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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.
Austin Elementary Teacher Busted for Child Porn Now Faces Federal Charges
If convicted, Carl Innmon faces 20 years in federal prison.
Local Archive
Texas Student Honors Faith in God and Country
When Travis Gant graduates from high school next year, he’ll leave behind a lasting reminder of the nation’s foundation in faith. As part of his senior project, Travis is gifting Lovejoy Independent School District with posters depicting the national motto “In God We...
Protesters Hope ‘Heads Will Roll’ at Tarrant Appraisal District
UPDATED July 1. A huge crowd of protesters lined up outside the Tarrant Appraisal District office on Thursday morning, but they weren’t waiting to protest their property tax appraisals. They were standing in line to speak against what they call corruption within the...
Denton City Council Votes to ‘Deprioritize’ Protecting Children From Abortion
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week—allowing states to outlaw the practice of dismembering, poisoning, or using any other means to kill a baby in the womb—a North Texas local government is one of the first to officially “retaliate.” On...
School Board Approves Plan to Eject ‘Unruly’ Parents ‘Without Warning’
NORTH TEXAS — In an apparent continuation of policies designed to squelch citizens’ free speech, McKinney Independent School District passed a measure allowing school staff to eject parents from district property for any behavior “deemed inappropriate,” without due...
Investigations, Local, Metroplex
Targeted Citizen Responds to Bureaucrat’s Allegations
After helping tens of thousands of homeowners fight their rising property taxes—for free—a North Texas realtor finds himself and his freedom of speech the target of apparent revenge by Randall Armstrong, a local government employee. Texas Scorecard made multiple...
Bexar County Sheriff Says He’ll Refuse to Enforce Abortion Law
Following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade last week, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar, a Democrat, wrote on Facebook that he will not investigate those who choose to get an abortion. “As their Sheriff, it is absolutely none of my business. I will not...
Austin City Council Members Propose Local Resolution to ‘Decriminalize’ Killing a Child
After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last week—allowing states to 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. Councilmembers Vanessa Fuentes...
School District Sued for Squelching Speech Proposes ‘Innovation’ to Silence Parents
A North Texas school district facing a lawsuit for squelching free speech at board meetings is proposing an innovative new way to silence parents. On Tuesday, McKinney Independent School District will consider using its “District of Innovation” status to exempt itself...
Tomball ISD Refuses Suspect Health Textbooks After Parents Push Back
TOMBALL — In the rural Houston suburb, the Tomball ISD school board voted last week on whether to adopt the new Goodheart-Willcox health textbooks for the upcoming school year. Although the Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC) recommended the Goodheart-Willcox...