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Houston METRO To Provide $10 Million to City’s New Homeless Initiative
METRO Chair Elizabeth Gonzales Brock said she plans to take back the transit system from the homeless.
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.
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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...
Austin Approves $150K Toward Killing Pre-Born Children
Thanks to the Austin City Council, Austinites will continue to be forced to fund the killing of pre-born children. On Tuesday, the city council approved their budget for the next fiscal year, with a deadly new amendment: They will now use $150,000 of citizens’ cash to...
Dubious Dallas Project Connected to State Senator’s Son
Dallas is considering building soccer fields seemingly in the middle of nowhere, according to a proposal submitted by a state senator’s son. I-345, located in southeast Dallas in the Deep Ellum district, is a stretch of highway constructed in 1973 that has been blamed...
More Arrests in South Texas Voter Fraud Scheme
Charges filed last week against two more South Texas voter fraud suspects, including a city official, brings the total to 22 accused of participating in an illegal voting scheme prosecutors say was coordinated by a local mayor. Authorities arrested Edinburg City...
San Antonio Sued for Banning Chick-fil-A
San Antonio City Council is being sued for discriminating against Chick-fil-A. Over the weekend, citizens filed a lawsuit against their city council, an action that comes as the latest chapter in a months-long saga. The story began in March, when the San Antonio City...
Conservative County Commissioners Break Quorum to Block Tax Increase
Two Lubbock County commissioners took bold action to fight for their taxpaying constituents. Standing up to the majority of the commissioners court, which sought to impose a significant increase in its proposed budget, Commissioners Jason Corley and Chad Seay released...
Chandler Crouch: A One Man Army for Property Taxpayers
Chandler Crouch isn’t someone you’d assume would become politically active or put himself in the midst of a fight. Yet that’s exactly what he’s done when it comes to helping property taxpayers in Tarrant County and beyond. “I didn’t want to become involved with...
Commentary: The Tale of the Tax Rate
I remember the first year I voted in an election in Allen. In addition to some city council seats, the 2016 bond was on the ballot. I had just moved here and hadn’t even bought a house yet, and I didn’t know much about taxes other than I would have to pay them. I...