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Middle School Custodian Arrested for Online Solicitation of a Minor
Jason Giuliani was a contract employee at Allen ISD’s Curtis Middle School.
Mass Arrests in Colony Ridge: Authorities Target Criminal Aliens
Gov. Greg Abbott said the operation had been in the works with President Donald Trump’s border czar for months.
East Texas Teacher Charged With Child Porn and Bestiality
Hillary Williams taught junior high and high school math at Wells ISD.
Houston ISD Fails To Report Any Truancy Prevention Efforts for 4 Years
In the 2023-2024 school year, there were 63,626 unexcused absences.
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Victoria Plans Property Tax Hike
One South Texas city has foregone lowering taxes and is instead taking more money from its hardworking citizens. The Victoria City Council made the unanimous decision Tuesday to raise the city property tax rate, a move that will increase the city’s budget by nearly...
Panther Island Review: No Construction Completed
A programmatic review shows Panther Island, the real estate development boondoggle headed by the son of a congresswoman, has cost taxpayers over $383 million—with only its design phase finished. Panther Island, conceived in 2003, seeks to reroute the Trinity River via...
Taxpayers Getting Hosed? Austin Considers Pricey Drinking Fountains
While Austin is amid an affordability crisis, Austin City Council is considering spending nearly $1 million for just 10 drinking fountains. Last week, Austin Water Director Greg Meszaros released a memo detailing a new plan for 10 public drinking fountains downtown....
Austin City Council Keeps Harming Citizens
Struggling to afford living in Austin? Thank the city council, who just made your struggle worse. Last week, the Austin City Council passed their new budget for the next fiscal year, one that includes raising taxes by 8 percent. That means the council will take...
Odessa Sheriff Blasts “Lying” Beto’s Gun-Control Proposal
In wake of the recent shooting in Odessa, Democrat presidential hopeful Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke made bold claims regarding the incident, laying out falsehoods and outraging local officials and residents. At the Democrat debate in Houston last week, O’Rourke...
Staff Blog: My Adventurous Call Investigating TRWD Cover-Up
An executive at a media company receiving taxpayer handouts from Tarrant Regional Water District, as well as proudly displaying communist imagery in its office, abruptly ended our recent conversation. On August 28, I contacted Jeff Elmore of Charlie Uniform Tango, one...
TRWD Cover-Up: Taxpayer Money to Communist Company?
Charlie Uniform Tango, a radically left media production company, is receiving a handout of taxpayer dollars from the Tarrant Regional Water District. One wall of the Dallas CUT office resembles the flag of Communist China, a regime that has murdered millions of its...
Zimmerman Sues City of Austin Over Abortion Subsidies
Former Austin City Councilman and current state representative candidate Don Zimmerman is suing the City of Austin over a recently approved item in the city budget providing $150,000 for individuals to help subsidize their abortions. The budget item is a recent...
Harris County Plans Property Tax Hike
Harris County officials are planning to raise residents’ property tax bills to the highest level allowed by law before voters would have an opportunity to approve or reject the increase. Facing the prospect of an automatic election trigger for property tax revenue...