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Collin County Holding Monday Hearing on Muslim EPIC City Project
Commissioners will discuss the proposed Islamic community during their weekly meeting.
Red Oak ISD Teacher Says He Experiences ‘Gender Euphoria’ Around Students
Zachary Sandri, who now goes by “Rosalynn,” began a video posted on social media by describing himself as a “transgender goddess.”
Pearland ISD Teacher’s Aide Accused of Sending Explicit Videos to 14-Year-Old Student
Jerel Griffin allegedly sent his victim illicit sexual communications using a phone he gave the student.
Houston’s Efficiency Project Expanded to Public Works, Controller’s Office
The audit has discovered city credit card misuse, broken procurement processes, and inefficient government departments.
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Dallas County Adds Hundreds of Primary Ballots to Voter Fraud Probe
In yet another election, Dallas County prosecutors are investigating hundreds of potentially fraudulent mail ballot requests. The Dallas County District Attorney’s office is now reviewing more than 1,200 primary ballot applications flagged as suspicious by election...
Conservatives Wrest Montgomery County GOP From Establishment
Montgomery County voters have sent a clear message by tossing out establishment incumbents in all levels of government, even down to the precinct. One of the most decisive, yet overlooked, victories for conservatives was the success of a slate of reform...
No State Agency Oversees County Voter Registrars in Texas
Who oversees county election officials to make sure they’re doing their job correctly? No one, according to the state’s top election official. Texas Secretary of State Elections Division Director Keith Ingram told lawmakers in a hearing last month that there is no...
Voters Toss Judge Who Launched Paxton Prosecution
At their first opportunity, Collin County taxpayers threw out of office the judge who originally launched the political prosecution of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. In the Republican primary for 219th Judicial District Court Judge, Collin County attorney Jennifer...
Republicans Headed to Runoffs in Dallas
Republican primary candidates for three county and state offices in the Dallas area are headed to runoff elections in May. In all three races, candidates endorsed by Texans For Fiscal Responsibility received the majority of votes. Dallas County Commissioners Court...
GOP Voters Keep Collin County Conservative
A trio of conservative Collin County Commissioners Court candidates won their contested Republican primaries Tuesday, all but assuring themselves general election wins in the GOP stronghold. All three were endorsed by Texans For Fiscal Responsibility. Chris Hill...
Ector County Election Results
Ranging from county judge to justice of the peace, Ector County Republican voters were faced with four local contested races this election and will now face a runoff election in May. Of the four races, none of the candidates running for Justice of the Peace Precinct 2...
Voter Fraud Case Reveals Deceased Texans Still Voting
Dead men don’t vote, but someone has been voting in South Texas in the name of a deceased voter for years – and it took a federal lawsuit over dirty voter rolls for local election officials to discover the problem. Recent reviews of Starr County’s voter rolls revealed...
Election Season Continues for Midland County
For Midland County, election season isn’t over. Of the four local contested races in the Tall City, one failed to produce a single-candidate winner: Midland County Judge. The three-way race resulted in James Beauchamp receiving 40 percent of the vote, Terry Johnson...