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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.
New Braunfels ISD Teacher, Coach Faces New Student Sexual Assault Charges
This is Bryant Shephard’s third arrest in connection with a case that began in 2023.
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Texas AG Prosecuting Voter Fraud in Nueces County
Texas is finally starting to crack down on voter fraud. The state’s Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Wednesday that his office is prosecuting three Robstown residents on nine counts of voter fraud committed in Nueces County during the 2016 elections. A grand jury...
Hall Defeats Burkett and Austin Establishment
Despite being challenged by establishment State Rep. Cindy Burkett (R–Mesquite) in the Republican primary, State Sen. Bob Hall (R–Edgewood) won Tuesday night’s election in a victory for conservatives in Senate District 2. Entering the legislature after defeating...
RPT Chairman James Dickey Announces Bid for Re-Election
Republican Party of Texas Chairman James Dickey announced today he would be seeking re-election at the party’s convention in June. In an email sent out to his supporters this morning, Dickey highlighted his success in strengthening the party’s infrastructure statewide...
By Narrow Margin, Seliger Secures Another Term
“Every vote counts” can often sound like a cliché, but the nail-biting, three-way race for West Texas’s Senate District 31 proved otherwise. With 80,636 total votes cast in the Republican primary race, about 340 votes made the difference between a single-candidate...
Grassroots Conservative Wave Sweeps Montgomery County
The decades long rule of Montgomery County’s “good old boys” club came crashing down in the March 6 primary, with voters sending a clear message that they are fed up with the county’s crony politics. State Rep. Mark Keough (R-The Woodlands) handily...
Ryan Beats Villalba in GOP Primary
Republican primary voters in Dallas have booted their abrasive, liberal-voting State Rep. Jason Villalba in favor of conservative businesswoman Lisa Luby Ryan. Ryan won Tuesday’s GOP primary in Texas House District 114 with 53 percent of the vote, defeating insider...
Fallon Defeats Estes in Senate Race
After a months-long campaign, State Rep. Pat Fallon (Prosper) defeated longtime incumbent State Sen. Craig Estes (Wichita Falls) in the Republican primary to represent Senate District 30. A long-time obstacle to conservative reforms in the Senate, Estes earned a...
Freedom Caucus Victorious in Primary Challenges
The Texas House Freedom Caucus will go unscathed, as the four members opposed in the Republican primary election have sailed through to victory Tuesday night. Formed in the first weeks of the legislative session last year, the caucus, which consists of twelve...
Toth Wins Race in Return to the Legislature
Steve Toth will be returning to the Texas Legislature after triumphing in his election for House District 15, defeating Jackie Waters in the Republican primary election. Toth served in the Texas House in 2012, before giving up his seat to run for the Texas Senate in...