Called the state's "chief financial officer," the Texas comptroller will oversee, among other things, the $1 billion Texas Education Freedom Accounts program. The candidates vying for the role differ in how they'd manage it.
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Today at 10:30 a.m., haunts, hiring and Halloween treats around the city. 13TH FLOOR HAUNTED HOUSE Scream season opened with the crew walking straight into the 13th Floor, and the audio tells you how that went: screaming, one host fleeing to the bathroom, and a pig covered in blo...
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As part of wide-ranging sports and entertainment district plans, the city’s proposing to spend $850 million on the convention center and $125 million for upgrades to the Alamodome....
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WATCH LIVE RADAR IN VIDEO ABOVE FORECAST HIGHLIGHTS TIMES OF RAIN: Today and Friday. Intermittent, mainly light. IMPACT: Wet roads, interruptions to after school activities HALLOWEEN: Likely dry, comfortable for trick-or-treating COLD FRONT: Arrives Tuesday morning, small window ...
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The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate declined for the second straight week, falling to its lowest level in more than a month. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 7.24% from 7.32% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the average rate...
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Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. McALLEN — Dr. Ivan Melendez was among the 110,000 voters in Hidalgo County who voted for Donald Trump in ...
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GDP grew at an annual rate of 3.4% in the third quarter in the last major read on the economy ahead of the midterm elections — but many Americans continue to struggle with affordability....
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Two people were arrested in connection with an assault and robbery at Rocky’s Taco House on the South Side. Police said the incident happened around 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 28 at the restaurant located at 2423 Pleasanton Road. Police said a man and a woman ate at the restaurant, then...
