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Frio County Vote Harvesting Ring Suspects Doubled, More Officials Included
Candidates paid in gas, cigarettes, and Dr. Pepper; joked about ballot harvesting in texts.
Charter School Coach Charged With Sexually Assaulting 15-Year-Old Student
Educator David Jones allegedly victimized at least one girl at Cedar Crest, a residential facility for troubled teens.
Harris County Taxpayer-Funded Entities Spend Millions on Lobbying
According to records from Transparency USA and OpenSecrets, Harris County has spent at least $3.3 million lobbying since 2023.
Harris County Commissioners Reject Paying Judge Hidalgo’s Trip to France
Judge Hidalgo initially attempted to conceal the destination of her trip before commissioners forced her to disclose it.
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American Citizens Arrested for Smuggling Illegal Aliens
Four U.S. citizens face felony charges for human smuggling after sheriff’s deputies caught them driving illegal aliens north from the Texas-Mexico border. The Kinney County Sheriff’s Department arrested Monica Semien, Clay Knox, Joanna Bermea, and Cynthia Stewart on...
Magnolia ISD Teacher Arrested for Child Porn, ‘Improper Relationship’ with Student
A teacher in Magnolia Independent School District is the latest Texas educator arrested for a sex crime involving a student and possessing child porn. Grant Tozer, 26, was arrested Tuesday and charged with improper relationship between educator and student, a...
City of El Paso May Outlaw Fossil Fuels
A “radical” climate change activist group is promoting a charter amendment that would leave the City of El Paso dependent on unreliable energy sources. The group Sunrise El Paso wrote a “climate charter” calling for the city to “use all available resources and...
Elgin ISD Fires Bus Driver Accused of ‘Grooming’ After Public Pressure From Moms
A school bus driver in Elgin Independent School District has been fired following a mom’s complaints about his inappropriate “grooming” behavior toward her 11-year-old daughter. District officials initially just transferred him to a different route, but more parents...
Fort Worth ISD Expected to Eliminate Equity and Excellence Department
After two years of protests, complaints, and petitions, the Fort Worth Independent School District is expected to do away with its Equity and Excellence Department at the end of the current academic school year. The foreseen dissolution of the E&E department is a...
Border Patrol Discovers More Than 140 Illegal Aliens in Stash Houses
As Texas’ border crisis worsens, law enforcement officials found more than 140 illegal aliens in two stash houses near El Paso. U.S. Border Patrol agents teamed up with the Texas Department of Public Safety last weekend after receiving a tip regarding a possible stash...
Second Sex Crime Charge Filed Against Mansfield ISD Educator
A second sex crime charge involving a student has been filed against Diego Barona, a now-former special education aide at Legacy High School in Mansfield Independent School District, according to school officials. On Thursday, Principal Stephanie Bonneau notified...
Libs of TikTok Blasts Dallas School District Over Sexually Explicit Books
Dallas Independent School District is under fire for allowing students to check out a sexually explicit book. Libs of TikTok—a Twitter account that routinely exposes the sexualization and indoctrination of children—shared screenshots from Mike Curato’s graphic novel...
Fort Worth ISD’s Racial Equity Committee Pushes Anti-white Training
Leaked emails between staff members in the Fort Worth Independent School District reveal required anti-white training for teachers during 2020. Images of the leaked emails were posted to social media by Carlos Turcios, the president of Turning Point USA’s chapter at...