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ICE Houston Removes 25 Child Sex Offenders in October
Two of the 25 illegal aliens removed from the country were also confirmed gang members.
Two Illegal Aliens Caught and Deported by ICE Houston
One of the illegals caught is wanted for murder in Honduras.
Local GOP Sues Travis County Over Election Staffing
According to the Travis County GOP, 41 percent of locations on Election Day lack any Republican poll workers.
Former Teacher Faces 10 Felonies for Sexually Assaulting Student
David Rios was arrested more than two years after resigning over sexual assault allegations.
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County Wants Taxpayers Off the Hook for Exorbitant Paxton Prosecutors’ Fees
If Collin County Commissioners Court has its way, county taxpayers won’t be on the hook for exorbitant attorneys’ fees improperly authorized by a local judge. County commissioners moved last week to challenge excessive court-ordered fees to three more attorneys...
‘Turner Tax’ Will Cause More Pain Than Relief
Houston’s recovery from Hurricane Harvey is well underway, but Mayor Sylvester Turner’s plan to temporarily increase the city’s tax rate is one part of the recovery that will do more harm than good. Reports show that over three years Harris County taxpayers have seen...
Amidst Declining Enrollment, AISD Seeks Additional $1B in Debt
Despite the declining enrollment their own figures predict will continue for the next ten years, Austin Independent School District is asking voters to authorize its largest bond package in history. In November, Austin residents will vote on a massive school district...
McRaven Pushes DACA Renewal
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s decision to sunset an Obama amnesty program, university administrators are speaking up and demanding Congress renew the program. Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced that it would be unwinding DACA, the...
Is Houston’s Limited Zoning To Blame For Harvey Flooding?
Fresh on the heels of the worst rainfall event in the history of a major metropolitan area, proponents of command-and-control zoning laws are attempting to capitalize on Hurricane Harvey-related flooding to make their case. Very simply, they’re wrong. Refusing to let...
Bexar GOP Chairman Attempts to Block Anti-Straus Resolution
After a group of Republican Activists in Bexar County announced plans to formally censure liberal Republican House Speaker Joe Straus, his establishment backers are now running scared and abusing parliamentary rules to block the resolution. This indicate that Straus...
Pro-DACA Protesters Shout At Paxton’s House
A few dozen supporters of Obama's amnesty program gathered on Saturday to "take the fight to Ken Paxton's neighborhood" to protest against federal and state immigration laws. According to a September 13 Facebook post, the protest outside the home of Texas Attorney...
Downtown Councilman Gets Appraisal District Board Seat
A sitting city councilman was just nominated by his colleagues to serve yet another term on the county’s appraisal district. Downtown San Antonio City Councilman Roberto Treviño was nominated Thursday evening to serve another term on the Bexar County Appraisal...
Bexar GOP Looks to Officially Censure Straus Under Rule 44
After having managed to rebuke him months ago, grassroots conservatives in Texas House Speaker Joe Straus’ home county are looking to take drastic action against the Speaker for his outright obstruction of the Republican Party of Texas platform under Rule 44. Months...