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Galveston County mother: Home schooling ‘instilled values that will last a lifetime’

By Tom Lawrence | 3 years ago

As public school enrollment continues to drop, home schooling is rising across Texas.

Layoffs, shutdown batter Texas natural gas equipment firm

By Tom Lawrence | Apr 10, 2020

Alegacy shuts down operations after employees test positive for COVID-19

CHRISTUS Health offers training to detect child sex trafficking victims

By Tom Lawrence | Feb 14, 2020

CHRISTUS Health Southeast Texas Health System is training health care workers to fight sex trafficking.

Rep. Middleton says local governments not providing lobbying information

By Tom Lawrence | Feb 2, 2020

A Texas state representative says local government entities are reluctant to disclose information on their lobbying efforts with state government even though a new state law requires them to do so.

Dallas restaurants offer assistance to human trafficking victims

By Tom Lawrence | Jan 31, 2020

Victims of human trafficking can find help in a most unlikely place: restaurant bathrooms.