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Barbers Hill ISD Teacher Re-Arrested for Sexual Assault of Student
Molly Colleen Spears was arrested earlier this month on a charge of improper relationship between educator and student.
Harris County Bonds Out Man Charged in Murder of Deputy Sheriff
Dremone Francis, charged in the capital murder of an HCSO deputy, was released on bond.
Aldine ISD Will Close 6 Schools Due to Enrollment Loss
The closures are expected to save the district $35 million, providing significant relief to the $100 million budget deficit.
TEA Takes Over Another Texas School District After ‘Decades of Dysfunction’
South San Antonio ISD installed a new board of managers appointed by the Texas Education Agency.
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DOJ Continues to Put Pieces Together in Weslaco Bribery Scams
This week, federal prosecutors announced two new developments in their bribery investigations surrounding Weslaco’s commissioners and economic development board. Over the past week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas announced one man was...
Central Texas Voters: Here Are Your Local Ballot Props
In less than a month, Central Texans will head to the polls to vote on a slew of important statewide and local decisions, including 10 constitutional amendments, half a billion dollars in new debt, a new hotel tax, new rules for city government, and more. Here’s a...
Georgetown Suing to Escape Disastrous Green Energy Deal
Georgetown city officials have made an expensive mess, and now they’re suing to try to get themselves out of it. This week, the City of Georgetown filed a lawsuit against Buckthorn Westex, their solar energy provider, in an attempt to break free from an ill-advised,...
Tax-Hiking Councilman Mulls Congressional Run
Fort Worth City Councilman Brian Byrd, who has voted for every increase in homeowners’ city property tax bills since being elected in 2017, is rumored to be considering a run to represent the 12th Congressional District—a position held by U.S. Rep. Kay Granger (R-TX)...
Commentary: Harris County’s Use of Vote Centers Needs Watching
In November 2009, Galveston County attempted to hold a countywide vote center election and was unsuccessful for two reasons: A couple of its polling places weren’t ADA compliant (disabled voters had difficulty accessing polling places), and it took too long for the...
Trump Administration Allegedly Wants Granger’s Son Fired
Sources claim that roughly $600 million in federal funding will not be restored to a $1.168 billion redevelopment project in Fort Worth until the two bureaucrats responsible for its mismanagement are fired. Sources in Tarrant County have informed Texas Scorecard that...
As Tax Bills Go Up, Rockwall County Officials Give Themselves Massive Pay Raises
A pay adjustment in government salaries is hardly something out of the ordinary. But county commissioners in Rockwall County are turning heads, having just approved massive pay raises for themselves. David Sweet, the county judge who presides over the commissioners...
Austin’s “Homelessness Czar” Leaves After 1 Month
As Austinites continue to face an alarming public safety risk, one of the city’s top officials tasked with solving it is quitting after only a month on the job. Lori Pampilo Harris, Austin’s new Homelessness Strategy Officer, is leaving her job because of “family...
Who is Funding Williamson County’s Pro-Bond PAC?
Who are the “citizens” funding a campaign to sway Williamson County residents on an important half-billion-dollar decision? In a little less than a month, WilCo residents will go to the ballot box and vote on whether to approve an additional $447 million in new debt...