Local Texas News
Read local Texas news in cities and counties in Texas, Houston, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, DFW, Metroplex, San Antonio, Travis County, Harris County, Dallas County, Tarrant County, Bexar County
Local Texas News
Harris County Appoints Interim County Administrator
Jesse Dickerman will replace Diana Ramirez, who is retiring at the end of the month.
Judson ISD Coach Accused of Sexually Grooming Students via Social Media
Christopher Demetrius Irving, a coach at Veterans Memorial High School, is the latest San Antonio educator arrested for sex crimes against students.
Former Student Accuses Azle ISD Coach of Past ‘Improper Relationship’
High school softball coach Carlos Font was arrested and charged with a felony.
Federal Jury Delivers Guilty Verdict in Houston ISD Bribery Case
A former Houston ISD employee and a district vendor were found guilty after a weeks-long trial.
Local Archive
Amarillo City Council Approves $3M Tax Incentive Package
In response to an organization’s signal that they could move their headquarters to Fort Worth, Amarillo City Council members unanimously approved a tax incentive agreement to keep the organization in Amarillo. The agreement between the City of Amarillo, the Amarillo...
Another Hospital Threatens Texan’s Life With 10-Day Rule
A pro-life advocacy group is actively fighting to defend another Texan against a hospital trying to hasten his death using a rule codified in state law. In a press release issued on May 27, Texas Right to Life shared the harrowing story of Bill Costea’s fight against...
Candidates Speak on Fort Worth COVID Citations
Fort Worth mayoral candidate Mattie Parker and city council candidate Zeb Pent join Councilmember Cary Moon in addressing citations issued by the city for not following government restrictions related to the Chinese coronavirus. Citizens were cited not only for...
North Texas School District Moves to Restrict Citizens’ Voices
Even before the Keller Independent School District board meeting on May 24, tensions were high in the Fort Worth suburban district, and plenty of security and law enforcement officers were in attendance. As citizens gathered for the meeting, resident Doug Wade was...
Citizen Activists’ Recommendations in North Texas Runoff Elections
As early voting continues in the June 5 local election runoff, grassroots organization True Texas Project has provided a list of recommendations from local citizen activists across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, as well as Waxahachie and Leander. Meanwhile,...
Central Texas County DA’s Office ‘Looking to Prosecute Police Officers’
As the Texas Legislature wraps up passage of House Bill 1900, a proposed law that would prohibit local governments from defunding their police the way Democrat Austin officials did last summer, the Travis County district attorney's office—in the home county of Texas'...
Exclusive Interview: Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson on Crime and Police Accountability
Earlier this year, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson participated in an exclusive interview with Texas Scorecard. In Part 1, he discussed the controversial police overtime cut that 11 Dallas council members passed despite his and citizens' objections. On the first anniversary...
Hotly Contested Local Runoffs Underway in Collin County
While North Texas voters decided most local races in the May elections, five hotly contested council seats across three Collin County cities are still up for grabs in the June 5 runoffs. Every city council seat on the May 1 ballot in Allen, Frisco, and Plano was...
Leftist-Backed Candidates in Local Texas Runoff Elections
Candidates backed by far-left organizations are on the ballot in Texas’ local runoff elections in June. Our Revolution Texas, whose North Texas branch Texas Scorecard previously reported on, states they “fight to turn Texas progressive.” The organization alleges...