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Will Tioga ISD Fire Groomer Teacher?
The next school board meeting is on November 20.
Civic Group Says Downtown Dallas Crime is Due to Police Shortage
CEO of the Metroplex Civic & Business Association Louis Darrouzet says that downtown Dallas is seeing more crime due to a lack of police presence in the neighborhood.
Judge Lina Hidalgo Used Encrypted Messaging App for Harris County Business
The WhatsApp encryption hides communications from everyone except the sender and receiver—meaning in some cases, even law enforcement cannot review the records.
Spring Branch ISD Board Meeting Shut Down as Hundreds Protest Closing Charter Schools
Faced with a $35 million deficit, the board of trustees is looking to close three charter schools to save money.
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Round Rock ISD Teachers Reportedly Told to Hide Students’ ‘Gender Identity’ From Parents
Middle school teachers in Round Rock Independent School District were allegedly instructed during a staff session training to withhold information from parents regarding their children’s sexual “identities.” District administrators claim this has “never been part of...
Women Rally Against the Dangers of Transgender Ideology
Although a mob of unruly protesters attempted to shut down the Let Women Speak Event in Austin, the women involved refused to be silenced. The event was hosted this weekend adjacent to the Austin Pride Parade. It was promoted as a forum for women to discuss how the...
Conroe ISD Student Beaten by Bus Monitor
A Conroe Independent School District bus monitor sent a student to the hospital after beating him with an object. The monitor reportedly attacked the student when he attempted to disembark from the bus. According to a video taken of the event, the student—a...
Tarrant Appraisal District Gives Troubled Chief a ‘Vote of Confidence’
Troubled Tarrant County Chief Appraiser Jeff Law held on to his job with a 3-2 vote of confidence from the Tarrant Appraisal District board on Friday, despite ongoing issues within the agency during Law’s 90-day probationary period. The board issued Law a “letter of...
Mealer Claims 32K ‘Illegal Ballots’ Counted in Contested Harris County Election
New documents filed by Harris County Judge candidate Alexandra Mealer claim that 32,000 “likely illegal ballots” were counted in her contested November 2022 election—more than her opponent Lina Hidalgo’s margin of victory. Mealer, a Republican, lost her race against...
ACLU Pushes Against Policies Protecting Children
FORT WORTH — The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas filed two federal civil rights complaints against a Fort Worth-area public charter school and Keller Independent School District for “adopting anti-LGBTQIA+ policies.” The ACLU accused the Fort Worth Academy of...
Prosper ISD Bus Driver Gets ‘Lost’ for Hours with Elementary Students on Board
In a repeat of last year’s back-to-school bus chaos, a bus driver for scandal-plagued Prosper Independent School District got “lost” Wednesday afternoon with several young students on board, leaving parents waiting hours for their kids with no communication from the...
Three Republicans Toss Their Hats into House District Race
Three Republican candidates in Texas House District 14 are running for the seat being vacated by Republican State Rep. John Raney of Bryan, who announced he would not run for re-election. Raney, who has held the seat since winning a special election in December 2011,...
Texas Democrats Say Border Buoys Cause Deaths, But Law Enforcement Disagrees
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro took a group of his fellow Democrat lawmakers to Eagle Pass, where they called for the federal government to suspend cooperation with Operation Lone Star. Joining Castro on the trip were U.S. Reps. Sheila Jackson Lee (CD18) and Sylvia Garcia...