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Dallas Judge Rules State Fair’s Gun Ban Can Stay in Place, Paxton Appeals
Judge Emily Tobolowsky said there was insufficient evidence to prove the firearm ban violated state law.
Travis County Plans New Security Agency Amid Unprecedented Measures for DA Garza
The county’s recent moves to increase security have been accompanied by an uncommon level of secrecy.
Harris County Raises Taxes for Residents
The average homeowner can expect to pay roughly $160 more on their property tax bill.
Edna ISD Teacher, Coach Accused of Sexual Misconduct With Student
The suspect, Logan O’Connor, is the district superintendent’s son.
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City of Kermit Repeals Bag Tax
In recent years, a growing number of Texas cities have implemented fees and all-out bans on single-use plastic and paper shopping bags in an effort to reduce litter. However, some lawmakers – as well as the state’s top attorney – are battling the legality of it. The...
Houston Joins Lawsuit Against State Over Sanctuary Cities Law
The City of Houston is joining several liberal cities in Texas in a lawsuit opposing Senate Bill 4, the anti-sanctuary city bill passed by the legislature. The item was approved by city council in a 10-6 vote at their June 21 meeting. SB 4 allows law enforcement to...
Plano Conservatives Cheer New Council Members
An enthusiastic crowd of conservative voters filled the Plano City Council chamber Wednesday night to witness the swearing-in of two new council members they helped elect. With the support of the city’s conservative grassroots and Republican activists, Anthony...
Democrat Constable Convicted of Voter Fraud in Ellis County
As multiple voter fraud investigations targeting illegal mail ballot harvesting are ongoing in the Metroplex, one in Ellis County, just south of Dallas, has ended in the conviction of an elected law enforcement officer on multiple counts of mail ballot fraud. A jury...
Dallas Voters Will Decide the Fate of Failing Bus Agency
A failing bus bureaucracy’s fate now rests in the hands of voters. Gov. Greg Abbott signed two bills last week that call for scandal-plagued Dallas County Schools to be abolished unless county residents vote to keep the tax-subsidized agency open – assuming it doesn’t...
Denton ISD Orders September Election to Raise Taxes
Denton’s school board voted this week to raise property taxes for the 2016-17 school year – an increase that voters will have to approve in a September election. At their June 13 board meeting, Denton Independent School District trustees unanimously approved a tax...
Jim Barnes: Mr. Conservative Constitutionalist
“When someone wants to make sure the job gets done, they call me,” says Jim Barnes. Jim Barnes’ first impression of Texas was in 1965, but the weather is what kept him returning throughout the years. A physics graduate from Michigan State University, Barnes was...
Montgomery County Officials Defy Republican Party, Support Tolls
Local citizens are outraged after county officials approved a resolution supporting the SH 249 extension, also known as the “Aggie Toll Road.” Montgomery County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 in support of paying for the road with millions in revenue bonds backed by...
Austin’s Lemon License
A city councilwoman is working to eliminate an absurd city policy that requires kids aspiring to operate lemonade stands to pay the city for a permit. Currently, aspiring young entrepreneurs are required to obtain a $35 permit in order to operate a lemonade stand....