Investigations
Investigations, State, West Texas
College at Texas Tech Offers ‘Diversity’ and ‘Inclusion’ Agriculture Course
Not all sectors within the university have paid attention to leadership’s mandate to obey the letter and spirit of the statewide DEI ban.
Chinese Infiltration of American Higher Education Reaches Texas A&M
China is stealing national security secrets from American universities, and Texas A&M has left its door open.
The Nonprofit Infiltrating Texas’ Government Schools
This is the final part of the investigation of Out Youth Austin.
The Nonprofit Pushing Sexualization on Minors
This is part three of the investigation into Out Youth Austin.
Investigations Archive
Texas Mafia: Reviving and Rebranding Crony Corruption
Netflix’s documentary series "Fear City: New York vs The Mafia" explores the long corrupt tentacles of power multiple crime families in the Big Apple wielded in the 1970s and 1980s. To feed their unending greed, the mafia unjustly reaped massive cash windfalls. When...
Tax-hiking Cartel: Oppressing Texans
“I find it odd that you overvalue my home the first year I pay taxes and not let me dispute it.” That complaint was sent in June 2019 by Patrick Schroeder against the McLennan Central Appraisal District, located in Waco, Texas. “My issue with McLennan County Appraisal...
Tax-hiking Cartel: Gatekeeping Property Tax Exemptions
Pinprick hits by state lawmakers at Texans’ property tax burden are stifled by the corrupt tax-hiking cartel of local governments and appraisal districts. Whenever the legislature goes the route of exemptions to provide property tax relief, the cartel acts as...
Tax-hiking Cartel: Who’s In Charge?
Contrary to narrative spin, local governments wield significant power over the agencies that assign your home’s taxable value. This statewide apparatus costs more than $585 million, and is rife with conflicts of interest where high tax collecting local governments...
Tax-hiking Cartel: Appraisal Districts Bleeding Texans Dry
“I don't think these elected officials really understand how many people are hanging on to their home with a thread or a string,” said Diane Covey, a 20-year resident of Denton County. At 67, she recently retired, while her 72-year-old husband retired in 2018. Her...
Troubled Texas Military: Fighting Transparency
Throughout Operation Lone Star, allegations of sexual assault, suicide, safety issues, and hardship requests plagued the Texas Military Department. Rather than open the door and allow these issues to be brought to light, the state military repeatedly fought all...
Troubled Texas Military: Unaccountable Spending
When Gov. Greg Abbott turned to the state’s military to conduct a border security operation, multiple problems emerged that exposed how far the state agency had been allowed to decay by state public officials. Problems the taxpayers were billed to fix. Launched in...
Troubled Texas Military: Law-breaking Allegation
Internal communications reveal that last year the Texas comptroller repeatedly told the Texas Military Department they had broken state law. After a third violation, the matter appeared to reach a tipping point. The comptroller felt it necessary to threaten the state...
Abusive Medical Procedures: Protecting Children
Deep state bureaucrats, ideology-driven medical practitioners, and lawfare coalitions have set themselves against the grassroots movement to protect children from gender mutilation and hormone manipulation. With scientific research sounding alarms about the risks...