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City View ISD Tries to Block Mom From Daughter’s ‘Senior Night’ Event
Administrators at the North Texas school district criminally trespassed the parent after she criticized how the district handled bullying against her child.
Former State Rep. Scott Sanford Enters McKinney Mayoral Race
Expansion of the city-owned airport could be a key issue in the May election.
Analysis: Who’s Raising and Lowering Taxes in Upton County?
Upton County property tax rates are a mixed bag of cuts and hikes over a three-year period.
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.
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Dozens of Superintendents Punished for Misconduct Since 2012
Forty-five Texas school superintendents have been quietly investigated and disciplined since 2012, an investigation by the Texas Monitor and Real Clear Investigations has uncovered. Superintendents are the unelected administrators of independent school districts,...
Dallas Man Gets Six Months in Jail for Voter Fraud
A Dallas County man who admitted forging a voter’s signature on a mail-in ballot will serve six months in jail as part of a plea deal. Miguel Hernandez was charged almost a year ago with illegal voting, a second-degree felony, and accused of being part of a...
ECISD Board Tables Tax Increase Vote
Ector County Independent School District’s Board of Trustees delayed a vote on whether to hold a tax ratification election this year. Trustees called a special meeting on Friday, June 15, to approve a proposed tax rate of $1.23 per $100 valuation for the 2018-2019...
Which Texans Paid the Biggest “Robin Hood” Tax in 2018?
In 2018, Texans collectively paid $2.1 billion in property taxes into the state’s Chapter 41 Wealth Equalization program—also know as “Robin Hood.” According to data from the state, property taxpayers in 185 districts paid into the system this year. Robin Hood forces...
Austin Skirting Sanctuary City Law
***NOTE: This article has been updated with additional information since it was initially published.*** Texas’ capital city is once again thumbing its nose at the state government, this time by defying Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Legislature’s recently passed ban...
Austin Area Officials Silent on Property Taxes
Wondering if your property taxes are going up again soon? Texas Scorecard is. That’s why we contacted county officials to ask what their plans are for next year’s county property tax rate. Many central Texas homeowners, and others across the state, have watched their...
County Officials Weigh In on Property Taxes, Budgets
With local government budget season ramping up, Texas Scorecard asked county officials in the Metroplex about their plans for next year’s budgets and property taxes. Specifically, we asked if they intend to lower county property tax rates in response to rising...
Hidalgo County Has a New GOP Chairman
On June 11, Adrienne Peña Garza was sworn-in as the first Hispanic woman to be elected as Hidalgo County’s GOP Chairman. Before a packed room at the Hidalgo County GOP Headquarters, she took the oath of office in the “bluest part of Texas,” stressing the importance of...
Straus Lackey Applauded by Liberal Democrats
In a tweet detailing the early voting returns of a Grapevine-Colleyville ISD School Board race, a local liberal activist revealed just who’s side Giovanni Capriglione (R–Southlake) is on. (Hint: It’s not the taxpayers.) The tweet, by known Capriglione supporters at...