Texas to distribute larger SNAP benefits starting this month
By Bob Pepalis | Jan 7, 2021
Recent federal legislation will increase emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits in January for Texas recipients.
Texas Conference for Women aids restaurant owners suffering through pandemic
By Bob Pepalis | Oct 8, 2020
A $177,500 donation by the Texas Conference for Women to women-owned restaurants aims to help businesses hurt by the pandemic’s economic effects.
Former pastor sentenced for sexual exploitation of child
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 7, 2020
A former Texas pastor will spend more than 24 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to a count of sexual exploitation of a child.
Inappropriate search leads to teacher's arrest on child porn charge
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 7, 2020
A former teacher at Livingston High School faces charges after city police officers allegedly found child pornography on his home computer.
Child advocates say Texas is slow to adopt reforms for sex-trafficking victims
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 22, 2020
Texas continues to fall short of its goals and a federal judge’s orders for reforms to help child sex-trafficking victims.
Texas Real Estate Commission introduces new leaders to agents
By Bob Pepalis | Mar 12, 2020
The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) will introduce its new chairman and executive director to the real estate agents the state agency licenses with in-person and online sessions scheduled through the end of April.
