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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.
Houston Raises First-Year Police Officer Salaries to $81K
The new agreement will cost taxpayers $832 million over five years and makes Houston’s first-year police compensation package the highest in Texas.
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House District 93 Candidates Discuss Their Platforms
With the House District 93 seat vacated by current State Rep. Matt Krause (R–Haslet), former Southlake Mayor Laura Hill and citizen activist Nate Schatzline will compete in the May runoff election for the privilege to represent the district. Both candidates met this...
Scandal-ridden Superintendent To Be Reinstated, Fired, or Given ‘Hush Money’
ROUND ROCK — A troubling and contentious scandal 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 is scheduled to meet behind...
Incumbent Republican Phil Stephenson Faces First Runoff
State Rep. Phil Stephenson (R–Wharton) was elected to serve House District 85 in 2012 and has spent the past 10 years earning a career rating of "F" from Texans for Fiscal Responsibility. After receiving just 40 percent of the vote in the March 1 primary, he now faces...
Fredericksburg Parents Winning Fight to Exclude Explicit Books From Schools
Parents in the Central Texas town of Fredericksburg scored a win this week in their fight to get pornographic books out of schools, despite opposition from local Democrats and media. At a school board meeting Monday night, Fredericksburg Independent School District...
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Stephanie Klick Faces Runoff Opponent David Lowe at Fort Worth Forum
As House District 91 heads to the May runoff, a candidate forum on Wednesday hosted by the Fort Worth Republican Women allowed for a conversation on issues important to the grassroots, with child gender mutilation taking center stage. Incumbent State Rep. Stephanie...
Citizens React to Austin School District’s Controversial ‘Pride Week’ of Sexual Behaviors
Austin’s school officials are dedicating an entire week to promote hazardous sexual behaviors and gender confusion to kids—and citizens are speaking out. The Situation Texas Scorecard previously revealed Austin Independent School District’s “Pride Week,” which is...
Granbury ISD Pulls Porn From School Libraries
A fight over removing sexually explicit library books from a North Texas school district ended this week as residents got a look at the graphic content some on the left had argued should stay. On Wednesday, Granbury Independent School District invited the public to...
More Trouble Ahead for South Texas School District Rife With Corruption
Amid national attention on public schools, one South Texas school district keeps making headlines. Unfortunately for local residents and students, it’s for all the wrong reasons. For years, wasteful spending and outright corruption have plagued La Joya Independent...
School District Tells 4-Year-Olds to Keep ‘Pride Week’ Lessons a Secret
Austin’s school officials are dedicating an entire week to promote hazardous sexual behaviors and gender confusion to children—and they're instructing the kids to keep quiet about some of the school activities. “Respect privacy: ‘What we say in this room stays in this...