Becky Fogel | The Texas Newsroom
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In Texas, where the hourly minimum wage is $7.25, a student who has children would need to work as much as 64 hours per week to afford college and child care expenses, according to a new report.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening six COVID-19 testing sites in Texas counties with high positivity rates and growing hospitalizations. Governor Greg Abbot requested support from the Biden administration last week.
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A new report from the Texas Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty finds the state’s death row population dropped to 199 this year. New death sentences and executions also remained near historic lows.
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The Trevor Project found LGBTQ+ young people living in southern states, including Texas, are more likely to consider and attempt suicide in large part because they are less likely to live in accepting communities.
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Texas Democrats made their way to the U.S. Capitol to pressure Congress into voting for federal voting protections. But politics in Washington make that less likely with each passing day.