For Rucker Elementary parents, the back-to-school bus failures recall last year’s nightmare.
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Republican Runoff Judicial Candidate Donated to Dallas Democrat
The same year she was an active critic of then-candidate Donald Trump, Fox donated $150 to Nancy Kennedy, a Democrat running for Dallas Criminal District Court 2.
Runoff in Republican Primary for Wood County Sheriff
Incumbent Sheriff Tom Castloo squares off against Quitman Chief of Police Kelly Cole.
Austin Mayor’s Coronavirus Hypocrisy
The mayor ditched blind justice to instead discriminate against Austinites.
Ector County GOP Votes to Censure Abbott on Independence Day
The Ector County GOP in Odessa has censured Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, citing constitutional overreach in his executive orders, sparking other counties to consider following suit.
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Texans Stand Against Anti-Gun Rights Laws
Citizens speak out as legislators consider red-flag laws, speech regulations, and other ideas to limit constitutionally protected rights.
DOJ Continues to Put Pieces Together in Weslaco Bribery Scams
Former South Texas city official pleads guilty in public corruption case.
Central Texas Voters: Here Are Your Local Ballot Props
Half a billion in new debt and a new hotel tax are among the issues voters will make decisions on in November.
Georgetown Suing to Escape Disastrous Green Energy Deal
After losing tens of millions of citizens’ money on a green energy gamble, city officials are trying to escape their self-inflicted mess.
Tax-Hiking Councilman Mulls Congressional Run
Fort Worth City Councilman Brian Byrd, who has voted his entire tenure to hike homeowners’ tax bills, is rumored to be considering joining the race to unseat Panther Island proponent U.S. Rep. Kay Granger.
Commentary: Harris County’s Use of Vote Centers Needs Watching
If voting data cannot be posted in real time, then Harris County’s authority to use countywide vote centers in November 2020 should be withdrawn.
Trump Administration Allegedly Wants Granger’s Son Fired
Sources in Tarrant County claim the Trump administration wants two bureaucrats fired before restoring federal funding to a troubled government agency.
As Tax Bills Go Up, Rockwall County Officials Give Themselves Massive Pay Raises
Only County Commissioner Cliff Sevier voted against the increase.
Austin’s “Homelessness Czar” Leaves After 1 Month
Amid a public safety disaster, the city’s long-awaited, much-anticipated “Homelessness Strategy Officer” is quitting.
Who is Funding Williamson County’s Pro-Bond PAC?
The name of the PAC is “Citizens for Safety, Quality Roads, and Parks,” but nearly all of the funding isn’t really from citizens.
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Comptroller Delivers Despite Legislative Failure
We recently criticized the state for creating a hopelessly complex information maze that keeps unsuspecting...
Witch Hunt Denies Wallace Hall His Right to Cross-Examine
Rusty Hardin has been hired as a special prosecutor against Wallace Hall.
Water Board Shrouded in Secrecy
We are unsure as to the number of meetings conducted in private. Officials thought that such a district was unlikely to draw much scrutiny from the public. They were wrong.
Taxpayers Bamboozled Over Bonds
The issuance of debt by government officials is a passive form of taxation, because debt issued today will...
Murphy Turner & Associates Ordered To Pay $41,000 Bill
A state district judge in Bexar County today ordered Murphy Turner & Associates to pay $41,000 in discovery...
FWISD: Doubling Down on Costly Debt Addiction
Interest expense is a huge cost that won’t be included on the ballot, nor in town halls conducted by district staff that will be living off taxpayer provided pensions by the time voters realize what hit them.
Ethics Commission Breaks Law, Hides from Sunlight
Is Texas Ethics Commission chairman Jim Clancy overseeing an ‘unsupervised’ agency?
Will Dallas City Council Propagate ‘Uber’ Nonsense?
The new regulations proposed by Joey Zapata are brilliant in their stupidity.
Harris County: Layers on Layers of Bureaucracy
Harris County now wants to add yet another layer of money-grabbing bureaucracy … ‘for the children!’
Texas GOP legislators growing government
At political blog sandstormscholar.com, the following was posted about the 83rd Legislature: “State...