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LGBT Non-profit Provides ‘Therapeutic Support’ to Students in Houston Schools
The Hatch Youth Safe Zones Project provides on-campus “affirming” counseling for LGBT students.
Katy Faces First De-annexation Challenge Under New Texas Law
A landowner wants to de-annex 80 acres from Katy’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Harris County Commissioners Court to Evaluate Work-from-Home Policy
Houston Mayor John Whitmire is ending work-from-home provisions for city employees starting February 1.
West Texas Teacher, Coach Charged With Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child
Justin Esquell is accused of sexually abusing a victim for four years, starting when the child was under the age of 14.
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Dripping Springs ISD Caught in Crucial Bond Fight
Dripping Springs Independent School District is caught up in a slew of problems, mostly of their own making, and local taxpayers are the ones paying for it. The school district is facing a lawsuit — on top of a recent contentious election, recount, and looming...
Liberal UT Professors Continue Fight Against Students’ Right to Bear Arms
In 2015, the conservative grassroots celebrated the passage of campus carry in the Texas Legislature. The legislation prevents public colleges and universities in Texas from restricting students, otherwise eligible to conceal-carry a handgun, to carry their firearms...
Local Voters Will Decide if Freestone County Ends Forced Annexation
Freestone County residents will vote on a measure to end forced annexation within their county, thanks to a group of citizens who successfully petitioned to add the issue to the November ballot. County commissioners today accepted a petition circulated by the group...
Midland’s Growing, Taxes Might Too
Midland city councilmembers kicked off the 2019 budget season Monday morning with a planning workshop, where city staff proposed larger budget allocations and a new tax rate that is likely to raise Midlanders’ property tax bills. The presentation began with a...
Four Battles from the Texas GOP Convention
The host of this year’s Texas GOP Convention, San Antonio, was once again the battleground for the future of Texas. And almost 200 years later, Texans still have fire in their bellies. While prominent Republicans like Gov. Greg Abbott and Sen. Ted Cruz rallied...
Houston Fire Department Wants to Increase Fees
If you live within the city of Houston and call 911 for a minor medical emergency, the fire department will show up and handle the situation. So long as the patient is in no immediate danger and alert enough to make medical decisions, they’ll leave. As taxpayers, many...
Arlington Citizens to Vote on Term Limits for City Council
Arlington residents will vote on whether to impose term limits on their mayors and city council members, thanks to a group of citizens who successfully petitioned to add the issue to the November ballot. Citizens presented a petition to Arlington City Council on...
Austin’s New Bond Will Worsen Housing Crisis
Austinites could soon find themselves in a greater struggle to afford their homes, thanks to actions by the city council. The Austin City Council recently agreed to a $925 million bond proposal that, if approved by voters in November, will raise the tax rate by two...
Do-Over of Kaufman Election Tainted by Voter Fraud Begins
Kaufman County voters are going back to the polls for a do-over election, ordered after a judge found voter fraud tainted the results of the March 6 Republican primary. Early voting started Saturday in the July 21 special election for Kaufman County Court at Law No....