A mother alleged a teacher assaulted her 11-year-old daughter.
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Local Democrat Officials Carrying Out Biden’s Door-to-Door Vaccine Push in Texas
Citizens are now getting vaccines pushed on them at their homes.
Far-Left County District Attorney Continues His Version of ‘Justice’
A local attorney said it’s “pretty obvious” the district attorney is “learning on the job.”
Dickson: Centerville Becomes 33rd City in the Nation to Outlaw Abortion
“People ought not to believe everything the media tells them. Most of Texas, most of America, is pro-life!”
Antifa Targets Home of Austin City Manager
No Austin City Council member, the mayor, nor any local news station appear to have commented or reported on the incident.
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County Rejects ‘Coronavirus Cash’ for Now
Ellis County commissioners postponed a vote on accepting federal coronavirus relief funds over concerns about ties to contact tracing.
Christians Gather to Pray for Healing and Unity in Dallas
In a time of protests, riots, and division, Christians gathered in downtown Dallas to invite the Prince of Peace into the city.
Antifa Members Arrested for Looting in Austin Amid Nationwide Riots
“The violence, threat to life, and destruction of property we have seen in Austin and other parts of the country jeopardizes the rights and safety of all citizens, including peaceful demonstrators.”
Austin City Council to Consider $100M Cut from Police Budget
Though Casar, Flannigan, and other council members back the changes, citizens and the Austin Police Association have said any funding decision should at least be delayed.
Will Dallas’ Mayor and City Council Reform or Eliminate the Police Department?
Arguments for real accountability and transparency of the police are being drowned out by calls to reallocate taxpayer funds from the police toward growing government.
North Texas Grassroots React to Contact Tracing
“It is not now, nor will it ever be, the role of the government to keep us healthy, but instead to protect our freedom to do so ourselves as we see fit,” said Jackie Schlegel.
Several Austin City Council Members Tell Police Chief to Resign
Chief Manley faces turmoil from recent violent protests and socialist groups crying for the city council to defund the police department.
Commentary: The Virus’ Uneven Path
In its most recent update, the Texas Workforce Commission reported 286,000 unemployment benefit claims across the Houston region, the highest number in the state.
Do Dallas Protest Organizers Actually Want Police Reform?
Rather than focusing on police accountability and transparency, the self-appointed “leaders” of Dallas’ recent protests-turned-riots produced a list of leftist policy wishes.
Austin Socialists: ‘Defund City Police!’
The local Democratic Socialists of America group is planning to protest the city council to “dramatically reduce” funding for Austin’s police department.
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The Politics of Fire
As a student of government and politics junkie, I am aware of how many responsibilities the President of the...
Rhyming Away Your Tax Dollars
What can $6,000 of your tax dollars and two rappers from California make? A whole lot of waste. That’s...
Welcome to the choir, AAS Ed Board
It is so rare that one of the flagship newspaper editorial boards in Texas tries to talk sense to government...
Circuit of the Americas Butters Up Austin Officials
Where the Travis County Commissioners dare not tread, the Austin City Council rushes in blindly! The city...
SCOTUS Verifies: Individual Mandate IS a Tax
The Supreme Court of the United States has issued their ruling on the federal health care law known as...
Should the Legislature ensure we have enough insurance agents?
Morris Communications' Austin bureau writer Enrique Rangel filed a story that contained the following: “In...
City of Austin Motto: “Ready, Set, SPEND!”
Formula One hasn't even arrived officially, and it's already going to cost taxpayers even more than...
When the Tax-Hikers Finally Went Too Far
Imagine that your local library district, or whichever of your taxing entities funds the library, asked for...
Surplus of Waste in Houston ISD
Financial problems abound for Houston ISD. The latest issue the district is dealing with: an unexplained...
AISD Needs A Fiscal Responsibility Refresher Course
Austin ISD approved a new $724 million budget for the upcoming school year that includes a 3% salary...