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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.
Houston Man Accused of Giving Daughter Fentanyl Faces Charges Under New Law
Joshua Youngblood is only the eighth person in Harris County to be prosecuted under the new statute.
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Property Tax Fighter Targeted by Bureaucrat
Exorbitant property taxes continue to torment Texans, pushing people out of their homes and making homeownership a distant dream for the young. “Currently, Texas ‘boasts’ the sixth highest property tax burden in the United States. Property taxes themselves have...
Round Rock ISD Trustee Sues Superintendent Over Alleged Illegal Investigation
ROUND ROCK, TX—The “safe and suburban” Central Texas school district, located just outside of Austin, has been wracked with scandal for the past year—ever since the appointment of Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez. The latest development in the Round Rock ISD saga involves...
Round Rock School Board Advised Against Reinstating Scandal-plagued Superintendent
Despite the Round Rock Independent School District's attempts to keep the record hidden, a ruling by the Texas attorney general has brought to light an explosive investigative document on Superintendent Dr. Hafedh Azaiez, who has been plagued with scandal. The file...
Texas High School Attempts to Block Conservative Student Group
Young America’s Foundation was established in 1960 by conservative political commentator William F. Buckley Jr. and has been active in college and university circuits as Young Americans for Freedom chapters since the 1960s. According to its mission statement, “Young...
Round Rock ISD Parents Petition Texas Education Agency
AUSTIN, TX — Around 30 parents, grandparents, and community taxpayers gathered this morning outside the Texas Education Agency (TEA) building to petition the TEA to remove Superintendent Hafedh Azaiez and enact penalties on the Round Rock ISD board of trustees. “We...
Conservative Leader Terry Wade to Direct Collin County GOP
Longtime conservative leader Terry Wade is the new executive director of the Collin County Republican Party, Chairman Abraham George announced following Monday night’s executive committee meeting. George tapped the GOP grassroots activist to take over from Neal Katz,...
Frisco Officials Feud Over Explicit Books
A public feud between a Frisco-based state lawmaker and a local school superintendent over sexually explicit books in students’ libraries heated up this week. On Thursday, State Rep. Jared Patterson (R–Frisco) wrote an open letter criticizing Frisco Independent School...
Belton School Officials Caught in Bond-Boosting Shenanigans
UPDATED June 3, 2022 to include a bond consultant purchase order. Officials in yet another Texas school district have been caught boosting passage of property tax-backed bonds worth millions by monitoring which district staff and parents had voted and urging...
McKinney School Board Censures Conservative Trustee
A battle brewing for months within a North Texas school board between the education establishment and a conservative trustee came to a head in a special meeting held Tuesday morning. McKinney Independent School District board members voted 6-1 to censure trustee Chad...