Local Texas News
Read local Texas news in cities and counties in Texas, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, DFW, Metroplex, San Antonio, Travis County, Harris County, Dallas County, Tarrant County, Bexar County
Local Texas News
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.
Houston ISD Investigated by Both AG and DA Over Electioneering Allegations
What began as the largest bond proposal in Texas history is now mired in controversy.
Substitute Teacher Accused of Showing Students Sexually Explicit Videos
Ashley Evans also allegedly engaged Kennedale Junior High School students in “X-rated” conversations.
Harris County Commissioners Vote To Give Sheriff Deputies Pay Parity With Houston Police
Commissioner Rodney Ellis and County Judge Lina Hidalgo voted against the proposal.
Local Archive
Head of Troubled Tarrant Appraisal District Board Will Be Recalled
Tarrant County taxpayers are finally seeing some accountability from the troubled Tarrant Appraisal District, the agency that sets property values used by local governments to calculate tax bills. The head of the appraisal district's board of directors, Kathryn...
Austin ISD Hosts LGBTQ Celebration Week
Despite knowing that state laws were broken last year during the first annual “Pride Week,” Austin Independent School District is once again setting aside this week for the indoctrination and sexualization of children. According to the district’s website, their goal...
Texas Education Agency Announces Takeover of Houston Independent School District
After a delay of more than three years, the Texas Education Agency announced it is temporarily taking over Houston Independent School District, the largest school district in the state, to address a number of ongoing problems. Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath,...
Transparency in Texas Becoming an Endangered Species
“The very word ‘secrecy’ is repugnant in a free and open society, and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and to secret proceedings,” President John F. Kennedy told the American Newspaper Publishers Association...
Another Grand Prairie Teacher Arrested for ‘Improper Relationship’
For a second time this school year, police have charged a teacher in the Grand Prairie Independent School District with sexual misconduct involving a student. Grand Prairie ISD officials reportedly notified parents on March 9 that Cody Bush, an Ag teacher and FFA...
Could Troubled Tarrant Appraisal District Be Abolished?
A North Texas lawmaker has proposed legislation to abolish the troubled Tarrant Appraisal District before the end of the year and turn its duties over to the state comptroller. The appraisal district is the agency responsible for setting property values used by local...
Lawmaker Calls for Investigation Into Frisco ISD Trustees
Following the recent publication of undercover footage from a meeting with three Frisco Independent School District trustees, State Rep. Matt Shaheen of Plano has requested that the Texas Education Agency launch an investigation into the FISD trustees present. The...
Communist China in Texas: Spies Infiltrate Texas’ Sheriffs
Your taxpayer dollars have been used to fund America's enemies and put Chinese Communist Party spies in your local sheriff's department. If security experts are to be trusted, multiple sheriff’s departments across Texas have compromised themselves by purchasing and...
Battle Brewing Over Who Picks New Tarrant Appraisal District Board Member
A battle is brewing over who will select a new board member for the troubled Tarrant Appraisal District, the agency responsible for setting property values used by local governments to calculate property tax bills. Kathryn Wilemon, chair of the appraisal district’s...