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Mayor: 900 People Charged With Murder Are Free on Bond in Houston
The 248th District Court is known for granting bonds to dangerous criminals.
Two Texas Teachers Sentenced in Separate Student Sex Crime Cases
Former Lewisville ISD teacher John Collett was sentenced to 20 years in prison, while ex-Nacogdoches ISD teacher Annaleigh Andrews received just two years.
Houston ISD Announces Teacher Pay-For-Performance Structure Rolling Out in 2026
The new system will replace the tenure-based pay structure currently in operation.
Gov. Abbott Sets Special Election To Fill US House Seat Vacated by Sylvester Turner
Abbott says he does not want to rush an election in a county that has failed to conduct elections consistent with state law.
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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...
Two Harris County Commissioners Block Tax Hike by Busting Quorum
Taxpayers in Texas’ most populous county will avoid a proposed tax hike because two commissioners decided to skip the court’s most recent meeting. The Harris County commissioner’s court, which sets the rate for property taxes levied at the county level, was set to...
Commentary: Conservatism Under Fire on Campus
Starting a college organization is never easy, but starting a conservative organization—Young Conservatives of Texas, to be precise—has proven to be particularly hard at the University of North Texas. There are many staff, students, and perhaps even those in...
Austin Police Chief Calls for Mayor to Reverse Controversial Homeless Law
Austin’s police chief is the latest to urge Mayor Steve Adler to reverse a recent controversial law that has caused an alarming public safety risk. At a press conference Thursday, Police Chief Brian Manley outlined new guidelines for police enforcement under Adler’s...
Unqualified Son of a Congresswoman Will Continue Running Troubled Agency
A Texas congresswoman’s son will continue running a Fort Worth project that, after 16 years and hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars, still hasn’t completed any phase of construction. The troubled project will continue to be run by Jim Oliver, general manager of...
Are Harris County Republicans Serious About Stopping Democrat Tax Hike?
The two Republicans on the Harris County Commissioners Court will have an opportunity to stop a massive property tax hike being pushed by County Judge Lina Hidalgo and the court’s Democrat majority at their upcoming October 8 meeting.The Democrats are...
Tarrant County College Asks Voters to Approve $825M Debt Plan
For the first time in 25 years, Tarrant County voters will be asked to approve new taxpayer-backed debt for their local community college district. Tarrant County College trustees agreed in August to place an $825 million bond election on the November 2019 ballot. If...