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Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Pushes for Taxpayer-Funded International Trips
Hidalgo’s third attempt at reforming travel policy sought to define “extraordinary circumstances” to include trade missions.
Harris County Flood Bond Reports Show Unexplained $1 Billion Discrepancy
Commissioners voted Thursday to fund all existing secured partnerships and grants tied to Harris County’s 2018 flood bond.
Firefighters Union to Hold No-Confidence Vote Against Austin Fire Chief
The Austin Firefighters Association has accused Chief Joel Baker of withholding water rescue swimmers from assisting in Hill Country flood rescues.
Harris County Jail Hit With Third Noncompliance Notice of 2025
Harris County has resorted to housing hundreds of inmates in other jails to ease overcrowding at its facility.
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Acclaimed Denton ISD Choir Director Arrested for Exposing Himself to a Child
An acclaimed choir director in Denton Independent School District is accused of performing a sex act in front of a child. Derrick Dewayne Brookins, 54, was arrested and charged with indecency with a child by exposure, a third-degree felony punishable by 2 to 10 years...
Second Judge in Rains County Indicted and Suspended
A grand jury indicted Rains County Judge Linda Wallace, the State Commission on Judicial Conduct suspended her, and county commissioners moved to replace her over allegations she coerced a witness. This case is connected with the previous indictment and suspension of...
Conroe ISD Poised To Reject UIL Access for Homeschoolers Under New State Law
Conroe Independent School District officials have made it clear they are not on board with a state policy change that would let homeschooled students compete in University Interscholastic League events via public schools. Trustees voiced opposition to allowing...
Voter Fraud Indictments Climb to 15 in Frio County
Frio County's District Attorney and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s Election Fraud Unit added nine more indictments to an ongoing vote harvesting investigation, bringing the total number of suspects in the case to 15. Vote harvesting involves knowingly providing...
New Sex Crime Charges Filed Against Former Comal ISD Teacher
A female teacher from Comal Independent School District is facing four new felony sex crime charges related to her arrest last year for alleged sexual abuse of an underage male student. Jennifer Erin Massey, 52, was arrested last week and charged with sexual assault...
Lampasas ISD Band Director Arrested for Sexual Misconduct With Student
A band teacher who resigned from Lampasas Independent School District in January has been officially accused of sexual misconduct with a female student. Jeremy Lyndell Flint, 35, a former band director at Lampasas Middle School, was arrested Thursday and charged with...
Texas Medical Board Suspends License of Houston-Area Neurologist Accused of Child Exploitation
A Houston-area neurologist's medical license was suspended following accusations he attempted to solicit sex from a 15-year-old girl through a messaging app. Dr. Jason Robert Thonhoff, a 43-year-old neurologist from the Stafford area and a former physician at the...
School Superintendent Investigated for Failure To Report Student’s Alleged Sex Crime
Authorities are investigating Union Grove Independent School District Superintendent Kelly Kay Moore for failing to report a student’s alleged invasive visual recording of another student while on campus. The Upshur County Sheriff’s Office reportedly received a...
Ex-Houston ICE Officer Arrested for Bribery, Shielding Criminal Aliens From Deportation
Federal prosecutors have accused four Houston-area men, including a former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, of shielding criminal illegal aliens from deportation. Former ICE deportation officer José Angel Muniz, 51, of La Porte; Leopoldo Perrault...