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Two Texas Teachers Sentenced in Separate Student Sex Crime Cases
Former Lewisville ISD teacher John Collett was sentenced to 20 years in prison, while ex-Nacogdoches ISD teacher Annaleigh Andrews received just two years.
Houston ISD Announces Teacher Pay-For-Performance Structure Rolling Out in 2026
The new system will replace the tenure-based pay structure currently in operation.
Gov. Abbott Sets Special Election To Fill US House Seat Vacated by Sylvester Turner
Abbott says he does not want to rush an election in a county that has failed to conduct elections consistent with state law.
Former Navasota ISD Teacher Sentenced to 5 Years for Possessing Child Porn
Daniel Byrd was a teacher at Navasota High School when he was arrested for sharing child sexual abuse material showing young boys being assaulted.
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TEA Takes Over Another Texas School District After ‘Decades of Dysfunction’
Another school district has been taken over by the Texas Education Agency due to mismanagement by elected board members. Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath announced last week that his agency had appointed a new seven-member board of managers and a new...
Houston Business Owners Challenge Minority Contracting Requirements
A family-owned landscape construction company is suing both the City of Houston and Harris County over a Minority and Women-Owned Business (MWBE) program, calling it an unconstitutional violation of its rights. Landscape Consultants of Texas is a small business with a...
Houston METRO To Provide $10 Million to City’s New Homeless Initiative
Houston METRO’s board is set to approve the allocation of $10 million towards the city’s new homeless initiative at its Thursday meeting. METRO deferred to city officials as to how the money would be spent calling them the “professionals.” Last year, Mayor John...
Middle School Custodian Arrested for Online Solicitation of a Minor
A custodian at a North Texas middle school was arrested after attempting to solicit an underage girl during an online sex trafficking sting. Jason James Giuliani, 47, was arrested Monday and charged with online solicitation of a minor, a felony. According to a...
Mass Arrests in Colony Ridge: Authorities Target Criminal Aliens
Federal and state authorities have arrested more than 100 illegal aliens in the controversial Colony Ridge development north of Houston. On Monday, President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, told Fox News that approximately 90 illegal aliens were arrested in the...
East Texas Teacher Charged With Child Porn and Bestiality
An East Texas teacher and her boyfriend have been arrested on child pornography charges. Authorities allege the couple had child sexual abuse images and video of her performing a sexual act on a male dog on their phones. Hillary Danielle Williams, 33, was arrested...
Houston ISD Fails To Report Any Truancy Prevention Efforts for 4 Years
For the past four years, truancy has plagued Houston Independent School District. But while the district is reporting tens of thousands of unexcused absences annually, it has failed to report any substantial truancy prevention efforts. According to the Texas Education...
Couple Charged With Producing Child Sex Abuse Videos
A Texas couple is facing federal charges for producing child sexual abuse materials that featured the woman’s prepubescent daughters. The woman, Dava Danielle Pound, has worked as an elementary school aide in two Texas school districts, although no students have been...
Gov. Abbott: Feds, State Target Criminal Aliens for Arrest in Colony Ridge
Gov. Greg Abbott announced that federal authorities and state law enforcement would be targeting criminal illegal aliens in the Colony Ridge development north of Houston. Abbott said the operation had been in the works with President Donald Trump’s Border Czar Tom...