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College Towns Plan To Challenge Results Of 2020 Census

College Towns Plan To Challenge Results Of 2020 Census

s Some college towns plan to challenge the results of the 2020 census. They claim they were shortchanged because the pandemic forced students to leave campuses. They also complain that the undercount could cost them federal money and prestige. The affected communities include Bloomington, Indiana; Tuscaloosa, Alabama; and State College, Pennsylvania. Dudley Poston is a…MORE

Prescott says calf injury not an issue as Cowboys enter bye

Prescott says calf injury not an issue as Cowboys enter bye

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott promised not to miss any time after straining his right calf on the touchdown pass in overtime that gave the Dallas Cowboys their first win at New England since 1987. The star quarterback believes he can deliver on that vow because the team is going into its open week. Even with…MORE

Texas Lawmakers Wrap Up 3rd Special Session; No Action on Vaccine Mandate Ban

Texas Lawmakers Wrap Up 3rd Special Session; No Action on Vaccine Mandate Ban

Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – In a final rush to get laws passed in the final hours of the 3rd special legislative session in Austin, lawmakers declined to move on a last minute agenda item added by Governor Greg Abbott involving vaccine mandates. Abbott wanted lawmakers to pass a law aimed at bolstering his executive order banning…MORE

Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance Reaches $10M goal for Historic Public-Private Homeless Rehousing Program

Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance Reaches $10M goal for Historic Public-Private Homeless Rehousing Program

DALLAS – Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance (MDHA) today announced major private gifts totaling $10million to a historic homeless “rapid rehousing” program.The donations to the Dallas R.E.A.L Time Rapid Rehousing (DRTRR) initiative satisfy the privatefundraising needed for a program that will house more than 2,700 people and families experiencinghomelessness over the next two years. The rest…MORE