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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.
Report: CCP Infiltration of Texas Cities
State Sen. Bob Hall recommends any ban on agreements between Texas and Chinese cities needs to be enforced.
Harris County & Houston Issue Opposing Guidance on Prep for Freeze
Houston Public Works has asked citizens to avoid dripping their faucets, citing more than 1,000 active water main leaks and aging infrastructure.
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Radical Bureaucrat Named to Top-Level UT Position
After the departure of Dr. Gregory Vincent last year, Dr. Leonard N. Moore has been named the Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement at the University of Texas at Austin. This position, which Moore held in an interim capacity since last July, entails...
Metroplex Local Runoff Results
Nearly 20 local entities in and around the Metroplex held local city and school board runoff elections on June 16. Below are unofficial results of runoff races in the region, by county. An asterisk denotes an incumbent. “TFR” indicates a candidate endorsed by Texans...
Texas Town Plans Vote to Reduce Mayoral Power
A small Texas city may make history with an upcoming vote to change its type of governance. Bay City, a town in Matagorda County, tentatively accepted a recommendation from its charter review commission to allow a public vote on a complete overhaul of the city’s...
City of Midland Explores Citizen Police Review Board
Midland City Council is looking to establish a citizen police review board that the city says would allow citizens to share concerns as well as bring more accountability to Midland’s police department. Before Tuesday’s regularly-scheduled city council meeting, the...
Johnson County Citizens Submit Petition to Stop Forced Annexation
Johnson County is on track to become the third Texas county that will vote in November to stop forced annexation within its borders, thanks to a team of local activists. Citizens turned in their petition last week — making Johnson the third county, behind Parker and...
Cedar Park, Stop Picking Favorites
Cedar Park is picking favorites, and it’s harming their residents. For over a decade, the city has been practicing “corporate welfare,” where they essentially take residents’ money and give it to a select group of businesses in the area. The most recent example...
Klein ISD’s Midsummer Tax Increase
Taxpayers have grown accustomed to the deceptive tactics that government entities employ when issuing debt or increasing taxes. School districts, for instance, are known to move polling locations to increase favorable outcomes and even to mislead voters about what’s...
City of Mission Elects New Leadership
On Saturday, the city of Mission elected former city councilman Armando “Doc” O’Caña as its new mayor, and attorney Gus Martinez to fill O’Caña’s vacated city council seat. The city’s May 5 local elections failed to garner a winner in two of its races, triggering...
South Texas Democrat Alleges Voter Fraud in Primary Runoff
A South Texas Justice of the Peace candidate is challenging the results of her Democratic primary runoff, alleging voter fraud materially affected the outcome of the election. The runoff was decided by six votes. Ofelia “Ofie” Gutierrez is contesting the outcome of...