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Amarillo Lawyers Gearing Up for Contested District Judge Primary

August 16, 2023

Two Amarillo attorneys are making preparations to challenge an incumbent judge in next year’s Republican primary.

Is UNT Covering up Plans for Conservatives on Campus?

August 5, 2020

Taxpayer-funded university appeals to Texas attorney general to keep communications about a conservative student group hidden.

Austin’s Socialist Councilmember Wants to Take Police Money and Spend It on Killing Children

August 4, 2020

The councilmember said these “reinvestments” will make Austin “a safer and better place to live.”

School District Delays Decision on Controversial Pro-LGBTQ+ Plan

August 4, 2020

Students say “black lives matter” when pushing draconian plan to combat “microaggressions.”

Recount Filed in Close Texas GOP Congressional Race

August 3, 2020

A closely divided electorate left a difference of only 45 votes in the recent bid for the Republican nomination, sparking one of the candidates to ask for a recount.

MOST RECENT

Keller ISD Rewards Pro-Bond Vendor With Taxpayer-Backed Bond Money

VLK Architects,—a school design vendor that made $3.8 million after spending $5,000 promoting a $169 million school bond in 2014—is being greased again with new debt put on the district’s taxpayers.

Discrepancies Overshadow Results of Midland Bond Recount

An election recount for a massive Midland school bond now shows the measure passing by 11 votes, but over 800 votes that cannot be reconciled have left residents troubled.

Second Amendment Resolution on Collin Commissioners’ Monday Agenda

County Judge Chris Hill says Collin officials support the 2A movement but won’t use the term “sanctuary” in their resolution.

City of Edinburg Gets Major Shakeup After Election

Following the elections, a new majority made several changes to the makeup of the city government.

Montgomery County Becomes Largest “Gun Sanctuary” County

County commissioners unanimously pass resolution to not enforce unconstitutional gun laws.

Fox Files to Run for 401st District Court

Attorney Sarah Fox joins the list of Republicans running for the open Collin County bench.

Kaufman Joins Second Amendment Counties, Collin Up Next

Fifteen Texas counties have declared support for citizens’ gun rights and rejected unconstitutional firearms restrictions.

Former Potter County Official Joins 13th Congressional District Race

Former Potter County J.P. Richard Herman launches a bid for Congressman Thornberry’s seat, becoming the eighth Republican in the race.

Austin Creating $8M Homeless Hotel

“To just put them all in a really shoddy hotel a few hundred feet from where we live … is just going to make the problem so much worse.”

Granger’s Agency Defies Fort Worth’s Mayor on Panther Island

The agency overseeing Fort Worth’s $1.17 billion redevelopment project is directly defying recommendations endorsed by Fort Worth’s mayor and city council.