Bret Jaspers
Bret worked as an organizer, actor, and New York City waiter before he began his career in radio. He has reported for NPR, WYPR News and The Signal. Past production work has been with WNYC’s On the Media, The Brian Lehrer Show and Soundcheck, as well as Wisconsin Public Radio.
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A slew of local candidates are running for local, municipal elections and Thursday is the deadline to register to vote. -
The early findings suggest children aged 5 to 19 could help Texas and the nation reach herd immunity.
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When people sought information in the early days of the crisis, it was hard to come by.
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As power outages begin to ease in Texas, utility problems still remain. High demand continues to stress hundreds of local water systems as millions of Texans are now under orders to boil water.
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Problems with water service are mounting in across the state as utilities struggle to maintain water pressure. Power outages are affecting delivery, as is high demand and sub-freezing temperatures.
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Texans are experiencing the winter storm of the century: sub-freezing temperatures, frozen precipitation and prolonged power outages. The storm is reaching as far south as the Gulf Coast.
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Two sites will be located at AT&T Stadium in Arlington and Fair Park in Dallas. A third site will open at NRG Stadium in Houston.
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A federal watchdog for pandemic relief funding is asking for information about Texas Sen Ted Cruz’s efforts to change a loan program. Requirements for the program were altered soon after Cruz wrote to officials in charge — the changes benefitted major Cruz donors.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s failed lawsuit seeking to throw out election results in other states came originally from lawyers close to the campaign of former President Donald Trump, according to a report in the New York Times.
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Texas will have more vaccines, but they won't be opening any more 'mass vaccination sites' for at least one week.
