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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.
San Antonio Teacher Accused of Upskirting 7-Year-Old Student
Jubilee Lake View teacher Augustine Rendon was charged with invasive visual recording of a girl’s private areas.
Belton ISD Teacher Faces Federal Child Porn Charges
Belton High School teacher Pietro Giustino is charged with possessing child sexual abuse material including depictions of minors engaged in sexual intercourse.
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US Rep. Chip Roy Hosts Panel on the Dangers of Fentanyl
DRIPPING SPRINGS—As the fentanyl crisis intensifies in schools across Texas, U.S. Rep. Chip Roy was joined by several parents, law enforcement, county officials, and school administrators at a roundtable event discussing the dangers of fentanyl. Roy, a Republican...
Austin City Council Member Requests Audit of City Spending on Homeless Services
AUSTIN—City Councilmember Mackenzie Kelly is requesting a “comprehensive review and audit of homeless services and spending within our city.” Kelly highlighted the need for a review of the city’s homeless spending, strategies for coordinating services, and...
Texas Lawmaker Faces Trial Over Allegedly ‘Stolen’ Donations to Dallas Police Charity
A Texas lawmaker is facing more legal trouble as a trial approaches, over accusations that the Dallas police union charity he headed took money intended for families of fallen officers. Freshman State Rep. Frederick Frazier (R–McKinney) works for the Dallas Police...
Austin ISD Spent Thousands Busing Students to LGBT Event
After Austin Independent School District bused students and staff to the city’s LGBT parade earlier this month, the Texas Public Policy Foundation discovered the district spent more than $8,000 on the event. “We are proud to celebrate our LGBTQIA+ students, staff, and...
Prosper Coaches Arrested for Not Reporting Student’s Sexual Assault Allegation
Two coaches in scandal-plagued Prosper Independent School District are charged with failing to report a student’s claim that a fellow female athlete sexually assaulted three teammates at sleepovers during the summer. Prosper High School's head softball coach, Renna...
Spring Branch ISD Votes to Stop Sending ‘Robin Hood’ Payments
Trustees in Spring Branch Independent School District voted unanimously to stop sending “Robin Hood” recapture payments to the state. The "Robin Hood" plan, a nickname given to school finance legislation enacted in 1993, involves local property taxes that are...
State Rep. Andrew Murr Admonished by Constituents—Again
Republican State Rep. Andrew Murr of Junction is being criticized by a second county in his House District 53 for violating the principles of the Republican Party of Texas. Murr represents a vast swath of southwest Texas including Bandera, Crane, Crockett, Edwards,...
Fort Worth School Libraries Remove More Than 100 Books for Review
After examining their shelves for explicit books, Fort Worth Independent School District has reopened campus libraries more than two weeks into the 2023-2024 school year. The district ordered the libraries to close earlier this month to prepare for September 1, when a...
Tarrant County Votes ‘No Confidence’ in Appraisal District Chief
Tarrant County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a “vote of no confidence” in the troubled Tarrant Appraisal District’s top executive, Chief Appraiser Jeff Law, and urged the TAD board of directors to fire him “effective immediately.” Tuesday’s vote followed a...