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Why Did This City Abolish Its Police Force?
Another Texas town abolishes its police force, an outlier or the new norm?
6.26.2025: DOJ drops EPIC investigation.
DOJ Drops Investigation Into EPIC; State Probes Continue… FBI Offers Reward for Venezuelan Gang Leader as...
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Session Overview: The Ugly
This is the final part of the three-part series covering the session. Today, we discuss the easy wins that...
US Justice Department Drops Investigation Into EPIC City
Federal law enforcement officials are not bringing forth any lawsuits or charges over the planned Muslim community in North Texas.
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4.22.2025: Lottery boss resigns.
Lottery Chief Resigns After Agency Defunded by Texas House… Lawmaker Would Allow Phones at Polling Places… Lawmakers Consider Over-the-Counter Access to Ivermectin… A&M ‘Queer Theory’ Class Promotes Radical Gender Ideology…
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4/21/25 Texas A&M Promotes ‘Queer Theory’
- Texas A&M ‘Queer Theory’ Class Promotes Radical Gender Ideology - State Representatives Consider Allowing Phones at Polling Locations - Federal Jury Delivers Guilty Verdict in Houston ISD Bribery Case
Texas Lottery Commission Director Resigns Amid Scrutiny and Investigations
Ryan Mindell has resigned as Executive Director of the Texas Lottery Commission, marking an unexpected turn in a closely watched struggle at the agency. Mindell, who has been the subject of intense scrutiny from lawmakers and the media, was spared from being fired by...
Mesquite ISD’s $600 Million Bond Would Cost $1.1 Billion With Interest
Mesquite Independent School District officials are asking voters to approve a $600 million bond package to expand, renovate, and replace facilities and equipment. With interest, the bonds would cost local property taxpayers $1.1 billion, according to the district’s...
Texas Lawmakers Consider Over-The-Counter Access to Ivermectin
A proposal to allow Texas pharmacists to dispense ivermectin without a prescription was heard in the House Public Health Committee on Monday. House Bill 3219 by State Rep. Joanne Shofner (R–Nacogdoches) would direct the commissioner of the Department of State Health...
Hays CISD Is Asking Residents for Nearly $2 Billion in May Bond Election
Hays Consolidated Independent School District is pushing a bond proposal amounting to nearly $2 billion when all five propositions and interest are considered. The ballot propositions marketed by school district leaders independently and without interest total close...
Harris County Appoints Interim County Administrator
Harris County commissioners appointed Jesse Dickerman as interim county administrator and budget officer in a 4-1 vote. Commissioner Tom Ramsey, the lone Republican on the court, voted no during a special meeting of the Commissioners Court on Monday. Dickerman will...
Conservatives Reject Honoring Planned Parenthood President
A resolution honoring former Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards was taken off the Texas House calendar after conservative pushback.
City of Lueders Outlaws Abortion Trafficking
On Good Friday, the City Council of Lueders (pop. 346) passed an “Ordinance Outlawing Abortion, declaring Leuder's a Sanctuary City for the Unborn” in a unanimous 5-0 vote. The vote made the city, located between the cities of Stamford (pop. 3,126) and Albany (pop....