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Huffman ISD Proposes 25 Percent Tax Hike Without Voter Approval
Elected officials plan to add up to 12 “disaster pennies” to the district’s property tax rate.
Cy-Fair ISD Boosts Property Taxes By $34 Million With ‘Disaster Pennies’
Other Texas school districts are also using the disaster exception to raise their property tax rates.
Illegal Alien Arrested in El Paso for Sex Trafficking
The illegal alien is believed to be the leader of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua’s sex trafficking ring.
Parents Say Spring ISD Preschool Teachers Drugged Kids With ‘Sleepy’ Stickers
Staff members were immediately placed on administrative leave pending an investigation by the Spring ISD Police Department.
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AG Paxton Sues Travis County Over Secretive Security Expenditures
The saga over security expenditures for Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza just got longer. According to a press release from the attorney general’s office, Texas has sued Travis County over an alleged “secret meeting” where more than $100,000 was allocated to...
Big Win for Whitesboro Citizens: No Property Tax Increase
Whitesboro citizens packed a public hearing Friday night and convinced officials in the small North Texas city to reverse course on raising property taxes by as much as 30 percent without voters’ approval. After listening to public comments during a...
Catholic Charities of Fort Worth Partner Organization Has Islamic Terrorism Ties
Tarrant County GOP Chair Bo French has revealed that the Catholic Charities of Fort Worth is working with an organization with ties to Islamic terrorism. CCFW recently came under scrutiny for its unique relationship with the Biden-Harris administration. The...
City of Dallas’ Budget to Help Aid LGBT, Race-based Events
The City of Dallas’ new budget is set to help facilitate LGBT parades and race-based events. The Dallas City Council unanimously passed a $5.3 billion budget earlier this month. The Dallas Express reports that in the budget, the Office of Arts and Culture will boost...
AG Paxton Sues Austin Over Taxpayer-funded Abortion Travel
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the City of Austin to stop taxpayer money from funding women’s travel for out-of-state abortions. The lawsuit is in response to the City of Austin appropriating $400,000 for the city’s 2024-2025 “Reproductive Health Grant.”...
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Lawsuit Accuses Democrat State House Candidate of Not Paying Vendors
A lawsuit filed in Tarrant County is accusing a Democrat running for the Texas House of Representatives of failing to pay her vendors and subcontractors in the business she operates. House District 80 candidate Cecilia Castellano, who operates Azteca Designs and...
El Paso Teacher Arrested Twice for Sex Crimes Involving 12-Year-Old Student
An El Paso teacher accused of sexually grooming and abusing a 12-year-old student was arrested twice in one week by Socorro Independent School District police and charged with multiple felony sex crimes. Explicit text messages found on the student's phone allegedly...
Texas Supreme Court Sides With Dallas in State Fair Gun Ban Case
The Supreme Court of Texas has denied Attorney General Ken Paxton’s effort against the State Fair of Texas’ new firearm ban. The decision came Thursday night, just one day before the fair begins on Friday. Last month, fair organizers announced new safety regulations,...
East Texas Teacher Arrested for Injuring Child
An East Texas teacher has been arrested for injuring a young student earlier this month. Kyle Lee Rocha, 39, was arrested for injury to a child at Chandler Elementary School in Brownsboro Independent School District. According to his probable cause affidavit, Rocha...