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Houston Teacher Accused of 6 Child Sex Crimes
Preston Edmond Zimmerman has yet to be arrested.
Texas DPS Captures Child Smuggler in Del Rio
Roman Ibarra Rojo was seen carrying a 5-year-old girl across the Rio Grande into a truck.
Analysis: Refugio County Tax Bills Kept Mostly in Check
Local officials kept the taxpayer burden stable.
McLennan County Sheriff Allegedly Used Taxpayer Funds for Personal Property Upkeep
Former McLennan County Sheriff’s Office employee Johnathan Crawley has alleged that Sheriff Parnell McNamara hand-picked him to do personal labor on his Bosqueville farm during normal duty hours and billed the county for his time for years.
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Denton ISD Admin Delays Criminal Electioneering Case Again
Court delays continue to stall a ground-breaking criminal electioneering case initiated by local voters against two Denton Independent School District administrators who urged their staff to vote for anti-school choice candidates in the Republican primary. Denton ISD...
Dallas Jailed 14 Illegal Alien Suspects for Child Sex Crimes in a Single Month
In just one month, Dallas County jailed more than a dozen suspected illegal aliens accused of sexually abusing children. The X account Illegal Alien Crimes documented the June arrests of 14 males who were charged with sex crimes against minors, were sent to Dallas...
Gov. Abbott Pledges to Analyze CenterPoint’s Preparedness and Priorities
In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter to CenterPoint Energy executives scrutinizing their preparedness and response to severe weather conditions. While laying into the energy provider for causing Texans to “lose faith” in their basic...
Hood County Residents Are Sick of Bitcoin Mining Noise
Residents near the rural North Texas town of Granbury claim that noise from a Bitcoin mining facility is making them sick, and they want it to stop. Marathon Digital Holdings owns the mine, which began operating in 2022 next to Constellation Energy’s Wolf Hollow II...
Austin City Council Members Propose Creating a Municipal Bank
Is it a good idea for a municipal government to charter a bank? Austin residents could soon find out. Item #88 on this week’s Austin City Council agenda would direct the city manager to conduct a “feasibility study on the creation of a public bank.” The city manager...
Dallas City Manager Travels to Leftist Event on Taxpayers’ Dime
New documents obtained by The Dallas Express show that the City of Dallas’ interim manager used taxpayer dollars to travel to a leftist event. Interim City Manager Kimberly Tolbert spent $3,000 of Dallas taxpayer monies for a four-day trip to the National Forum of...
Austin Proposes Another Record Setting Budget
As Texas’ capital city continues to deal with a politically created affordability crisis, the city government is preparing to increase the burden. Austin’s new city manager released his proposed $5.9 billion budget on Friday. It includes higher rates for electricity,...
Houston Set to Consider $25M Art Contract
Houston City Council members are set to consider re-approving the Houston Arts Alliance as the vendor for a $25 million 2-year contract, with the option of 3 one-year extensions, for the management and conservation of the City of Houston’s art collection. The price...
Carroll ISD Secures Preliminary Injunction on Biden Administration’s Title IX Rewrite
A federal judge has granted Carroll Independent School District’s request for a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s Title IX rewrite. In April, the Biden administration released a nearly 1,500-page rewrite of Title IX—which is the federal civil...