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Houston ISD Seeks $120M Maintenance Loan After Failed Bond Vote
Maintenance tax notes are used to cover essential expenses but do not require voter approval.
Irving Voters Add Casino Opponent to City Council
Another anti-casino candidate is headed to a June runoff.
Fort Bend Municipal Utility District Reports $8.2 Million in Fraudulent Transfers
Officials say MUD 35 remains solvent, and efforts are underway to recover the missing funds.
Hays County Middle School Teacher Sentenced to 60 Years for Child Porn Possession
Kevin McLean taught at Dripping Springs Middle School.
Local Archive
North Texas School Board Candidate Campaigns on Firing Superintendent
UPDATED April 1 to include comments from Siino. With public education issues dominating national and state headlines, and many local school district elections just around the corner, one North Texas school board candidate is proposing unique solutions to better serve...
Harris County Jail Releases Hundreds of Defendants
Following a computer glitch last week during a systems update, Harris County’s Joint Processing System released close to 300 inmates according to Andy Kahan, victim services director for Crime Stoppers of Houston. “You can try to sugarcoat things or whatever, but the...
Fort Worth Superintendent Leaving 2 Years Earlier Than Expected
In response to recent outcry from parents regarding Superintendent Kent Scribner’s support of CRT-based policies, Fort Worth ISD’s school board voted 7-0 to move up Scribner’s last day as superintendent to August 31, 2022. He will work as an advisor for the district...
Keller Parents Confront School Board: ‘These Books Are Not Meant for Kids’
Parents in the North Texas city of Keller spoke at their local school board meeting Monday to demand more transparency from officials about sexually explicit books found in their kids’ campus libraries. "There’s a lot of parents out there that don't know what's going...
Austin ISD’s ‘Pride Out’ Party: Drag Queens & Hazardous Sexual Behaviors for Kids
Austin’s school officials continue to face community backlash for their recent week-long celebration of harmful sexual behaviors and gender confusion. The Situation Texas Scorecard previously revealed Austin Independent School District’s “Pride Week,” held March...
Keller ISD Parents Want Transparency on Explicit Library Books
After fighting for months to get sexually explicit books out of their kids’ school libraries, residents of one North Texas school district want greater transparency about the district's ongoing library book review process. Parents and community members in Keller...
McKinney School Board Stonewalling Parents Over Sexually Explicit Library Books
For the second time in two months, parents filled a McKinney school board meeting, pleading with trustees to address their concerns about library books containing sexually explicit content. Once again, they left disappointed. It's a fight happening in school districts...
Round Rock ISD Board Reinstates Scandal-ridden Superintendent
ROUND ROCK — A troubling and contentious saga continues in a “safe and suburban” Central Texas school district. On Thursday night, after months of public outcry and delays, the Round Rock Independent School District board of trustees met behind closed doors to again...
Texas’ Most Liberal Region Ends All COVID Restrictions
As cities across the country begin repealing their restrictive COVID-19 policies, one of the most liberal regions in Texas is also winding down its pandemic orders. Earlier this week, both Travis County and the city of Austin announced that they were lifting all...