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Tarrant County GOP Censures State Rep. John McQueeney
If the State Republican Executive Committee upholds the censure, McQueeney may be denied a place on the GOP primary ballot in 2026.
Fired Pflugerville School Employee Faces Felonies for Grooming Student
Administrative assistant Marissa Juarez is accused of sending an underage student sexually explicit messages via Snapchat and kissing the juvenile while on campus.
Houston ISD To Cut 406 Uncertified Teachers Ahead of 2025–26 School Year
The teachers did not make the required progress towards their certifications.
Harris County Deputies Demand Higher Pay as Houston Police Set for Major Raises
Houston Mayor Whitmire recently proposed a plan that would pay first-year HPD officers $24,000 more than HCSO Deputies.
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Georgetown Cuts $3M Taxpayer-subsidized Deal With Solar Company
Earlier this week, the city of Georgetown, Texas, secured a $3.24 million deal with solar panel company GAF Energy. GAF Energy, an offshoot of Standard Industries, produces the world’s first nailable solar panel shingle. The company promises their product “protects...
Austin’s School District Proposes Massive Debt, Higher Taxes
Taxpayers in Texas’ capital city are being offered a “choice,” at least according to the public education bureaucracy. At issue is Austin Independent School District's new series of bonds likely to be placed on this November’s ballot. The district hosted public...
Austin City Council Still Trying to ‘Decriminalize’ Killing a Child
After the U.S. Supreme Court recently overturned Roe v. Wade—allowing states to now outlaw the practice of dismembering, poisoning, or using any other means to kill a baby in the womb—the Democrat-run Austin City Council wants to retaliate. For their upcoming special...
Waller ISD Rejects Suspect Health Text After Parents Fight Back
As parents across the state wrestle with issues in their children’s schools ranging from obscene books to mask mandates to critical race theory in classrooms, many have stood up and fought back. In rural Waller ISD, located just outside Houston, parents have objected...
Austin Homeless Disaster: Officials End Contract With Largest Shelter Operator
As Austin attempts to move forward after more than two years of a lawless public camping disaster, city officials have quietly admitted the failure of their largest homeless services contractor. According to local media, the city will decline to renew the contract for...
Texas Parents Oust School Administrator With Sketchy Record
Following a flood of complaints from the community, a newly hired school administrator who parents say was not properly vetted resigned on Monday, less than two weeks after he was hired—making him the second Texas educrat this week to step down after citizens voiced...
Controversial Health Text Defeated in Magnolia ISD
Update 7/21/22: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that the textbook would be subject to a final vote by the school board at their August morning. A spokesperson for Magnolia ISD says it will not be brought to the board in the future. MAGNOLIA —...
Texas School Superintendent from Liberal Loudoun County Quits Amid Parents’ Complaints
Another Texas school superintendent has stepped down amid criticism from parents concerned about liberal indoctrination in their children’s classrooms. At a special meeting Monday afternoon, Clear Creek Independent School District’s board of trustees accepted the...
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Harris County Hires New Elections Administrator
Harris County, the most populous county in Texas, has hired a new administrator to oversee its elections, which have been plagued with problems since Democrats took control of the county government in 2018. Clifford Tatum will replace disgraced Harris County Elections...