CPS accused the parents of abuse and removed their daughter for nine months.
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Tomball ISD Refuses Suspect Health Textbooks After Parents Push Back
The Goodheart-Willcox health text was approved by the State Board of Education, but not by the parents who have seen it.
Property Tax Fighter Targeted by Bureaucrat
Records suggest Tarrant Appraisal District “director” used taxpayer resources—on taxpayer time—to trigger a state investigation on Chandler Crouch.
Round Rock ISD Trustee Sues Superintendent Over Alleged Illegal Investigation
The saga continues in Round Rock ISD as trustee Mary Bone files against scandal-plagued Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez.
Round Rock School Board Advised Against Reinstating Scandal-plagued Superintendent
Documents reveal third-party investigator advised the board that “Dr. Azaiez … could not come back into his position and be effective.”
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Austin City Staff Didn’t Know How to Operate Power Switch, Worsened Water Crisis
“If it is true that the city failed to correctly operate the switching mechanism to engage the alternative power source, then that is gross incompetence.”
State Lawmaker Files Bill to Rename Austin Overpass ‘Steve Adler Public Restroom’
“A city that lives without historical awareness is destined to repeat its mistakes, and by renaming this highway, the people of Austin will always remember the legacy of failed liberal policies.”
Amarillo City Council Approves Energy Surcharge
Residential customers can expect an increase of more than 13 percent.
Collin County Judge Chris Hill Rescinds Local COVID Disaster Declaration
“Constitutionally protected rights do not cease to exist in the midst of a crisis.”
Small Panhandle School District Pushing $94M Bond
Bushland ISD taxpayers could face a yearly property tax increase of more than $600.
Citizens Take Austin to Texas Supreme Court for ‘Politically Manipulating’ May Ballot
“I am just hopeful that the Supreme Court will agree with us and restrain the City Council from violating the City Charter.”
Bills to End Abbott’s Mask Mandate Introduced in Texas House
State Rep. Matt Schaefer seeks to restrict “executive overreach.”
Tarrant Commissioners Extend Mask Mandate, Ignore Scientific Voices
Business owners still under threat of $1,000 fine if they don’t force citizens to follow government policy.
Citizens Sue City of Austin for Trying to ‘Politically Manipulate’ May Ballot
“Bullies only succeed when we let them, and we will not let them.”
Neches School Board Renews Contract of Indicted Principal
School board ignores citizens’ call to remove Kim Snider as principal.
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Texas House Takes Aim at Shutting Down Struggling Dallas Bus Bureaucracy
As Dallas County Schools struggles to stay solvent, two bills to abolish the scandal-plagued bus agency are working their way through the Texas Legislature.
Bryan Slaton Announces Campaign Rematch
State Rep. Dan Flynn (R-Canton) will once again face conservative challenger Bryan Slaton in what is sure to be one of the main primary races to keep an eye on in 2018.
Coppell ISD Policy Reportedly Allows Boys in Girls’ Bathrooms
Parents claim to have lodged complaints with the district about a kindergarten boy using the girls’ bathroom. They allege the district supports such a policy.
Voters Wary of Handing Collin College Trustees a $600 Million ‘Blank Check’
In the upcoming Collin College bond election, concerned voters aren’t prepared to trust college officials with historic spending and taxing authority – with no further taxpayer input.
Plano Mayor Bankrolled by Special Interests, Raises Ethical Questions
Not only is Plano Mayor LaRosiliere backed by developers, he’s misled the Dallas Morning News, Plano taxpayers, and May voters.
Watchdog Group Warns Illegal Vote Harvesters in Dallas County
Local watchdog group Direct Action Texas says it’s not going to stop working to expose illegal vote harvesters preying on elderly residents in Dallas and elsewhere.
More Alleged Voter Fraud in Dallas County Sparks Another Criminal Complaint
Direct Action Texas’ criminal vote harvesting complaint follows new reports of forged mail-ballot forms in West Dallas, where in 2016 dozens of mail ballots were fraudulently cast in the names of elderly voters.
Alamo City Residents Need to Demand New Leadership
Reformers in the Alamo City have a real opportunity to influence change in city hall this election season – but only if they ask the right questions of their council candidates and hold them accountable.
Dallas Bus Bureaucracy’s Biggest Customer Supports Bill to Shut It Down
Dallas ISD signals support for Texas lawmakers’ plan to close struggling bus bureaucracy Dallas County Schools.
Midlanders: The Ball is in Your Court
Campaign rhetoric is on the rise as Midlanders decide whether or not to extend and rededicate a 4B sales tax for an additional fifteen years.