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Lorena ISD Sides With District Against Mom Cut From Substitute Teaching
Wendy Harding said she lost her job as a substitute teacher after advocating for her special-needs son.

Dallas County GOP Censures 2 Lawmakers Over House Speaker Vote
State Reps. Morgan Meyer and Angie Chen Button have been censured for violating Republican Party principles.

Houston Public Works Needs Billions To Replace Failing Water Plant Serving 75% of Residents
The city is currently facing a multi-million dollar budget deficit and has not secured funding for required water infrastructure projects.

Dallas ‘Church’ Celebrates Drag, Performer Calls for Sacrificing Trump Supporters
Drag performers took to the pulpit during a Sunday service to preach about gender identity.
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US Rep. Hunt Calls Video Comparing Cy-Fair ISD GOP Board Members to Nazis ‘Disgusting’
U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt accused a local news station of comparing Republican school board members’ actions to those of the Nazis. The video by NBC affiliate KPRC 2 shows an on-air personality ripping pages from a book interspersed with old footage of Nazis burning books...
Perryton ISD Football Coach Gets 30 Years for Sexually Abusing 15-Year-Old Student
A high school football coach who admitted to sexually abusing a 15-year-old female student was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison but plans to appeal. During sentencing, the coach's younger sister revealed that he had also victimized her years earlier. Meanwhile,...
Central Texas, Local, West Texas
Female Teachers Get Probation After Admitting to Sex With Students
Two female teachers were sentenced to probation after admitting to sex crimes involving students. Neither woman will be required to register as a sex offender. Former Forsan Independent School District coach Kendall Jaye Phillips, 26, pleaded guilty to improper...
Gov. Abbott Demands Investigation Into Alleged Secret Transitioning of Student at Bellaire High School
Gov. Greg Abbott has demanded an investigation into Bellaire High School by the Texas Education Agency after Moms for Liberty spoke during a school board meeting about a concerned parent who claims her daughter was socially transitioned without her knowledge or...
Round Rock ISD Trustee Alleged to Have Received Illegal Payments From District
Round Rock Independent School District has been hit with yet another allegation of impropriety. According to a social media post by former Round Rock ISD Trustee Mary Bone, the embattled district paid tens of thousands of dollars to Trustee Tiffanie Harrison. At the...
School District Police Chief: Sex Abuse Investigation ‘Far From Done’
UPDATED February 16. The police chief of an Arlington charter school district says his investigation into sexual abuse of students, which has already resulted in three arrests, is “far from done.” During a press conference Thursday afternoon, Newman International...
Harris County DA Drops Charges Against 8 Former Officers in Harding Street Raid Case
Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare has dismissed charges against eight former police officers involved in the Harding Street raid, citing insufficient evidence for conviction. The decision has led to heated exchanges with former DA Kim Ogg, who accuses Teare...
Analysis: Jeff Davis County Lowers Tax Rates Across the Board
Jeff Davis County, the West Texas home of the McDonald Observatory, has a perfect record of lowering rates across its taxing entities. This county is one of the smallest in the state, with a population of 1,856. The county has just three tax entities to track, so...
Parents Roasting Allen ISD Over Sexually Explicit Books Goes Viral
Videos of Texas parents roasting Allen Independent School District officials for failing to remove sexually explicit books from students’ libraries have gone viral. The "embarrassing" clips are drawing widespread criticism of how administrators are handling the issue....