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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.
Houston Votes To Continue Race-Based City Contracting Program
City officials seek to strengthen their legal position as they navigate a lawsuit challenging the program as unconstitutional.
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Central Texas, Commentary, Local
Reece: Northside ISD Parents Confront School Board Over ‘Antiracism’ Exercise
“There’s no need for raising your voice. You do have a microphone,” said Karen Freeman at a recent meeting of the Northside ISD board of trustees. Some observers understood her statement and tone as condescending and patronizing, totally dismissive of the pain of the...
McKinney School Board Continues ‘Witch Hunt’ Against Conservative Trustee
After months of wrangling over sexually explicit books in students’ libraries, a majority of McKinney Independent School District trustees are trying to oust the lone conservative board member who has sided with parents in the debate over explicit books. The fight is...
Disgraced Elections Admin Taken to Court Over Runoff Ballot Security
An ongoing fight over election integrity between the Harris County Republican Party and the county’s outgoing Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria went to the Texas Supreme Court just hours before polls closed in the state’s primary runoff elections. On Tuesday,...
Decision Texas, Local, West Texas
Amarillo Voters Pick Nominees for November
On Tuesday night, voters in Potter and Randall counties elected the winners of several runoff elections, setting the stage for uncontested November elections to decide who will lead the Amarillo area for the next four years. First, for the 47th District Court race to...
Texas Sheriff Urges Local Districts to Deploy School Marshals
In the wake of Tuesday’s deadly shooting inside a Uvalde elementary school, in which a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers, a Texas sheriff is calling on all local school districts in his county to implement a school marshal program “immediately.” “Due to...
Harris County GOP: Longoria to Violate Texas Election Code—Again
Republicans are once again slamming the performance of Harris County Elections Administrator Isabel Longoria, calling her “unfit” to be running elections in the state’s largest county. Longoria botched the March primary elections so badly, she was forced to resign—but...
NRA Shoots Down Frazier’s False Claim on Misleading Mailers
A candidate’s false claim about his Second Amendment credentials has fired up a Texas House race in the final days before Tuesday's Republican primary runoff election. The misleading mailer came from Frederick Frazier, who is facing off against Paul Chabot in the...
Central Texas, Decision Texas, Local
Runoff Preview: Bius and Kacal Face Off for House District 12
House District 12 encompasses all of Robertson, Madison, Walker, Grimes, and Washington counties, along with part of Brazos County. Incumbent State Rep. Kyle Kacal (College Station), a liberal Republican, will face challenger Ben Bius in the May 24 Republican primary...
Decision Texas, Houston, Local
Runoff Preview: Torian-Barineau and DeAyala Square Off for House District 133
Currently represented by liberal Republican Jim Murphy (Houston), who decided not to run for re-election, House District 133 is located in Harris County. Either businesswoman Shelley Torian-Barineau or lawyer Mano DeAyala will win the Republican nomination following...