State News

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is hosting a series of hunting workshops for those new to hunting. They’ll take place at Texas State Parks and Wildlife Management Areas throughout the state. Participants will have an opportunity to develop the skills needed to be successful in the field.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. September 9, 2020 – The Wrangler® National Finals Rodeo (NFR) is moving to Texas in December 2020! Arlington’s Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers, will host the Wrangler NFR 2020 – the first non-baseball event at this extraordinary park. Event organizers confirmed the event would comply …

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has informed the Texas Workforce Commission that the Lost Wages Assistance program, which provided an additional $300 a week to qualified unemployment claimants, has ended. Because the funds provided by FEMA were limited, TWC cannot extend payments beyond that date. TWC will continue to pay …

The ACLU says 69 Texas Counties could violate the Voting Rights Act. That’s because these counties don’t have election and voting information in English and Spanish. In some counties, they base translations on inaccurate automated translation services. Counties with more than 10,000 Spanish speakers or if Hanpics make up more …

Texas reported 2,057 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday and 20 additional deaths. The total confirmed cases in the state are now at 640,370, and there have been 13,492 deaths due to COVID-19. Oklahoma reported 613 new cases of the coronavirus on Monday and no recent deaths.

Word of a COVID-19 vaccine being available at the beginning of November isn’t sitting well with everyone. Dr. Jerry W. Simecka, Regents Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences with the University of North Texas Health Science Center, says he’s very cautious. He says if it has adverse effects, “it could cause some …

  Gas prices have stayed steady despite Hurricane Laura hitting the Gulf last week. AAA reports that one gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is cheaper than it’s been since 2004, 16 years ago. It is one of the results of the current oversupply of crude oil on the global market.