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Fort Bend ISD Teacher Arrested for ‘Improper Relationship’ With Student
The now-former middle school teacher was also indicted for indecency with a child.
Flour Bluff ISD’s Bonds Would Raise School Property Taxes 23 Percent
With interest, the $193 million school bond package would cost taxpayers $392 million—double the dollar amount voters will see on the May 3 ballot.
Frisco Floats Controversial Performing Arts Center Bond
City officials are also asking voters to authorize using sales tax revenue for the project.
Stratford ISD Confirms Educator Misconduct ‘Rumors’
Two school district employees are under investigation for alleged misconduct with students.
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Astrodome’s New Life? $1 Billion Revitalization Plan Faces Opposition
The Astrodome Conservancy, a non-profit organization not formally affiliated with the Astrodome, rolled out a new plan this week to revitalize the building which has sat empty since housing Hurricane Katrina evacuees in 2005. The Conservancy’s $1 billion moonshot...
Another Dallas Developer Faces Federal Prison for Bribing Corrupt Council Members
Another Dallas developer is facing federal prison for participating in a public corruption scheme after admitting he bribed two Democrat city council members to promote his low-income housing projects. Developer Sherman Roberts pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to...
El Paso ISD Asks Students For Their Gender Identities and Sexual Orientations
El Paso Independent School District is coming under fire for a survey circulated to 9th through 12th graders asking for the students’ gender identities and sexual orientations. The “Equity Assessment Survey” surfaced in late October after a community member sounded...
San Antonio Teacher Spews Hatred of Trump Supporters
A San Antonio teacher has been caught posting on social media how much she hates President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters. Ashlee Walker, a fifth-grade teacher at El Dorado Elementary School in North East Independent School District, recently had a slew of posts...
Republicans in Tarrant and Dallas Counties Reject Cornyn as Senate Majority Leader
Tarrant and Dallas County Republicans have decided to reject John Cornyn, the senior U.S. senator from Texas, as a possible candidate for majority leader of the U.S. Senate. On Saturday, members of the Tarrant County GOP Executive Committee passed a resolution stating...
Hutto City Council Rejects Proposal Allowing Noncitizens to Serve on Boards
Hutto City Council members rejected a proposal to allow noncitizens to serve on city boards and commissions. The proposal was presented by Hutto Mayor Pro Tem Peter Gordon, who serves on the Hutto Independent School District’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion...
Dallas City Council Members Use Taxpayer Money on Japan Visit
Nine Dallas City Council members and staff have flown to Japan to tour high-speed rail systems with the hope of bringing something similar to their city. WFAA reports that the itinerary for the council members' and staff’s stay in Japan shows stays in luxury hotels,...
Parents Fight CPS, Claim Wrongful Removal of Their Daughter
Nine months after the removal of their child, a couple's case against Child Protective Services is set to be heard in Tarrant County next week. Jackie and Juan Boatright’s daughter, Evelyn, was taken from them. A radiologist at Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth...
Conservatives Capture Conroe ISD School Board
Voters in Conroe Independent School District elected four conservative school board challengers in Tuesday’s election. Conservatives have now captured all seven Conroe ISD school board seats for “Mama Bears”—a nickname for women who are fiercely protective of...