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Early voting for the upcoming general election runs from Oct. 21 to Nov. 1. (Rob Goebel/Adobe Stock)

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

TX League of Women Voters participates in National Voter Registration Day

Today is National Voter Registration Day, and volunteers with the nonpartisan League of Women Voters are holding voter registration events across the …

El voto anticipado para las pr�ximas elecciones generales tendr� lugar del 21 de octubre al 1 de noviembre. (Rob Goebel/Adobe Stock)

Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Liga de Mujeres Votantes de TX participa en el Día Nacional de Registro de Votantes

Hoy es el Día Nacional de Registro de Votantes, y voluntarios de la Liga de Mujeres Votantes, una organización no partidista, están …

Income, location and trust issues can contribute to health disparities in the Latinx community. (Krakenimages.com/Adobe Stock)

TX nonprofits address health disparities in Latino community

Nonprofits across Texas are coming together to address disparities in health care for the Latinx community. A report by the Commonwealth Fund shows …

People are asked to turn off all non-essential lights from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. each night during migration season. (babaroga/Adobe Stock)

Texans asked to turn lights out during migratory bird season

The fall migration period for birds is underway, and the nonprofit Defenders of Wildlife is trying to save as many birds as possible. The Lights …

Student Fellows, Lorena and Camila, participating at a community event in Tyler, TX. (photo courtesy of Este Poder)

East TX nonprofit works to register young voters of color

The nonprofit Este Poder has a goal of helping more young people of color in rural east Texas exercise their right to vote. The organization holds …

Using the data and maps, Bastrop County Cares has been convening different stakeholders to identify areas of need to help develop solutions to address the broadband shortage in rural Texas areas. (tippapatt/Adobe Stock)

Retired TX geoscientist uses talent to connect rural community to the web

By Kristi Eaton for The Daily Yonder.Broadcast version by Freda Ross for Texas News Service Service for the Public News Service/Daily Yonder Collabora…

Severe storms and tornadoes left a trail of destruction across the central U.S. over the Memorial Day weekend. (Dan Ross/Adobe Stock)

After the storms, Texans help Texans

Residents of north Texas continue to clean up after the latest in a string of deadly tornadoes. According to the National Weather Service, an EF-2 …

TX group works to soften trauma for sexual assault survivors

A north Texas nonprofit organization is working to reduce stress for trauma survivors creates "soft" police station interview rooms. They paint the …

Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap study is the only one providing local-level estimates of food insecurity and costs for every county and congressional district. (disha1980/Adobe Stock)

Report: Texas tops nation in food insecurity

Texas leads the nation in food insecurity. According to the latest "Map the Meal Gap" study, from Feeding America, nearly 5 million people in the …

National Teacher Appreciation Day was celebrated on March 7 until 1984, when it was moved to May. (Perry Correll/Adobe Stock)

It's Teacher Appreciation Week 2024

The first week of May is designated as Teacher Appreciation Week in the United States. The push to honor teachers started in 1953 when First Lady …

An engraved plaque on the National Fallen Firefighter's Monument bears a message from President Ronald Reagan. At the base of the monument, an eternal flame symbolizes the spirit of all firefighters, past, present and future. (National Fallen Firefighters Foundation)

Fallen TX firefighters to be remembered at national ceremony

More than 1,000 family members of firefighters who died in the line of duty, including some from Texas, will gather in Emmitsburg, Maryland, starting …

All libraries that are awarded funding through Libraries for Health are part of a collaborative learning cohort. (Liz Moskowitz)

For Central Texans, libraries can be a mental health resource

This is National Library Week, honoring the many roles that libraries play in their communities. In central Texas, a pilot program is using the …

Financial pressures, lack of mental health resources in rural areas and a stigma about using them all contribute to a suicide rate among farmers that is triple the general population, according to the National Rural Health Association. (primipil/Adobe Stock)

TX works to address wildfire survivors' mental health

Residents in the Texas Panhandle are starting to put their lives back together after surviving the largest wildfire in the state's history. The …

On April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will carve a narrow path of totality across 13 U.S. states, including Texas. (Rob Goebel/AdobeStock)

'Umbraphiles' plan Texas trip to view total solar eclipse

In less than a month from today, thousands of eclipse-chasers will travel to Texas for a dimming of the sun. And one city is making the most of the …

School board meetings have historically included intense cultural debates, such as the teaching of evolution, the removal of offensive sports mascots, or educator-required

Conservative 'M4L' Group Sets Sights on School Boards, Book Bans

A group formed to oppose COVID-19 mask mandates is expanding its agenda to influence school board elections, and a national watchdog group believes …

Two-thirds of U.S. households that give to a charitable organization donate an average of 4% of their income. (RawPixel.com/AdobeStock)<br />

Nonprofits Hope for Holiday Charitable Giving Boost Despite Inflation

Economic uncertainly created by the pandemic did not stop Americans from boosting charitable donations to record numbers in 2020 and overall giving in…

AARP Texas State Director Tina Tran presents Charles Ray Guidry, Jr. with the Andrus Award. (AARP)

AARP Texas Honors Champion for the Homeless

Charles Ray Guidry Jr. spent years being homeless, often sleeping on cardboard in church parking lots. Now, he's a champion for others struggling to …

Texas families can keep up with vaccine records at ImmTrac2, the Texas Immunization Registry. (OmarMedina/Pixabay)

Winter is Coming: Is Your Child's Health Protected?

COVID upended many routines, including Texas parents getting kids in for regularly scheduled childhood vaccines. Data from the Texas Department of …

More than 11,600 Adopt-a-Highway and Keep Texas Beautiful volunteers collected 1.29 million pounds of litter during the 2021

The Month of April Means "Don't mess with Texas"

The month of April has special meaning for Texans. It's when many groups - like Adopt-a-Highway and Keep Texas Beautiful affiliates - participate in …

One of the only bright spots in the USDA's food-price predictions for 2022 is that fresh vegetables are expected to rise in price just 1 to 2%. (Travel Photographer/Negative Space)

Along with Prices, Hunger Rises in Texas

Prices for food, gas and housing are all higher in Texas this year than last. And for local food banks, that means the need for their services is …

Texans Rally to Recover from Storm, Wildfire Damage

It has been a tough week for Texas, with a lethal combination of tornadoes, wildfires and even snow. At week's end, 16 counties have been declared …

Houston's Gulfton-Sharpstown neighborhood includes residents from more than 80 countries, including Somalia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mexico and parts of Central America. (Brookings Institute)

In Texas, Building More Livable Cities, One Grant at a Time

Neighborhoods are known to be more livable when housing, transportation and public spaces harmonize with the community, and Houston's most diverse …

El vecindario Gulfton-Sharpstown de Houston incluye residentes de m�s de 80 pa�ses, incluidos Somalia, Afganist�n, Pakist�n, M�xico y otras partes de Am�rica Central. (Brookings Institute)

En Texas, construir ciudades más habitables, un subsidio a la vez

Se sabe que los vecindarios son más habitables cuando la vivienda, el transporte y los espacios públicos armonizan con la comunidad…

As of last Saturday, election officials in Harris County, Texas' largest, had returned nearly 38% of all mail-in ballots to voters after they failed to provide a Social Security or driver's license number. (wikipedia)

Fallout from Stricter Laws Felt by Texas Voters, Election Officials

Across Texas, early ballots have been rejected for the March 1 primary, causing voter frustration when election officials explain they've failed to …

TX Health Workers Target ZIP Codes to Tackle Lagging Vaccination Rates

HOUSTON - Door-to-door and "ZIP-code-by-ZIP-code" is how some COVID-19 health workers in Texas are reaching the vaccine-hesitant. The "Your Shot …

The Muslim community in Austin will participate in the Sept. 11

TX Muslims Engage Community With Vaccines, Hot Food to Mark 9/11

AUSTIN, Texas -- Tomorrow marks 20 years since the fateful events of 9/11, with followers of Islam reflecting on progress in the treatment of …

Homebound seniors who are not tech-savvy can be difficult to reach with information about the COVID-19 vaccine. (jcfrog/Pixabay)

"Your Shot Texas" Boosts Vaccinations with Nonprofit Grant Money

AUSTIN, Texas -- "Your Shot Texas" is set to give additional nonprofit, community-based organizations money for programs that increase access to …

AmeriCorps incorpora cada a�o aproximadamente a 75 mil mujeres y hombres en un servicio intensivo, en m�s de 21 mil locaciones de todo el pa�s. (snc.gov)

La Universidad A&M de Texas Recluta para el Programa AmeriCorps

AUSTIN, Texas -- Una Universidad en Texas Panhandle se está asociando en la zona con escuelas medias, colegios comunitarios y otras …

Survey: Fewer than Half of Texans “Very Likely” to Get COVID-19 Vaccine

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texans need the right messaging from trusted advisers if they're going to agree to be vaccinated for the coronavirus, according to a …

COVID-19 ha aumentado la demanda de alimentos de emergencia, ha disminuido las cantidades de donaciones de alimentos y ha obligado a interrumpir los programas caritativos de asistencia alimentaria. (congerdesign / Pixabay)

Legisladores en Texas consideran propuesta para Streamline SNAP

AUSTIN, Texas -- La inseguridad alimentaria se duplicó al comienzo de la pandemia, según un estudiorealizado a principios de este año…

Early voting in Texas, which will last three weeks instead of the usual two due to the pandemic, begins Oct. 13 and ends Oct. 30. (movetexas.org)

Texas Rallies Poll Workers to Step Up for November Election

AUSTIN, Texas -- A record number of Texans are registered to vote in the November election, but the state needs more poll workers if everyone is …

Texas prometi� evaluar a m�s de 230 mil residentes y personal en los 1,224 hogares de ancianos autorizados en el estado, para fines de mayo. (sabinevanerp/Pixabay)

COVID-19: Defensores de Adultos Mayores en Texas se enfocan en Centros de Atención a Largo Plazo

AUSTIN, Texas -- Los adultos mayores han sido los más vulnerables a enfermedades y decesos por la pandemia Coronavirus, y la AARP Texas trabaja …

Los datos muestran que en el largo plazo, el impacto del aislamiento social causa tanto da�o como el que sufre una persona que fume 15 cigarrillos por d�a. (gerald/Pixabay)

Distancia Social no debería significar Aislamiento Social

AUSTIN, Texas -- La Encuesta Comunidad Estadunidense 2018 ("2018 American Community Survey") encontró que casi el 18% de los tejanos de 50 añ…

Social distancing will prevent public celebrations for today's National Medal of Honor Day, which will instead include a silent

Today's "Medal of Honor Day" Modified, but No Less Important

ARLINGTON, Texas -- With a health crisis requiring all of us to display endurance, it seems fitting that since 1990, March 25 has been set aside to …

Texas es uno de los cinco territorios de los Estados Unidos con el mayor n�mero de ni�os latinos sin seguro, de acuerdo al Centro para los Ni�os y las Familias (Center for Children and Families) en la Universidad Georgetown. (salud-america.org)

Niñas y niños latinos del Texas, los más vulnerables durante el COVID-19

AUSTIN, Texas -- Conforme la pandemia del COVID-19 empeora en los EEUU, la disparidad entre quienes tienen seguro de salud y quienes no es evidente …

Single mothers in Texas with a bachelor's degree earn $663,096 more over their lifetime than what they would have earned with only a high school education, a study shows. (Pixabay)

Study: Helping Single Moms Graduate College Would Benefit TX Economy

HOUSTON -- Texas would see a big return on investments that help single mothers graduate from college, according to a new report from the Institute …

En 2010 unos 25 millones de personas viv�an en Texas -un crecimiento de m�s de 4 millones respecto a la d�cada previa-, de acuerdo a datos de

El Censo de 2020 trae oportunidades de trabajo para tejanos mayores de 50 años

Austin, TX - La AARP (Asociación Americana de Personas Retiradas) de Texas dice que está trabajando para ayudar a los residentes de mayor …

The Department of Homeland Security says a

TX Volunteers Frustrated as Migrants are Trapped in Mexico

EL PASO, Texas – Volunteers who have been helping desperate migrants arriving in El Paso say they're frustrated to see those people now being …

En Texas casi un tercio de los pacientes de los centros comunitarios de salud son ni�as y ni�os. (Pixabay)

La “Princesa Leia” ayudará a Texas a celebrar la Semana del Centro Nacional de Salud

UVALDE, Texas - Se invita las familias a que asistan a la Uvalde High School este viernes para conocer a Superman, la Princesa Leia y recibir …

El Comit� Financiero del Senado de los EE.UU. se reunir� el jueves para discutir la reducci�n de precios a los medicamentos demasiado altos, sobre todo para los adultos mayores. Ley sobre la Reducci�n del Precio de Medicamentos 2019.

Grupo de Texas hace llamado para la pronta aprobación de las Reformas de Precios de Medicamentos

Mientras se intensifican los esfuerzos para reducir el costo de los medicamentos de receta en Capitol Hill, algunos grupos de Texas dicen que no …

In San Antonio, workers must earn at least $20 an hour to afford a two-bedroom apartment. Residents of Fremont, Calif., must earn a six-figure salary to rent a median-priced one-bedroom apartment. (Park Van Ness/Flickr)

Rising Rents Pushing Low-Wage Families Away from Opportunities

AUSTIN, Texas – As more Texans have turned to renting in the decade following the housing crisis, rising rents are pushing low-income families …

Some 250,000 children in Texas separated from their parents are living with other family members. (Pixabay)

Texas Makes Good on Promise to Foster Kids

AUSTIN, Texas - Foster care is improving in Texas and across the nation, according to a new Annie E. Casey Foundation report. More kids are being …

For the second year in a row, the United States received a D-minus in the Population Institute's annual report card on reproductive health, because of state and federal policies that limit access to contraceptive and other health-care services. (Sarah C/Flickr)

Texas Gets F-minus Grade on Reproductive Health Care

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas is one of 19 states to receive a failing grade on reproductive health, according to the latest Population Institute …

In December, the Texas Municipal Power Association announced plans to shutter the Gibbons Creek coal-fired power plant indefinitely due to high operating costs. (Pmelton87/Wikimedia Commons)

Texas Cities Leading Transition to Renewables

GEORGETOWN, Texas – In 2018, Georgetown became the first city in Texas to get 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources, and …

National park sites in Texas, including Big Bend, get five million visitors annually. Visitor spending tops $300 million in local communities each year, which generates more than 4,300 jobs. (Good Free Photos)

Pressure on Congress to Fund Nat'l. Park Maintenance Backlog

ALPINE, Texas – National Park Service sites in Texas need more than $167 million in deferred repairs, with Big Bend National Park in need of …

Los cuidadores sin paga a menudo ponen en pausa sus propias necesidades para cuidar a un pariente, a su pareja o a una amistad. (truthseeker08/Flickr)

Los Cuidadores de Texas También Necesitan Algo de Cuidados

AUSTIN, Texas – Casi 3.5 millones de Texanos y 40 millones de personas en todo el país cuidan de sus seres amados en edad avanzada…

Es una cifra r�cord, la cantidad de electores texanos registrados para votar en la elecci�n del 6 de noviembre. (DodgertonSkillhause/Flickr)

Quedan pocos días para la Votación Anticipada en Texas

AUSTIN, Texas -- La Votación Anticipada termina el viernes (11/2), y los Texanos están animados para asegurar que sus voces sean escuchadas …

Cases of elder financial exploitation often go unreported. (Pixabay)

Older Texans Need More Protection from Financial Abuse, Group Says

AUSTIN, Texas – Experts say almost every day, an older Texan is the victim of fraud, theft or another form of financial exploitation. And …

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