The Beaumont Enterprise is reporting that outgoing-Comptroller Carole Keeten-Strayhorn has in her waning days in office hired on campaign staff and added employees. Cost to taxpayers? $40,000, for two months of work. For work that apparently wasn’t needed while she was attempting to convince taxpayers and voters to move her into the governor’s mansion. You can read the full story here.Â
Voters defeated school bonds in Big Spring and Granbury, where residents organized campaigns against the property tax-backed debt proposals.
Five of the 10 most expensive city bond propositions were in Dallas.
As Emelie Schmidt struggled with gender dysphoria, Port Neches-Groves ISD threw gasoline on the fire.
- US Rep. Henry Cuellar was indicted on bribery, money laundering, and foreign influence charges. - Thousands of illegal aliens have been flown into Texas airports. - US Rep. Pfluger preparing measure to strip Federal Education funding from convicted rioters.