North Texas has some of the harshest sentences for meth crimes.
Dec 4, 2024 · President Richard Nixon first declared a war on drugs in 1971, funneling more federal money into agencies intended to combat drug use. Then, in the 1980s, several pieces of legislation created mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses.
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January 8, 2025 Amid a $7 million deficit to Texas’ suicide hotline, thousands of calls are abandoned monthly. The state’s 988 suicide had the nation’s fifth highest rate of abandoned calls in August, the latest data available, amid a multi-million funding deficit that could worsen as federal dollars…
Texas has enabled new hunting restrictions on mountain lions, the …
Dec 3, 2024 · Texas mountain lions – also known as cougars or pumas – have long been a fixture in the state. This year, for the first time, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has put restrictions on hunting Texas’ last big wildcat species.. Lisanne Petracca, a professor of carnivore ecology at the Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute at Texas A&M University Kingsville, spoke with Texas Standard ...
Proposed Trump tariffs on Mexico and Canada raise trade questions
Dec 2, 2024 · Depending on the season of the year, the United States’ No. 1 and No. 2 trading partners often trade places. They’re also our closest neighbors to the north and south — Canada and Mexico.
New study finds maternal mortality in Texas rose faster than …
Sep 24, 2024 · According to a new study from the Gender Equity Policy Institute, the number of women who have died while pregnant or from labor complications has risen dramatically in Texas, apparently exacerbated by the state’s abortion restrictions passed in 2021.. The study’s findings were published by NBC News, where Zinhle Essamuah was one of the reporters on the story.
How does the Legislature work, and who is in the chamber? Here’s …
Jan 1, 2025 · The Texas Legislature meets once every two years in Austin for 140 days – unless the governor calls a special session, that is. The 89th legislative session starts in just two weeks, and there are a whole lot of rules governing what can happen when. There are also new faces in the chamber this ...
Dallas-Fort Worth is predicted to be the hottest real estate market …
Nov 5, 2024 · The Dallas-Fort Worth area is poised to be the hottest real estate market in the nation for investment and development next year, according to a new Emerging Trends in Real Estate report, which compiled data from more than 2,000 industry experts.. But what does this mean for the North Texas region and the people who live there? Nick Wooten, who covers real estate for The Dallas Morning News ...
Texas population continues growing faster than any other state
4 days ago · According to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Texas’ population continues to boom.. The state has seen impressive population growth over the past few years and that trend appears to have continued in 2024, with the state adding more than half a million new residents – more than any other state.
Policy experts want dedicated funding for water projects in 2025
Jan 2, 2025 · During the last legislative session in 2023, lawmakers created a new fund to jump-start water supply projects and fix aging water infrastructure across the state.. The law focused on funding a handful of ideas, including marine and brackish water desalination plants and acquiring water from other states.
From abortion to insurrection: a fact check of the Cruz v. Allred ...
Oct 16, 2024 · From Houston Public Media:. Senator Ted Cruz and Congressman Colin Allred hammered each other for an hour in the sole debate of the 2024 Texas Senate election. Neither managed to land a knock-out blow, but both made their fair share of questionable charges.