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Irving Voters Add Casino Opponent to City Council
Another anti-casino candidate is headed to a June runoff.
Fort Bend Municipal Utility District Reports $8.2 Million in Fraudulent Transfers
Officials say MUD 35 remains solvent, and efforts are underway to recover the missing funds.
Hays County Middle School Teacher Sentenced to 60 Years for Child Porn Possession
Kevin McLean taught at Dripping Springs Middle School.
Houston Raises First-Year Police Officer Salaries to $81K
The new agreement will cost taxpayers $832 million over five years and makes Houston’s first-year police compensation package the highest in Texas.
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3 Arrested Amid AG Paxton Investigation Into Illegal Abortion Clinics
Three suspects accused of performing unlawful abortions in the Houston area, including one illegal alien, have been arrested. Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the arrests of Maria Margarita Rojas, known as “Dr. Maria,” and illegal alien Jose Manuel Cendan Ley for...
Houston Middle School Teacher Gets Probation for Indecency With a Child
A former Houston Independent School District teacher pleaded guilty to the charge of indecency with a child. Dale Lamar Vanwright, who taught design at Tanglewood Middle School, was sentenced to deferred adjudication and 10 years of probation. As part of the plea...
Galveston County Sheriff Sues Texas Commission on Law Enforcement
A lawsuit by newly-elected Galveston County Sheriff Jimmy Fullen claims he’s immune from disciplinary actions by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, even as the commission seeks to suspend his peace officer's license over allegations of falsified documents and...
Harris County Attorney Announces Run for Empty Congressional Seat
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee has announced his candidacy for the congressional seat previously held by longtime Houston politician Sylvester Turner, who died earlier this month. Menefee, a Democrat, is known for promoting leftist policies and taking legal...
Belton ISD Identifies Another Teacher Arrested for Sex Crime Against Student
A Tarver Elementary School teacher who was placed on leave last month while police investigated sexual misconduct allegations has been arrested and identified as Estevan Banda. Banda, 33, was arrested on March 14 and charged with indecency with a child by sexual...
Austin Elementary Teacher Jailed for Possessing ‘Large Quantity’ of Child Sex Abuse Material
Another Texas teacher has been charged with possessing “a large quantity” of child sexual abuse materials, commonly called child pornography. Carl David Innmon, a 50-year-old fifth-grade teacher in Austin Independent School District, was arrested Wednesday and charged...
Harris County Employees Working From Home Found Living in Austin and Dallas
County Commissioner Tom Ramsey said this week that Harris County has more than 2,000 employees working from home, including some living far away from Harris County. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump, Gov. Greg Abbott, and Houston Mayor John Whitmire have all ordered...
Fort Worth Teacher Arrested for Online Solicitation of a Minor
A Fort Worth Independent School District teacher was arrested after he was caught sending sexually explicit messages to someone he believed was a minor. Christopher Michael Rhodes, 44, worked as a science teacher at Young Men’s Leadership Academy in Fort Worth ISD....
Harris County Joins Lawsuit to Block Trump Administration DOGE Cuts
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee joined a lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump from firing probationary federal employees. U.S. District Judge William Alsup, a Clinton appointee, ordered the reinstatement of several probationary workers a day after...