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Two Texas Teachers Sentenced in Separate Student Sex Crime Cases
Former Lewisville ISD teacher John Collett was sentenced to 20 years in prison, while ex-Nacogdoches ISD teacher Annaleigh Andrews received just two years.
Houston ISD Announces Teacher Pay-For-Performance Structure Rolling Out in 2026
The new system will replace the tenure-based pay structure currently in operation.
Gov. Abbott Sets Special Election To Fill US House Seat Vacated by Sylvester Turner
Abbott says he does not want to rush an election in a county that has failed to conduct elections consistent with state law.
Former Navasota ISD Teacher Sentenced to 5 Years for Possessing Child Porn
Daniel Byrd was a teacher at Navasota High School when he was arrested for sharing child sexual abuse material showing young boys being assaulted.
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Austin City Council to Spend Nearly $1M on Questionable COVID ‘Emergency Housing’?
As the all-Democrat Austin City Council prepares for a regularly scheduled meeting this Thursday, sources in northwest Austin have expressed their concerns to Texas Scorecard about the council's Agenda Item 69: spending nearly $1 million to rent a questionable 60-day...
Citizens Rally to ‘Stop the Steal’ in Presidential Election
As questions of election integrity swarm the 2020 election, citizens in North Texas rallied in support of President Donald Trump. A number of citizens also expressed a desire for the Texas Legislature to make state elections more secure. Despite the mainstream media...
Keep Dallas Safe: Give Citizens a Voice in Hiring New Police Chief
The Dallas city manager's office has just released a survey for Dallas residents about the selection process for a new chief of police. The survey asks respondents to choose from multiple-choice selections of qualities and issues they feel are most important. Right...
Kaufman: Parent Says ISD’s COVID-19 Response Failed Student
A high school student told to quarantine after school officials determined the teenager had been in close contact with a schoolmate who tested positive for COVID-19 was not allowed to attend the virtual classes offered by the district, according to the student’s...
Key Local Races Head to Runoffs
UPDATED November 9 to show the Princeton mayoral race will not go to a runoff. Tuesday’s presidential race isn’t the only November election still undecided—many North Texas voters will be going back to the polls next month to finish selecting representatives in key...
Multiple Pro-Taxpayer Candidates Advance to Austin City Council Runoffs
It’s said that the journey of 1,000 miles starts with a first step; in that spirit, beleaguered Austin taxpayers have reason for cautious optimism. After Tuesday’s election results, local pro-public safety, pro-taxpayer candidates for the Austin City Council have...
ELECTION RESULTS: Amarillo Voters Reject $275M Bond, Extension of City Council Terms
Amarillo voters pushed back against proposals for a downtown-centered bond and extended terms for the Amarillo mayor and city council members on Tuesday night, but voters did approve city council meeting biweekly instead of every week. Unofficial election results show...
ELECTION RESULTS: Amarillo Area
Amarillo voters re-elected incumbents and elected a few new faces to office on Tuesday night. Voters elected Republican Dr. Ronny Jackson to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R–Clarendon). Jackson won 80 percent of the vote, easily defeating Democrat Gus...
Austin Votes for Higher Taxes, Rent Amid Affordability Crisis
AUSTIN — While Americans decided important contests across the nation in Tuesday’s election, citizens in Texas’ capital city spoke out after a monstrous, “severely damag[ing]” tax increase was approved and will now hit citizens already struggling to afford food and a...