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Taxpayers Win Appeal on Amarillo Civic Center Lawsuit

August 21, 2023

Justice Larry Doss found that the City of Amarillo broke state law in trying to push a taxpayer debt-funded rebuild of the Amarillo Civic Center Complex.

Austin City Council Member’s Field Director a ‘Vulgar Marxist’

August 11, 2020

Austin’s local government officials and their leftist friends are supporting more violence and chaos for Texas’ capital city.

Odessa Councilman Named in Bank Fraud Lawsuit

August 10, 2020

Odessa city councilman and banker Dewey Bryant is named in a civil lawsuit alleging a “Ponzi-style fraud scheme” that totaled over $13 million.

Are Texas Mask Mandates Enforceable?

August 8, 2020

Statements from a county judge and district attorney conflict with the narrative running across Texas.

Plano Citizens Win Referendum Fight Over Controversial Development Plan

August 7, 2020

City council votes to repeal hotly contested Plano Tomorrow Plan after losing years-long fight to block citizen referendum petition.

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Commentary: How We Defeated a Bond, but Not Without Grief

Republican activist Stacy Roberts shares how West Texans once again defeated a boomerang bond measure, but not without experiencing legal intimidation from pro-bond proponents.

Austin Council Wants Even More Homeless Hotels

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

Democrat Royce West Dodges Questions on Alleged Conflict of Interest

A North Texas state senator’s son’s proposal for building underneath Deep Ellum highway continues to draw controversy.

Gonzales County: Another Swamp to Drain

A county commissioner’s illegal dumping mess is just one of the latest stories in the small town stewed in corruption.

City of Mercedes Spends $107K on Christmas Tree

Citizens voice their anger at city officials for how they have chosen to handle taxpayer dollars.

Mystery Surrounds Company in North Texas Water District Cover-Up

The Tarrant Regional Water District has paid taxpayer money to a company that is seemingly nowhere to be found.

Fort Worth Mayor to Abbott: Keep Refugees Coming

In an action casting more doubt on her claims of being a Republican, Mayor Betsy Price of Fort Worth sent a letter asking the governor to continue allowing refugees to resettle in the Lone Star State.

Cook Children’s Hospital Subpoenas True Texas Project in Quest to Kill Baby

After a Tarrant County judge stopped them from pulling the plug on 9-month-old Tinslee Lewis’s ventilator, lawyers from the hospital are harassing a North Texas activist group for their alleged connection with the judge.

Collin Becomes Biggest Texas County to Support Second Amendment

County commissioners unanimously reaffirm oaths to protect citizens’ constitutional liberties.

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.