Wade Goodwyn

Wade Goodwyn appears in the following:

Doctors Raise Alarm About Shortages Of Pain Medications

Friday, July 20, 2018

A survey of anesthesiologists found that 95 percent say it is impacting patient care. Surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, intensive care unit doctors are also impacted.

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Dallas Wavers On Confederate Memorial

Thursday, June 14, 2018

In Dallas the effort to take down the city's Confederate memorials hit an unexpected snag after three of the four African-American city council members voted to keep the main memorial up.

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Texas Roundtable Will Discuss Ways To Address Gun Violence

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

After a second mass shooting this year, Gov. Greg Abbott surprised some in this pro-gun state by saying the reaction to the nation's latest school shooting needs to be more than prayers.

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Trump Addresses The National Rifle Association, Discusses Preventing School Shootings

Friday, May 04, 2018

President Trump and Vice President Pence addressed the National Rifle Association at its annual convention under as much pressure as ever following students protests after the deadly Parkland, Fla., shooting.

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NRA's Annual Convention Kicks Off In Dallas, As Gun-Control Advocates Plan Protests

Thursday, May 03, 2018

The National Rifle Association is holding its annual convention in Dallas, facing protests in the aftermath of the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Fla.

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Local Dallas Sportscaster Goes Viral For His 'Unplugged' Commentary

Tuesday, May 01, 2018

In Dallas, a local television newsman has repeatedly gone viral on the internet for his on-air editorials. But the broadcaster is not the station's news anchor or political commentator, he's the sportscaster.

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20 Years Later, Jonesboro Shooting Survivors Conflicted Over Parkland

Friday, March 23, 2018

Saturday's gun control march falls on the 20th anniversary of a horrific Jonesboro, Ark., middle school shooting and has divided survivors along with the rest of the country.

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In 'Bomb City,' First-Time Filmmakers Tell True Crime Story From Texas

Monday, March 12, 2018

Two filmmakers from Amarillo, Texas, released their debut film about the death of a young man in the late '90s after a jocks versus punks brawl that exposed deep divisions in the city.

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Will A Lot Of Democrats In Texas Turn Out For The Red State's Primary?

Tuesday, March 06, 2018

The primary elections in Texas are the country's first for the 2018 midterms. Political observers say enthusiasm and turnout for the Democratic Party are far higher than previous election cycles.

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Texas Democrat's Underdog Bid To Unseat Ted Cruz Picks Up Momentum

Monday, March 05, 2018

It has been 25 years since a Democrat has represented the Lone Star State in the Senate, but Rep. Beto O'Rourke believes he can beat the odds by campaigning in every part of Texas.

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Is The Partial Government Shutdown Painful? It Depends Who You Ask

Monday, January 22, 2018

The federal shutdown could affect millions of Americans, including hundreds of thousands of U.S. employees who will stop getting paid from the Defense Department to the Internal Revenue Service.

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Kansas' 2012 Tax Cut Experiment Could Serve As A Cautionary Tale

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

People in Kansas are struggling to recover from the state's experiment with deep tax cuts. What happened in Kansas is similar in many ways to what Congress is attempting to do on a national level.

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Houston Mayor Says Parts Of The City Will Have High Water For Weeks

Friday, September 01, 2017

Houston's mayor says many homes will remain flooded for the next 10 to 15 days as the city turns its attention to getting back to work and cleaning up. The area's oil refineries are also working to get back to capacity.

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Remnants Of Harvey Continue To Wreak Havoc In Texas

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Harvey is still creating new crises on the ground as chemical fires erupt at a plant outside Houston and the city of Beaumont, Texas, loses its water supply.

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Rescue Operations Continue In Houston As Harvey Makes Landfall In Louisiana

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Despite a letup in rain, flooding and rescues continue apace in Houston. Meanwhile, tropical storm Harvey is moving east, with conditions getting worse in Port Arthur, Texas, and southwest Louisiana.

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Parts Of Houston Record More Than 3 Feet Of Rain As Harvey Flooding Continues

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Several places in Houston have now recorded more than three feet of rain as the city and surrounding areas struggle through another day of dangerous floods. There are ongoing search and rescue missions and increasing concerns about levees and reservoirs.

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Texas' Special Session Ended, But State Lawkmakers Still Want To Discuss Bathroom Bill

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Efforts to pass a so-called "bathroom bill" in Texas died when the legislature adjourned a special session on Tuesday. But proponents haven't given up hope, amid talk of another special session to deal with the issue.

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Texas Measure Would Restrict Insurance Coverage For Abortions

Friday, August 11, 2017

The legislature passed the measure in a special session. Women would be required to pay a separate insurance premium to get coverage for an abortion that isn't an emergency.

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Federal Gerrymandering Case Could Give Dems Congressional Seats — In Texas

Monday, July 24, 2017

A three-judge panel is expected to rule soon whether Texas violated Hispanics' voting rights when drawing its congressional and state House maps in 2011. If Texas loses, it could be placed back under federal supervision under the Voting Rights Act, throw some uncertainty into 2018 races and put other states like North Carolina on notice they may follow in Texas' footsteps.

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Federal Court Considers Changing Texas Political Boundaries

Monday, July 10, 2017

A three-judge panel begins a weeklong trial Monday over whether Texas's political maps discriminate against minorities. If so, the state could be forced to redistrict before the 2018 election.

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