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As health care workers face increased levels of pandemic burnout, the Biden Administration is looking to help states recruit and retain clinicians in underserved areas. -
The announcement is part of a shift in strategy under the Biden administration that puts a new emphasis on going after businesses and employers that violate labor laws.
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A handful of antibody treatment centers for COVID-19 have opened up recently across North Texas. They are a few of more than 20 centers launched statewide since August. -
The city's spending plan is larger than last year's $3.8 billion budget. The council also voted to lower the property tax rate for city residents.
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New measures come a month after Columbia Journalism Investigations-NPR revelations on rising worker heat deaths.
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Dallas has tried to figure out ways to address problems at the 911 call center that have been dragging on for years. This week, the city council will vote on funding that could address staffing shortages and pay in an effort to decrease wait times.
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You may remember filling out a census questionnaire some time last year. Now, the data is being funneled into a process known as redistricting.
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Mayor Eric Johnson has formed a new Anti-Hate Advisory Council that aims to address an increasing number of hate crimes over the past year.
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Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have long threatened to sue school districts that defy Abbott’s ban on local mask mandates. On Friday, Paxton made good on that threat.
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President Biden said "if you break the rules, be prepared to pay." He called the harassment aimed at airline employees over masks "wrong" and "ugly."
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On Thursday, the president announced a series of actions to encourage K-12 schools to mandate masks for all and require vaccines for employees.
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The president outlined a forthcoming federal rule that all businesses with 100 or more employees have to ensure that every worker is either vaccinated for COVID-19 or submit to weekly testing.
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The Legislature is expected to return soon for another special session focused on redrawing the state's political maps.
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Makayla Montoya Frazier is the founder of the Buckle Bunnies Fund, a group that helps fund abortions in Texas. She spoke with TPR's Bonnie Petrie about the state's latest abortion restriction — which bans the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy.
