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Texas Teachers Arrested for Sex Trafficking Children
Gershon Caston taught in four different North Texas districts; Annaleigh Andrews recently resigned from Nacogdoches ISD.
University of Houston LGBTQ Resource Center Hosts ‘Cougar Ally Training’
The taxpayer-funded university’s focus on “LGBTQ friendliness” has earned it a 4.5 star-rating by an LGBT index.
South Texas Girls’ Sports Coach Caught Soliciting a Child for Sex
“These criminals are master manipulators,” says Harris County Constable Alan Rosen.
Bell County Commissioner Flouts New Flag Policy
Commissioner Minor’s latest display is an attempt to further an agenda “purely for his own political gain,” says one county resident.
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The Education Debt Industrial Complex
Spring means it’s bond season in Texas. May brings warmer weather and the opportunity to further indenture our posterity with wasteful school debt. For advocates of responsible financial stewardship by school districts, it is frustrating to see measures increasing...
Educrat “Rolling Polling” Scam Exposed
The Dallas Morning News’ recent article cited the “overwhelming” voter approval of historically large bond packages, including those in Arlington, Frisco and Cypress-Fairbanks schools districts. Those three amounted to $2.6 billion in new debt, excluding interest...
When Surrender is Not ‘Selfless’
Yesterday, at a University of Texas Regents meeting, Regent Alex Cranberg compared legislative and media efforts to remove Regent Wallace Hall to a “lynch mob.” This is a completely accurate portrayal of the campaign to destroy Hall’s good name. Despite the claims of...
Billions in New Debt, Over 90% of Voters Silent
Historically, turnout in Texas’ political primaries has languished in the single-digits. The 2014 cycle was no different, even with hotly contested Republican primary races. Less than eight percent of registered voters weighed in across our state’s largest counties....
All Aboard the Debt Train
Big government liberals from both parties in D.C. appear indifferent to the federal government’s massive growth. According to government data, each taxpayer now owes the feds over $151,000 for past goodies it didn’t have the money for. The average taxpayer also owes...
Liberals Target Crowley ISD
We’ve cited the efforts by Battleground Texas to “turn Texas blue” by contesting every election possible, from your local city council to the White House. And although many liberal candidates are not explicitly receiving BGTX support, Democrats across the Metroplex...
Gears: The Crony That Won’t Quit
The Dallas Morning News released a soft-ball piece on Irving’s Mayoral race between the incumbent, Beth Van Duyne, and her opponent, former Mayor and City Councilman, Herb Gears. It focused on the lack of bitterness between campaigns this cycle, in stark contrast to...
Conservative Groups Decry Legislative Intimidation
Eight Leaders Come Together to Defend Constitutional Rights AUSTIN, Texas – This morning, leaders from eight grassroots organizations spanning social and fiscal issues came together to address the unconstitutional actions being considered in the House Committee on...
Cruz: Oppose “Pernicious Laws” Attacking Political Speech
U.S. Sen Ted Cruz issued a statement earlier today decrying legislative action in Texas similar to rules being pushed nationally by the Obama Administration. The comments came in advance of the Texas House State Affairs Committee's invitation-only hearing supporting...