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Keller ISD Board Faces Massive Community Backlash Over Proposal to Split District
During Thursday night’s special board meeting, hundreds in the community spoke out against the proposal.
Cy-Fair ISD Adopts Policy Rejecting Gender Ideology, Affirming Parental Rights
The policy rejects “gender ideology” and “gender fluidity” in educational materials, classroom discussions, instructional tools, and district-sponsored extracurricular activities.
Another Texas Teacher, Coach Arrested for Sexually Assaulting a Child
Charles Poling, an assistant football coach at Bartlett ISD in Central Texas, was the second teacher arrested Wednesday for sexual assault of a child.
Analysis: Upshur County Kept Taxes Flat Over 3-Year Window
The county of penny tax increases.
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Crenshaw Defeats Roberts in Runoff Election
After making it to a runoff, State Rep. Kevin Roberts was soundly defeated in his congressional bid by retired Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw, with Crenshaw earning nearly 70% of the vote in the election. Roberts served one term in the Texas House before beginning his failed...
Metroplex Area Primary Runoff Results
North Texas voters went to the polls Tuesday to vote in the May 22 primary runoff election — but turnout was a small fraction of those who were eligible. In the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, voter turnout ranged from 3.2 to 5.9 percent of registered voters. Even with a...
Parrish Elected as Next Lubbock County Judge
Local attorney Curtis Parrish has won the GOP nomination for Lubbock County Judge after receiving 54 percent of the vote. Unofficial election results show Parrish garnering 5,563 votes and his opponent, businessman Gary Boren, garnering 4,693 – a very different...
Conservative Marine Wins Judicial Runoff
Mike Toth, a major in the U.S. Marine Corps, won the Republican nomination for a seat on the Third Court of Appeals Tuesday night. Toth beat his runoff opponent, longtime Austin lawyer Donna Davidson, 52.8 to 47.1 percent. The runoff was triggered when none of the...
Walden Wins JP Runoff in Ector County
Missi Walden has won the GOP nomination for Ector County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2, after garnering approximately 75 percent of the vote. Total voter turnout in Ector County's runoff election was 1,584, with 1,181 votes for Walden and 403 for her opponent....
Johnson Secures GOP Nomination for County Judge
Local businessman Terry Johnson has secured the Republican nomination for Midland County Judge and will face Democrat nominee Steven Schafersman in November. In a close runoff election against former Republican County Chair James Beauchamp, Johnson received 2,483...
City Council To Vote On Houston Budget
For the past few weeks, city council members in Houston have been poring through the mayor’s proposed budget, listening to department heads justify spending while claiming to be efficient, and developing their own amendments to the multi-billion budget ahead of this...
Republican Ernest Bailes Joins Democrat Campaign Rally
One Republican lawmaker has made clear his allegiance to liberal labor unions and their Democrat candidates. In Houston this weekend, “Texans for Public Education” held a small rally in Houston to protest conservative statewide leaders Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov....
Democrat Trial Lawyer: Vote for Lance Gooden
A liberal trial lawyer and Democrat donor distributed his recommendations for the Democrat primary runoff election while also advocating for the promotion of a left-leaning Texas Republican legislator he claims has “done a good job.” “I also have a number of clients...