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Tarrant County GOP Censures State Rep. John McQueeney
If the State Republican Executive Committee upholds the censure, McQueeney may be denied a place on the GOP primary ballot in 2026.
Fired Pflugerville School Employee Faces Felonies for Grooming Student
Administrative assistant Marissa Juarez is accused of sending an underage student sexually explicit messages via Snapchat and kissing the juvenile while on campus.
Houston ISD To Cut 406 Uncertified Teachers Ahead of 2025–26 School Year
The teachers did not make the required progress towards their certifications.
Harris County Deputies Demand Higher Pay as Houston Police Set for Major Raises
Houston Mayor Whitmire recently proposed a plan that would pay first-year HPD officers $24,000 more than HCSO Deputies.
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Houston Makes Progress on Deal with Firefighters
Houston Mayor John Whitmire and the Houston Professional Firefighters Association have announced they have reached a tentative agreement to end the city’s 8-year labor dispute with the group. In a joint press release, the mayor and HPFFA President Marty Lancton said...
Citizens Pursue Criminal Complaint Against Denton ISD Electioneering
Citizens in Denton County are directing their district attorney to investigate local school district officials for alleged criminal electioneering violations committed during the ongoing primary elections. With help from the Liberty Justice Center, local voters...
Huffman ISD is the Latest School District Caught Potentially Violating Electioneering Laws
UPDATED: This article has been updated since publication to include the AG's lawsuit against Huffman ISD. A leaked audio recording has revealed Huffman Independent School District’s superintendent urging school administrators to support all 16 anti-school choice...
Sherman ISD Incentivizes Teachers to Vote in Primaries
As Election Day approaches, Sherman Independent School District is attempting to get teachers out to vote by incentivizing them with “jeans days.” Additionally, Texas Scorecard received a tip from an anonymous source that Sherman ISD Superintendent, Dr. Tyson...
Texas Teacher Sentenced to 131 Years in Prison for Promoting Child Porn
Former Texas middle school teacher Mark Mallow was sentenced to 131 years in prison after being found guilty on 20 counts of possessing and promoting child pornography. Charges against Mallow included using the Snapchat app to send images and video of young boys...
Fort Bend ISD Audits Bond Program
In early February, Fort Bend ISD staff delivered a presentation to the board of trustees on $133 million in cost overruns in their $1.2 billion May 2023 bond program. This month, the board voted to approve a process audit, but without much detail. At FBISD’s February...
Denton School Board Keeps ‘Transgender’ Books in Kids’ Library
UPDATED February 29 to include a link to the district's dress code. Trustees at beleaguered Denton Independent School District voted 6-1 to keep two books promoting “transgender” ideology in an elementary school library, rejecting a request to remove the books as...
Castleberry ISD Superintendent Tells District Leadership to ‘Vote Accordingly’ in Primary
As early voting is underway and Election Day is fast approaching, another school district superintendent has allegedly sent an email to staff telling them to “vote accordingly” in the primary election. Leaked emails uncovered by Current Revolt show Castleberry...
Houston Police Crisis Over Closed Sexual Assault Cases Worsens
Following the revelation that the Houston Police Department suspended 4,017 sexual assault incident reports without investigation, Police Chief Troy Finner has now announced that the true number, across all divisions, is 264,000. In a recent press conference, Finner...