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GOP Commissioner Faces Criticism for Voting With Democrats on Fort Bend Redistricting Effort
Commissioner Vincent Morales previously voted to fund the effort.
Fort Bend County Judge KP George’s Case Postponed
Prosecutors cited the need to extract more evidence from a device.
Brazosport ISD Tells Voters $167M Bonds Won’t Raise Tax ‘Rate’
With interest the bonds would cost property taxpayers $258 million. Can they be repaid with “zero tax rate increase?”
Lockhart Volleyball Coach Charged With Child Sex Crime
Aaron Aguilar previously worked for Lockhart ISD.
Local Archive
Dickson: Centerville Becomes 33rd City in the Nation to Outlaw Abortion
Centerville has joined the growing number of cities throughout the United States to pass ordinances outlawing abortion within their city limits. The city, which prides itself on being known as the halfway point between Houston and Dallas, is located 123 miles slightly...
Antifa Targets Home of Austin City Manager
A shocking video has emerged of a recent incident where an antifa cell showed up at the home of Austin City Manager Spencer Cronk: https://twitter.com/_TeddyBrosevelt/status/1411363919835414530 The black-clad operatives can be seen holding signs reading, “Debt...
Fort Worth Spends More and More on Equity and Excellence Department
Fort Worth Independent School District has wholeheartedly bought into the tenets of critical race theory, committing to CRT and embedding it into the very fabric of the district. The district has spent a considerable amount of money on it, but some Fort Worth citizens...
Dickson: The Fight for Unborn Life on the US-Mexico Border
Edinburg (pop. 101,170), located just 20 minutes from the U.S.-Mexico border, could be one of the next cities in Texas to declare itself a sanctuary city for the unborn. Edinburg is the county seat of Hidalgo County, a Texas county that Biden carried with 58.04...
Amarillo Council Continues Defying Voters on City Hall Project
Despite voters rejecting a spending package that included a new city hall, Amarillo City Council members voted to add to the already mounting costs of building one. On Tuesday, the Amarillo City Council voted 4-1 to approve an architectural and engineering services...
Amarillo Businessman Taking Aim at City Hall Project
One Amarillo businessman is looking to give voters a say on the Amarillo City Council's plan to move forward with building a new city hall, despite the project’s defeat last year. Craig Gualtiere, owner of a coffee shop chain and former Randall County commissioner,...
Jury Convicts Dallas Developer for Bribing Corrupt City Officials
UPDATED June 30 with comments from federal authorities. Another participant in a scheme involving bribes to Democrats on Dallas City Council has been found guilty in federal court of buying political favors from corrupt city officials. A jury convicted Dallas real...
Amarillo Council Kickstarts Process for New Civic Center Plan Despite Voter Rejection
Just months after voters rejected the Amarillo City Council’s ballot proposal to issue $275 million in debt for a number of downtown projects, including renovations to the Amarillo Civic Center Complex, council members have voted to kickstart the process of...
Austinites Petition to Overrule More Harmful City Policies
AUSTIN — Amid a tumultuous two-year public safety disaster in Texas’ capital city, citizens are continuing to resist their city officials’ destructive decisions—this time by seeking to restore a dismantled police department. Save Austin Now, a recently formed local...