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Lawsuit Reveals Disturbing Details in Millsap ISD’s Special Needs Student Abuse Scandal
A grand jury indicted the school district’s former superintendent for failing to report child abuse by two special education teachers.
City of Dallas Accused of Enforcing 133 Ordinances in Violation of Texas Constitution
Texas Public Policy Foundation cited the violations in a letter to the Dallas City Attorney threatening legal action.
Montgomery County Secures First Murder Conviction Under Texas Fentanyl Law
The 2023 law allows anyone who supplies fentanyl resulting in death to be charged with murder.
Gainesville ISD Employee Caught in Underage Sex Solicitation Sting
School maintenance worker Hunter Jordan was charged with online solicitation of a minor.
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Fort Worth ISD Says They’ve Discontinued ‘Inclusivity’ Training for Music Teachers
Last school year, Fort Worth Independent School District paid for music teachers to attend a training course teaching them how to foster an “inclusive” classroom environment. FWISD administrators say they have since discontinued the training. The training course was...
Fredericksburg Residents Plead for Property Tax Relief
FREDERICKSBURG—Longtime Fredericksburg residents are being taxed out of their homes and are imploring their elected city officials for property tax relief. Fredericksburg City Council members want to adopt the highest property tax rate allowed without having to get...
Hood County Hires Tarrant Appraisal District’s Scandal-Plagued Former Chief
Hood County has hired Jeff Law, the scandal-plagued former head of the Tarrant Appraisal District, as its new chief appraiser. The hiring marks a homecoming for Law, who previously worked as the Hood Central Appraisal District's chief appraiser for 10 years before...
Bridgeport ISD Coach Resigns After Using School Credit Card at Strip Club
BRIDGEPORT—A soccer coach at Bridgeport Independent School District resigned after being accused of using a school credit card at The Men’s Club in Houston this summer. According to the Wise County Messenger, J.D. Bales allegedly spent $5,455 at the strip club during...
Odessa Becomes First Texas City to Ban Mask, Vaccine Mandates
The City of Odessa passed a resolution saying they will not enforce any COVID-19 mask or vaccine mandates implemented by the federal or state government. The resolution passed with six in favor and one council member abstaining. The Councilmembers voting in favor...
Dallas Church to Host Drag Show
A Dallas church has announced they will host a drag show to support "drag queens who have contributed to our community in such inspiring ways." Cathedral of Hope—a church that claims to be ‘LGBTQ owned’—invited their members to show up for the 10 a.m. Sunday service...
Dallas ISD Approves Woke Sex-Ed Curriculum
Dallas Independent School District has confirmed that they will be implementing a sex education curriculum from an organization that promotes cross-sex hormone usage to highschoolers. Last week, an investigation exposed DISD’s expansive communications regarding...
Keller ISD Votes to Withhold ‘Robin Hood’ Payment
Another Texas school district voted to stop sending “Robin Hood” recapture payments to the state, saying “enough is enough.” Trustees in Keller Independent School District approved a resolution to withhold its next state-mandated recapture payment during a special...
West Texas A&M Requires Students to Take DEI-Based Training Program
West Texas A&M is requiring students to participate in a diversity, equity, and inclusion-based training program. A student at WTAMU sent Texas Scorecard screenshots of the mandatory race and gender-based training program. The program is a part of Get Inclusive’s...