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This is not the first time Democrats have crossed state lines in a political battle. Author: KHOU 11 Staff Updated: 6:47 AM CDT July 13, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — Democrats in the Texas legislature fled the state Monday to head to Washington D.C. They say it's the last move in their playbook and a final effort to try and stop GOP-sponsored legislation they consider discriminatory. More than 50 state House members now on the ground in Washington. They landed at Dulles International Airport late Monday evening. A large group boarded chartered jets in Austin to leave...

I’ve been in nursing for more than a quarter of a century, and it’s been around that entire time. The nursing shortage is something that will continue through the years, according to all the projections that I see. Now, COVID has impacted nursing, but it depends on who you’re asking what the impact is going to be. There were probably a lot of nurses close to retirement age who would have stuck around in full-time positions considerably longer, but maybe with COVID now they’ve decided to go into travel or contract assignments to get out of the full-time stressors that nursing holds.

By Austin City Council Member Greg Casar and Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis GOP lawmakers are once again attacking local communities like Harris County and Austin for daring to pursue local policies that address local concerns. They are interfering with our efforts to tackle homelessness, support mothers fleeing domestic violence, and address the public and mental health crisis amplified by the pandemic. By way of several local budget control bills, our state officials are threatening to pull state funding to critical social services, turn local police departments into state-controll...

Bevo’s Daily Roundup: Texas volleyball readies to take on Wisconsin in Final Four Share this story Twitter.com/TexasVolleyball Texas Longhorns volleyball is gearing up for a big night in Omaha, Nebraska, where they’ll take on the Wisconsin Badgers in the Final Four round of the NCAA Tournament. Tune in at 8:30pm this evening. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Two decades later, Wisconsin’s Sheffield has his volleyball program nearing the pinnacle Austin American-Statesman: Time for celebration over, Texas sets its eyes on an NCAA volleyball title run Austin American-Statesman: How tall are...