Texas is home to many billionaires, including Elon Musk who is the second richest man on the planet. However,on the other side of that coin is a disturbing number of Texans living in poverty. I was shocked to learn the amount of money people in Texas' poorest town are living on. Accord...
HSIs also offer "an understanding of the culture and an understanding of the student population that we service," says Maggie Hinojosa, senior vice president for strategic enrollment and student affairs at The University of Texas—Rio Grande Valley. “We know what our students and our families...
The state is majority-minority, meaning white residents who don’t identify as Hispanic or Latino make up 45.7% of the approximately 3.2 million total population, according to 2023 Census Bureau estimates. The next-largest shares are Hispanic or Latino (30.3%), Black or African American (10.8%...
While Abilene is known as the storybook capital of the world, what are the top five biggest cities in Texas known for? Here's a brief rundown.
Pottsboro is a town in Grayson County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,160 at the 2010 census, up from 1,579 at the 2000 census. It is part of the
The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA), signed into law on June 18, 2023, by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, positions Texas as the second-largest state (after California) to enact a comprehensive data privacy law. Unique aspects of the TDPSA include a deviation from traditional applica...
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Every state in the US is at risk of extreme heat, but the four other factors vary widely. Seven states are at risk of all five climate change threats: California, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, and Washington. On the other hand, only a single state faced just one thre...
Texas Virginia West Virginia Your Low-Security Federal Correctional Institution Experts What Is a Low-Security Prison? Federal correctional complexes house low-security federal prisoners. According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, these prisons “feature double-fenced perimeters with electronic detection sy...
More than a fifth (21.2%) of its population is under 18. The state has a little over 3.4 million registered voters, and the split between registered Democrats (44.98%) and Republicans (44.62%) is about even, according to the Independent Voter Project. About a tenth (10.4%) of those ...