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Mesquite ISD’s $600 Million Bond Would Cost $1.1 Billion With Interest
School district property taxpayers are already on the hook for $979 million in bond debt principal and interest.
Texas Lawmakers Consider Over-The-Counter Access to Ivermectin
Ivermectin gained widespread attention as a treatment for COVID-19.
Hays CISD Is Asking Residents for Nearly $2 Billion in May Bond Election
School district leaders claim the hefty price tag is aimed at accommodating the 1,000 kids per year they expect to gain over the next decade.
Harris County Appoints Interim County Administrator
Jesse Dickerman will replace Diana Ramirez, who is retiring at the end of the month.
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Is Public Education Underfunded in Texas?
David Hamilton does not speak for either Fort Bend ISD or the FBISD Board of Trustees. He writes here only on his own behalf. It is likely that your school district has sent administrators and school board members to Austin this month telling legislators that public...
Trump Fixing Biden, And Past President’s Messes
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Lt. Colonel Tony Shaffer, who is retired, is a Newsmax contributor. And he’s the President of Project Sentinel. AND Brigadier General Blaine Holt is a Newsmax contributor, Air Force veteran, C-17 commander, tech entrepreneur, and...
2.26.2025: Mass arrests in Colony Ridge.
Mass Arrests in Colony Ridge… Democrat Lawmaker Pockets Pay from Taxpayer-Funded Lobby… Proposed Law Would Allow Ivermectin to be Sold OTC in Texas… Senator Wants to End Faculty Power in University Decision-Making…
A Conversation on School Choice
Few issues in the Texas Legislature have generated as much discussion as school choice, even among conservative circles. With education savings accounts at the center of the debate, Texas Scorecard hosted a conversation featuring Corey DeAngelis, a national advocate...
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2/25/25 A Raid in Colony Ridge
-Gov. Abbott: Feds, State Target Criminal Aliens for Arrest in Colony Ridge -$113K Funneled Into Legislator’s Pocket Via Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Payouts? -House Lawmaker Files Measure to Allow Over-the-counter Ivermectin
Mass Arrests in Colony Ridge: Authorities Target Criminal Aliens
Federal and state authorities have arrested more than 100 illegal aliens in the controversial Colony Ridge development north of Houston. On Monday, President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, told Fox News that approximately 90 illegal aliens were arrested in the...
$113K Funneled Into Legislator’s Pocket Via Taxpayer-funded Lobbying Payouts?
As lawmakers seek to end taxpayer-funded lobbying this session, recently-surfaced information suggests that a Democrat legislator is pocketing a six-figure salary from an organization that receives money from taxpayer-funded lobbying group Texas Association of School...
State Sen. Kolkhorst: New Measures Seek To Bring MAHA to Texas
State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst overviewed legislation hitting committee this week that would bring President Donald Trump’s “Make America Healthy Again” initiative to Texas. The Brenham Republican was joined by a slate of lawmakers, including State Sens. Mayes Middleton...
New Measure Seeks to End Faculty Senate Power in University Decision-Making
A new measure was filed to limit the power of faculty senates by positioning them solely as advisory councils. Senate Bill 1489 by State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) suggests that faculty senates—bodies of elected representatives from university faculties—should...