laptop, maybe even your car. The device’s essential element – lithium – is therefore in very high demand.. Right now most of the world’s lithium production occurs in Australia and Chile.
Texas Standard for Dec. 13, 2024: A special broadcast from Abilene
2024年12月13日 · Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Friday, Dec. 13, 2024: Checking in with rural Texas ahead of the legislative session. Texas has more rural residents than any other state, with 4.8 million people living outside urban areas.
At half a mile a week, Gov. Greg Abbott’s border wall will take …
2024年7月9日 · From The Texas Tribune:. Three years after Gov. Greg Abbott announced Texas would take the extraordinary step of building a state-funded wall along the Mexico border, he has 34 miles of steel bollards to show for it.. That infrastructure — which has so far run up a price tag of some $25 million per mile — isn’t yet a contiguous wall.
Texas Standard for Nov. 7, 2024: Ethereal new novel ‘The Naming …
2024年11月7日 · Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Republicans break losing streak in South Texas. On Election Night, Republicans broke a long-standing losing streak in South Texas that dated back to the 1890s.
A familiar refrain: Some polls say Texas could turn blue, but can …
2024年9月16日 · You may have heard this somewhere before: In the run up to Election Day, a high-profile Democratic challenger in a closely watched race appears to be pulling ahead in the polls, a race that could flip a seat.