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Mayor: 900 People Charged With Murder Are Free on Bond in Houston
The 248th District Court is known for granting bonds to dangerous criminals.
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.
Local Archive
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...
North Texas Citizens Voice 2021 Texas Legislative Session Concerns
During an election night watch party in North Texas, citizens shared their legislative priorities for the 2021 Texas legislative session. Among them are election integrity, taxpayer-funded lobbying, property taxes, healthcare, and the powers of the governor. At the...
ELECTION RESULTS: Tarrant County
Correction - 11/12/2020: The correct numbers for Keller mayoral race is Armin Mizani received 47 percent of the vote, and Green received 38 percent. Former Mayor Mark Matthews received 14 percent of the vote. Correction - 11/6/2020: This article originally showed only...
ELECTION RESULTS: Dallas County
Republicans held on to state House seats in Dallas but lost more judicial races Tuesday night in the Democrat stronghold. The two remaining Republicans in Dallas County’s legislative delegation—State Reps. Morgan Meyer (Dallas) and Angie Chen Button (Garland)—held...
ELECTION RESULTS: Collin County
Voters in solid-red Collin County went to the polls in record numbers to vote in Tuesday’s presidential election and again selected all Republicans, from President Donald Trump all the way down the ballot. Republican U.S. Rep. Van Taylor defeated Democrats’ heavily...
County Elections Board Adds Members to Help Count Mail-In Ballots
An emergency meeting of a North Texas county’s election ballot board was held Monday morning to add more members to help remake defective mail-in ballots. This comes after the recent announcement that thousands of mail-in ballots rejected by scanners would have to be...
Commentary, Federal, Local, State
Schlegel: ‘I Voted for Freedom’
Each of us has a journey and an experience that leads us to this place. Mine started in 2016 when I threw my hat into the political arena. It started with the Texas State Republican Party convention, where my organization attended to share our informed consent...
Local Elections to Watch in North Texas
Local elections matter, and this year, Texas voters are deciding those key elections alongside state and federal races. City council and school board elections usually held in May were moved to November due to concerns about the Chinese coronavirus. These nominally...