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Harris County Drops Challenge to Law That Abolished Elections Administrator
The law’s author says elected officials are already doing a better job administering elections than the county’s appointees.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Faces Another Investigation by Texas Rangers
Hidalgo is accused of using her elected office to participate in political advertising and misusing government property, services, and personnel.

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Polling Shows State Sen. John Whitmire Still Leads in Houston Mayoral Race
State Sen. John Whitmire is leading U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee 42 percent to 35 percent according to the latest poll.

Why Are DEI Officials in K-12 Schools?
One of Leander ISD’s top officials is a Chief of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
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San Antonio School Administrators Admit to Bypassing Critical Race Theory Ban
SAN ANTONIO—A new investigation into San Antonio government schools reveals that many school officials are attempting to bypass the statewide ban on Critical Race Theory (CRT) in K-12 schools. Accuracy In Media—an organization that empowers individuals to hold...
Parker County GOP Supports Censuring Dade Phelan
Following the Orange County GOP voting to censure House Speaker Dade Phelan, the Parker County Republican Party has passed a resolution supporting the move. By a vote of 17-4 and one abstaining, Parker County’s executive committee approved a resolution condemning...
West Texas A&M to Open New Institute Promoting ‘Values-Based Thinking’
To combat the decline felt in universities across the country, West Texas A&M is establishing a new institute to promote the “founding values of our nation.” According to WTAMU, the Hill Institute will “encourage reflection upon the importance of these values and,...
Fort Worth ISD Threatens to Ban Parents from District Property
FORT WORTH—Fort Worth Independent School District board members are threatening to ban parents from district property for reading a sexually explicit book formerly allowed in district libraries during a school board meeting. Following backlash from parents over the...
Baylor College of Medicine to Require COVID-19 Shots
HOUSTON—Baylor College of Medicine in Houston has announced it will be requiring students, faculty, and staff to receive the COVID-19 booster shot. In an email to the BCM community last week, the college says that due to new strains of COVID-19, they urge everyone to...
Northwest ISD Principal Charged with Sexual Abuse of a Child
FORT WORTH—Another Texas educator has been charged with a sex crime involving a child. This time, the accused is an administrator in Northwest Independent School District in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Mose Brown was arrested Monday and charged with continuous...
Tarrant County Commissioners Reject Funding for Girls Inc.
Tarrant County Commissioners voted to block funding for an organization that has openly supported woke ideology and advocated against pro-life laws. On Tuesday, commissioners were asked to allocate $115,334 in state grants for a “progressive” non-profit organization...
Parents Blast Plano School Board Over Sexually Explicit Books
PLANO—After waiting five hours for a chance to speak, Plano parents blasted their elected school board trustees for failing to remove dozens of books that the district has acknowledged are sexually explicit but still decided to keep in students’ libraries. “You are...
ANALYSIS: On the Ground in Colony Ridge
Now under the national spotlight, Colony Ridge—the massive housing development north of Houston that has been criticized for marketing to illegal aliens—is attempting to smooth over concerns from citizens and lawmakers alike. The development is home to the...