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Amarillo City Council Fires City Manager

The Amarillo City Council unanimously voted on Wednesday to terminate the city’s contract with city manager Jared Miller. Miller, who was first hired to be city manager in 2017, had served in the city’s top administrative role throughout the tenure of the previous...

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Hudspeth Will Head Harris County Elections

Harris County’s embattled Elections Administrator, Clifford Tatum, will soon be out of a job due to a new law passed by the Texas Legislature that abolishes his appointed position and returns election duties in the state’s most populous county to two elected...

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Austin Police Chief Retires As Policing Crisis Continues

Editors Note: This article has been updated to reflect Austin's ranking as 15th on the "Homicide Rate Problem" index came from WalletHub's April 2023 study.  AUSTIN––The City of Austin announced the retirement of Austin Police Chief Joseph Chacon. This comes amid...

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Conroe ISD Bus Aide Who Beat Student Had a Criminal Record

Newly uncovered records show that a Conroe ISD bus aide who was caught on camera beating a student had a criminal record. Earlier this month bus monitor Donald Tisdel sent a student to the hospital after beating him with an object. The monitor reportedly attacked the...

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Taxpayers Win Appeal on Amarillo Civic Center Lawsuit

Amarillo taxpayers were handed a major legal victory after an appellate court affirmed a trial court’s judgment that halted the proposed Amarillo Civic Center rebuild last year. The Seventh Court of Appeals issued an opinion last week in favor of Alex Fairly, an...