Holiday scammers are back and want to pull a fast one on Texans
| December 15, 2025
Here's how to avoid holiday scams this season.
Government shutdown continues to cause long TSA lines, flight delays in Texas as workers go into fifth week without paycheck
| November 3, 2025
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It’s not even the holidays yet and already airports seem to be giving travelers intense headaches and worry as the federal government shutdown affects the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wait times.
Part-time jobs, loans and worry: Texas federal workers contend with government shutdown
| October 27, 2025
Since the federal government shutdown began this month, San Antonio resident Imelda Avila-Thomas has canceled her daughter’s tutoring and removed her from after-school care.
Nearly 350 Houston retirees still waiting on buyout payments
| September 9, 2025
Houston City Council member Edward Pollard is demanding accountability as nearly 350 of the 1,000 city workers who took early retirement buyouts are still waiting for their pension payments months after they were promised.
The buyout program, launched to help close a $330 million budget shortfall, offered lump-sum payouts of 25% of annual salary to eligible employees. The employees were promised the payments within 60 days of their May 1 retirement.
Pollard has expressed growing concern over the city's handling of the program, and wants a timeline from Mayor John Whitmire’s administration on when the retirees will be paid. He questioned the mayor during an Aug. 27 city council meeting.
Teachers and parents face record-breaking back-to-school costs in 2025
| August 12, 2025
Another back-to-school season has arrived, bringing with it the familiar scramble of supply lists, clothes shopping, and, of course, financial stress. But this year hits different. There's an elephant in the classroom that's becoming impossible to ignore, and its crushing financial pressure is squeezing teachers and parents alike.