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Two Huntsville ISD Teachers Arrested in Separate Sex Crime Cases
Demondrae Murray was charged with soliciting a prostitute, while Eric Buchek was accused of having an “improper relationship” with a student.
Houston Water Rates Increase by 6 Percent
The increase is tied to a federal consent decree that mandates city spending on water and sewage infrastructure.
Collin County Residents Reject Planned Islamic ‘City’
County Judge Chris Hill said he “cannot support” the proposed EPIC City project.
Harris County Commissioners Vote for Higher Government Employee and Contractor Salaries
The new minimum wage has been set to $20 an hour for government workers and $21.65 for contractors.
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Texas Coronavirus Update: Over 405,000 Recoveries
Continuing to confirm a county health official’s statement that most who get the Chinese coronavirus will recover, as of Monday, 405,813 are estimated to have recovered statewide, 36 percent higher from earlier this month. While 9,983 of Texas' population of more than...
GOP Grassroots Choose John Browning as Dallas Court of Appeals Nominee
Republican grassroots activists from six North Texas counties have selected John Browning as their party’s nominee to replace the late Justice David Bridges in the race for Texas’ 5th Court of Appeals, Place 6. On Saturday, by a vote of 134-58, Republican Party...
Round Rock Officials Forced to Obey Law After Trying to Postpone Election
CENTRAL TEXAS — After Round Rock city officials tried to give themselves an extra year in power, they have now been forced to give local citizens a chance to vote on the matter. Thursday night, in the Austin suburb of Round Rock, the city council voted unanimously to...
Browning Tops List of Possible GOP Nominees for Dallas Court of Appeals
For a second time this month, grassroots Republican Party activists in North Texas will pick a new GOP nominee for a position on the November ballot. On Saturday, Republican precinct chairs from Collin, Dallas, Hunt, Grayson, Kaufman, and Rockwall counties will meet...
Austin City Council Votes Unanimously to Defund Local Police by One-Third
After recent nationwide riots and lawlessness have left a trail of burned cities, destroyed livelihoods, and murdered citizens, Democrat local officials in Texas’ capital city are pushing further by slashing a third of the local police budget. On Thursday, the...
North Texas Counties Plan Pro-Taxpayer Budgets
Elected officials in three Republican-run North Texas counties are choosing not to raise county property taxes this year on local residents, who are already hurting from months of government-ordered shutdowns during the Chinese coronavirus outbreak. Collin, Denton,...
Citizens React: Austin Council Planning to Defund Local Police
As the all-Democrat Austin City Council prepares to slash the local police budget, citizens are warning them of the harmful consequences. This week, the council is beginning to finalize next year’s city budget, and they are currently preparing to cut over $150...
Allen ISD Proposes $222M Bond Amid Coronavirus School Closures
Just over a year after voters rejected their last spending proposal as too extravagant, Allen school district officials are proposing a scaled-back bond package that spends about half as much. But local property taxpayers—whose school tax bills have gone up 38 percent...
Szwarc: Will Lubbock Become the Abortion Center for West Texas?
Lubbock news reported that Planned Parenthood is planning to open a location in Lubbock for the first time since 2013. Planned Parenthood told reporters that it provides women with life-saving healthcare services, including cancer screenings. Planned Parenthood's...