Following a 90-day probation, the board voted 3-2 to keep Jeff Law.
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Commentary: Arlington Term Limits, Part Deux
The City of Arlington should not be limited to the creativity of a few, just as no skilled painter can be satisfied by paint-by-number tasks assigned to him.
Austin Council Members Want to Defund Local Police and Demolish Their Headquarters
“Nothing is more symbolic of recent efforts to defund the police than this scheme to demolish Austin Police Headquarters.”
Fort Worth City Council Responds to ‘Back the Blue’ and Pro-America Rally
Three members of the city council say there is no talk of “defunding” police.
County Judge to Parents: No Transparency, Closed-Door Meetings Will Continue
Parents are outraged after learning that closed-door meetings are a regular feature of Tarrant County politics, even when it comes to their children’s education.
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Teacher Says Parents “Don’t Know What’s Best”
A teacher at Willis High School has attacked parents in response to their complaints of a drag queen spending time with children at school.
Midland School Bond Narrowly Rejected by Voters
The final ballot count showed the bond failing by 25 votes, despite big spending by the bond’s supporters.
Congressional Candidate Chris Ekstrom Releases TV Ad, Conservative Endorsement
Perhaps the most active candidate in CD 13 so far is Chris Ekstrom, a businessman known in the Lone Star State for championing conservative issues.
LGBTQ Activists Attack Salvation Army
Singer and social activist Ellie Goulding threatens to back out of Thanksgiving Day show supporting The Salvation Army after fans attack the Christian charity as “anti-LGBTQ.”
Texas Attorney General Allows Water District Cover-Up
Legislation passed earlier this year eliminates this exemption and will go into effect on January 1, 2020.
Commentary: UNT Student Government Demands Indoctrination, Quotas, and Taxpayer Dollars
After a university employee used a racial slur as an example of free speech, a North Texas university’s student government has demanded more social justice indoctrination, racial quotas, and potentially more of your taxpayer dollars.
Homeless Man Says Austin Is a “Party”
“If you want to live on the streets, go to Austin … you can party, it’s a blast.”
Commentary: Cancel Culture Created Toxicity at My University
We can’t even have educational examples of what is and isn’t free speech without being met with outrage and uproar.
Montgomery County Officials to Stack Ethics Commission with Government Employees
County commissioners plan to appoint the board responsible for policing them and pack it with cronies.
Was the Review of Granger’s Panther Island Accurate?
An appeal by Tarrant Regional Water District to Texas Attorney General contradicts the review’s finding that Panther Island’s design phase was completed last year.
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HISD Comes Up Short Again
At a Special Meeting on January 22nd, Houston ISD Board Members were delivered an unpromising update from...
Texas Municipal League: Local Control at Taxpayer Expense
The city lobby group’s legislative agenda details the three, government-centered principles from which all their positions emanate.
Houston Feeding Ordinance
In a time when we should encourage charitable giving, Houston’s Feeding Ordinance does exactly the...
Crony Capitalism Instead of Tax Cuts
It should surprise no one that Chambers of Commerce are not always supporters of limited government....
Battleground…Israel?
After being embarrassed in the November elections that saw Wendy Davis and fellow Democrats across the state...
School Districts Lobby for Unlimited Government
In response to state-imposed debt limits, school districts and their corporate sponsors have created the...
Houston: Behind The Veil
From the outside, Houston appears to be a model metropolis, with commercial growth throughout the city,...
Mayor Parker’s Immigration Action
Continuing in her trend of being the antagonist of Houstonians, Mayor Annise Parker has joined a coalition...
Lobbying Against You
Texas’ new lieutenant governor has promised significant tax relief and reforms to the state’s property tax...
Arlington Citizens Challenge Red Light Cameras
On January 20th, volunteers organized as Citizens For a Better Arlington held a press conference to announce...