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School Choice Proponent, Opponent Debate Whether Educational Freedom Helps Texans
Education activist Hollie Plemons debated Texas Home School Coalition’s Director of Public Policy Jeremy Newman at a Tarrant County GOP meeting.
Harris County Commissioner Launches ‘Wasted Potential’ Campaign
Harris County Commissioner Tom Ramsey’s “Wasted Potential” campaign targets excessive county spending.
Harris County DA Teare Caught in Law License Controversy Days After Taking Office
Teare’s eligibility to practice law has now been restored.
Is Catholic Charities Helping Bring Illegal Aliens to Fort Worth Schools?
Tarrant County GOP recently revealed that the organization is working with the school district to bring illegal alien children into the school district.
Local Archive
Voters Give Thumbs Up to Road Bond
A $100 million road bond has been given the green light by Midland voters, who also approved each of the seven state constitutional amendments. The bond, which was divided into two propositions – Proposition A to reconstruct roads and Proposition B to repair the...
So Much Debt, So Few Voters
History shows that off-year elections have relatively low turnout. So why do elected officials so often opt to hold elections, such as bonds and other tax increases, in those years? A glimpse into Harris County’s most recent election results may reveal an ugly truth...
Dallas County Votes To Shut Down Dangerous Bus Bureaucracy
One of the worst government bureaucracies in Texas is finally getting shut down. In a big win for Dallas County students, taxpayers, and school districts, voters decided on Tuesday to abolish the school bus bureaucracy known as Dallas County Schools. By a margin of 58...
Hidalgo County Sees Second Highest Early Voting Turnout in 2017 Election
Early voting closed on Friday across the state of Texas and counties that held local elections along with the state’s 2017 Constitutional Amendment Elections amassed a total of 244,788 cumulative in-person and mail-in ballots cast. Outsiders were surprised to see...
West Texans Defeat Big Government by Incredible Margin
Bond propositions, tax ratification elections, and other grow-government initiatives are rarely defeated at the ballot box because conservatives don’t turn out and vote. But when given a chance to vote on a proposed annexation by a community college district, citizens...
Smoking Extinguished in City of McAllen
The pros, cons, and economic impact of smoking bans have recently taken the stage in McAllen as it’s the latest city in the Valley to pass a smoking ban ordinance that further limits local businesses from allowing their customers to smoke within their vicinity....
McKinney Mayor Backs Off Land Grab
After weeks of public pushback, a North Texas city’s mayor is backing off plans to forcibly annex surrounding county property – a big win for local landowners and for property rights. McKinney Mayor George Fuller posted on Facebook Friday afternoon that he will no...
Bell County Residents Protest Belton Land Grab
Residents of a central Texas county aren’t sitting still while a city targets them for forced annexation. They’re organizing and protesting the municipal land grab. The group of rural Bell County landowners have quickly banded together to work against the City of...
LGBT-Backed Business Group Endorses Seliger
The lowest-rated Republican senator – and the only one to not endorse Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s bid for reelection – has received the endorsement of LGBT-backed Texas Association of Business. The group’s support of State Sen. Kel Seliger (R-Amarillo) is certain to...