The bus tour is cautioning school district voters about the tax impact of the May 4 bond election.
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Denton School Officials Criminally Charged for Electioneering
Citizen complaints led to first-ever criminal prosecutions of government school officials for using district resources to electioneer.
City of Dallas Considers Ranked-Choice Voting
The controversial election process is among dozens of proposed city charter amendments that may be placed on the November ballot.
Tarrant County Election Board Votes to Use Pre-numbered Ballots
Those in favor say the move is the step in the right direction to securing elections.
City Officials Consider Property Tax Increases and Garbage Fee for Houston Residents
The administration may seek to lift both the city’s local property tax cap and the state-imposed property tax cap in one ballot measure this November.
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Fort Worth Drag Show Performers Dress, Dance Sexually
Videos from the event showed the cross-dressing performers wearing tight and revealing clothing while dancing provocatively around the room collecting cash.
Denton DA Fails to Respond to Voters’ School Electioneering Allegations
Texas law requires district attorneys to investigate criminal election complaints if two or more voters submit affidavits.
McKinney Puts Multiple Multi-Million Dollar Bonds on May Ballot
If passed, all bonds would cost local property taxpayers more than $712 million with interest.
Tax Hikes and New Fees for Houston
The ideas floated to close the budget deficit are a trash fee and asking voters to increase the maximum allowable revenue the city can collect under its long-existing property tax cap.
Texas A&M University to Host Drag Show on Campus
The event called “Draggieland” will be hosted for the fifth year in a row.
Parent Sues Prosper ISD for Alleged Assault of 5-year-old Student
The lawsuit alleges that the incident “appears to be part of a larger pattern of students being abused and staff failing to intervene at Rucker Elementary.”
PARENT: Allen ISD Principal Berates Students After Active Shooter Drill
After a few students made noise during the drill, the principal allegedly yelled at the 5th grade class until they cried and then took photos of them.
Gillespie County Republicans Find, Fix Hand Count Errors Ahead of Canvass
Addition and transcription errors accounted for the reporting mistakes, which did not affect the outcome of any races on the ballot.
Republican Alex Mealer Joins Houston METRO Board
The agency has a budget of $1.6 billion and provides public transportation across Harris County.
New PAC Backs Denton School Board Candidates Who Support ‘Students of All Identities’
The Supporters of Denton ISD PAC endorsed two incumbents over challengers who oppose sex and gender ideologies in schools.
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Texas Teacher Sentenced to 131 Years in Prison for Promoting Child Porn
Predator tracker Alex Rosen caught former Judson ISD middle school teacher Mark Mallow in a sting operation and testified at his trial.
Fort Bend ISD Audits Bond Program
The Board of Trustees voted to approve an audit after $133 million in cost overruns from their $1.2 billion May 2023 bond package.
Denton School Board Keeps ‘Transgender’ Books in Kids’ Library
Denton ISD trustees voted 6-1 to keep two controversial titles available to K-5th grade students.
Castleberry ISD Superintendent Tells District Leadership to ‘Vote Accordingly’ in Primary
Superintendent Renee Smith-Faulkner forwarded a voter guide from the Castleberry ISD Retired Teachers Association and told district administrators to follow its recommendations.
Houston Police Crisis Over Closed Sexual Assault Cases Worsens
Police Chief Troy Finner has announced that the true number of all wrongly closed cases is 264,000.
Fort Worth ISD Board Approves Abstinence-based Sex Education Curriculum
The board unanimously approved the curriculum despite some pushback.
Kerrville’s Proposed Anti-solicitation Law Could Violate First Amendment
Concerns of potential free speech violations are starting to grow around a proposed ordinance in a Central Texas city.
US Customs and Border Patrol Seizes Largest Narcotics Shipment at Port of Entry
A trailer carrying six tons of methamphetamine was stopped at the Eagle Pass Port of Entry.
Former Katy ISD Coach Gets Jail Time for Sexual Contact with Student
Paetow High School football coach Lonnie Teagle was accused of “spanking” teenage girls at school.
Denison ISD Applauds State Representative for Opposing School Choice
The district’s homepage thanked local State Rep. Reggie Smith for continually opposing school choice during the recent special sessions.