Kelsey Thompson - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/kelsey-thompson/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:45:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Kelsey Thompson - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/author/kelsey-thompson/ 32 32 103504436 Minimum teacher compensation bill filed in Texas Legislature https://houstonnewmedia.org/minimum-teacher-compensation-bill-filed-in-texas-legislature/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=minimum-teacher-compensation-bill-filed-in-texas-legislature Thu, 11 Mar 2021 17:45:00 +0000 https://communityimpact.com/austin/round-rock/at-the-capitol/2021/03/11/minimum-teacher-compensation-bill-filed-in-texas-legislature/ House Bill 3580 would establish a minimum teacher salary of $70,000 annually and would account for an inflation adjustment and increase.

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]]> 115046 Comptroller: Texas has lost 2 million jobs, is projected to lose $4.6B due to COVID-19 https://houstonnewmedia.org/comptroller-texas-has-lost-2-million-jobs-is-projected-to-lose-4-6b-due-to-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=comptroller-texas-has-lost-2-million-jobs-is-projected-to-lose-4-6b-due-to-covid-19 Thu, 23 Jul 2020 19:07:00 +0000 https://communityimpact.com/austin/round-rock-pflugerville-hutto/coronavirus/2020/07/23/comptroller-texas-has-lost-2-million-jobs-is-projected-to-lose-46b-due-to-covid-19/ The state of Texas gained 50,000 new jobs in February, but since the coronavirus pandemic hit, more than 2 million jobs have been lost.

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]]> 61707 Here’s how to participate in Texas’ annual sales tax holiday Aug. 7-9 https://houstonnewmedia.org/heres-how-to-participate-in-texas-annual-sales-tax-holiday-aug-7-9/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heres-how-to-participate-in-texas-annual-sales-tax-holiday-aug-7-9 Thu, 23 Jul 2020 16:52:00 +0000 https://communityimpact.com/austin/round-rock-pflugerville-hutto/economy/2020/07/23/heres-how-to-participate-in-texas-annual-sales-tax-holiday-aug-7-9/ This year sales tax-exempt purchases can be made online, over the phone or by mail.

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]]> 61711 Emergency SNAP food benefits extended in Texas during COVID-19 pandemic https://houstonnewmedia.org/emergency-snap-food-benefits-extended-in-texas-during-covid-19-pandemic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=emergency-snap-food-benefits-extended-in-texas-during-covid-19-pandemic Fri, 05 Jun 2020 13:36:00 +0000 https://communityimpact.com/austin/round-rock-pflugerville-hutto/coronavirus/2020/06/05/emergency-snap-food-benefits-extended-in-texas-during-covid-19-pandemic/ SNAP assists around 1.4 million eligible low-income individuals and families in Texas.

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