Thousands may have student debt that should have been forgiven, report finds

A new federal report finds that record-keeping failures by the Education Department may have left thousands of Americans stuck with student debt that should have been forgiven.

All tax offices in Williamson County closed Wednesday, April 20

Williamson County employees will spend the day going through a paperwork backlog brought on by a staff shortage and a supply chain problem.

ALERRT center at Texas State receives FEMA grant to create response training

The ALERRT program at Texas State was created and developed to provide proven training to first responders in order to better protect their communities and save lives.

Biden administration’s new student loan forgiveness steps could impact 4M borrowers

Student loan debt forgiveness could be getting closer. The U.S. Department of Education announced on Tuesday it is working to implement steps for nearly 4 million federal borrowers to reach loan forgiveness.

H-E-B, Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation partner to enhance conservation

A portion of all sales proceeds from the Field & Future by H-E-B line of sustainable products will go to support TPWF's efforts to conserve Texas wildlife, habitat, and natural resources.

Analysis: Texas’ new standard is abortions for those who can afford to leave Texas

The Texas ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy effectively makes abortion illegal for most pregnant people — but not for those who can afford out-of-state travel.

Inflation, bird flu impact US bakeries ahead of Easter 2022

The egg price spike is hitting bakeries especially hard, and the days leading up to Easter are some of the busiest of the year for pastry, cookie, and other sweets sales.

2 in 5 US households now growing food following pandemic boom

Tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet peppers, beans, carrots, summer squash, onions, hot peppers, lettuce and peas were among the top homegrown vegetables in the U.S.

Wegmans to eliminate plastic bags at all stores by the end of 2022

In an effort to be more environmentally friendly, the grocery store chain said it plans to incentivize its customers to bring their own reusable bags by charging 5 cents per paper bag that the store provides.

Abbott eases state inspections at second commercial bridge, trade remains snarled across border

The agreement will help ease commercial traffic at one of the international ports of entry where international trade has been snarled since Abbott ordered Texas state troopers to do additional inspections on cargo.

Loopholes in No Surprises Act can leave some patients with high bills

Some patients are still getting unexpected medical bills due to loopholes in No Surprises Act. We look at the law, current loopholes, and what you can do to fight a balance bill.

What is an NFT? The new digital ‘property’ that is taking the world by storm

There's been a lot of talk about NFTs, but a lot of people may not understand what it is, and why it is fetching high prices. Here's what you should know about this new digital 'property.'

Why Biden is waiving rule on higher levels of ethanol in gas this summer

President Joe Biden says his administration will suspend a federal rule that bars higher levels of ethanol in gasoline during the summer.