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Tarrant County Public Hospitals Consider Race and Gender When Contracting Medical Equipment Vendors
The public hospitals are giving additional points to vendors owned by minorities or women.
Klein ISD Teacher Jailed for Allegedly Sex Trafficking Students with Son
Klein Cain High School teacher Kedria Grigsby and her son Roger Magee are in Harris County Jail.
Houston-area Lawmakers Call for a Hearing on Houston ISD
The requested hearing is intended to address potential violations of state law, what evidence points to the new superintendent’s education model being effective, and students with disabilities not receiving state-mandated accommodations.
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Republican Runoff Candidates Consider ‘Contract with Texas’
Keresa Richardson, who is challenging freshman State Rep. Frederick Frazier for House District 61, signed a similar contract created by Collin County conservative activists.
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Nearly 10,000 Pro-Palestine Protestors March in Austin
AUSTIN—Nearly 10,000 pro-Palestine protesters marched the streets of Austin on Capitol grounds, calling for Palestine to be “free.” This has led Texas GOP Chairman Matt Rinaldi to question Texas Democrats’ lack of support for Israel. Protesters held signs displaying...
Pilot Point Employee Charged with Grooming Teenage Student
A Pilot Point Independent School District employee has been arrested and charged for allegedly grooming a teenage student. Pilot Point ISD Police Department sent out a press release saying 35-year-old Javier Errisuriz served as an athletic trainer in the district...
Wise County GOP Censures State Rep. Lynn Stucky
Wise County Republican Party censured Republican State Rep. Lynn Stucky of Sanger for “a pattern of action demonstrably opposed to the U.S. Constitution, the Core Principles of the Republican Party of Texas’s Platform and the Legislative Priorities.” The county GOP...
Pope Forcibly Ejects Conservative Texas Bishop from Church Leadership
TYLER—Conservative Bishop Joseph E. Strickland has been forcibly relieved of his post as the Bishop of the archdiocese of Tyler by Pope Francis. Strickland has a history of speaking out for pro-life issues and traditional family values. In a letter to the church in...
Texas Rangers Launch Investigation Into Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s Office
More than a year after three of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo’s senior staffers were charged with misuse of information and tampering with a government record, Texas Rangers are looking into new related tampering claims within Hidalgo’s office. In 2022, staffers...
Muslim Parents Join Calls for Plano ISD to Remove Sexually Explicit Books
Muslim parents in Plano Independent School District are joining calls for district officials to remove sexually explicit books from their students’ libraries and classrooms. Mohammad Alkurdi is one of those parents. He organized members of the Muslim community to...
University Dedicated to Free Speech Enrolls Students for Fall 2024
A new free speech-focused college has been awarded full university status after its initial launch two years ago. The University of Austin (UATX), founded by former New York Times writer Bari Weiss, is a new university with a mission guaranteeing "intellectual...
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Conservatives Sweep Cy-Fair School Board
As parents across the country challenge local school districts' instructions to their children, pro-parent candidates in Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District swept their local school board races on Tuesday. Conservative candidates Todd LeCompte, Justin Ray,...
Church Helps Provide Students With Chest Binders in Katy ISD
KATY—First Christian Church’s Transparent Closet is working with a Katy Independent School District club to provide harmful chest binders to gender-confused children. https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1721246781638348904 First Christian Church (FCC) in Katy,...