The picture of Vice President Mike Pence standing stiffly next to the trusted younger sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un at the Olympics in South Korea told a thousand words.

H-E-B, one of the nation’s leading independent food retailers and the largest private employer in Texas, today announced that Favor Delivery, the innovative on-demand delivery service headquartered in Austin, will become a wholly owned subsidiary. The terms of the transaction …

Congresswoman Jackson Lee: “The horrific shooting at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in South Florida sickens and saddens me as it adds to the long list of school children scarred by the scourge of gun violence. To the many …

In a matter of minutes, thousands of students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School went from thinking they were part of a fire drill to hiding inside closets and bathrooms to escape gunfire.

A former student armed with a rifle stalked the halls of a Florida school, breaking windows and shooting terrified students in a massacre that left 17 people dead Wednesday, authorities said.

As a school-based social worker for over eight years, I know firsthand how punitive discipline practices impact students both in the short and long term. In the short term, students are often harshly punished-missing valuable instructional hours and, more often …

Diamond Rust, a 20-year-old woman from Southeast Washington, DC, was slammed on the ground and brutally arrested by a Metro transit police for not paying to get on a bus. All that happened right in front of her two children.

Does the Texas Constitution protect the right of all Texans to earn an honest living free from unreasonable government interference or just some? That is the subject of a Texas Supreme Court petition filed late yesterday by the Institute for …

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Joe Evans and Eddie Patton, M.D. to the Texas Council on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders for terms set to expire on August 31, 2021. Additionally, the Governor named Rita Hortenstine chairman of the council. …

Creating an estate plan is something most people know they should do for themselves and their families, but getting around to actually doing it is another story! That's no big surprise, says attorney Liza Hanks. Sometimes it takes a person …

A coalition of community-based organizations, enterprises, city agencies, and community partners have joined together to create and release, “Chop Shop: A Community & Law Enforcement Conversation”, a film documentary which facilitates and captures constructive dialogue between San Francisco residents of …

Rice University scientists who introduced laser-induced graphene (LIG) have enhanced their technique to produce what may become a new class of edible electronics.

Starting and running a Black business association during the early 1990’s was more than a dream or a challenge. It was almost impossible. The concept was hardly credible back then.

“I hope all Houstonians will express the will of the people on the need for the City to move ahead swiftly on the flood ordinance changes I have proposed. When adopted by City Council, the revised ordinances will make sure …

As Blanca Morales walks the hallowed halls of Harvard Medical School, she ponders her humble roots and how she might be forced to choose between her parents and her dream of becoming a doctor.