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Houston City Council Passes $7.3 Billion Budget
The $7.3 billion fiscal year 2025 budget was approved by a vote of 15-2.

Houston City Council Approves $650 Million Bond
The $650 million, non-voter-approved, judgment bond is for backpay to the city’s firefighters as a part of a larger settlement.

Austin City Council Member Leads Cleanup of Abandoned Homeless Encampment
Councilmember Mackenzie Kelly spent time in off-hours fixing what the city refuses to do on its own.

Lorena Parents Speak About Sex Abuse Scandal at School Board Meeting
The community seeks accountability from district officials and Principal April Jewell.
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Union’s Blackmail Playbook Gets Day In Court
The nearly four-week-long trial against the SEIU closed on Thursday, sending the jurors off to deliberate following the holiday weekend. But before closing, PJS attorney John Zavitsanos delivered a memorable final blow to SEIU – and their witnesses’ credibility. The...
Public (Un)Improvement District
Hardly surprising – a special tax intended to ‘fund services and improvements’ is demonstrably driving away major businesses and stifling growth in one of Texas’ major downtown districts. In central downtown San Antonio, a Public Improvement District levies a special...
Democrat Sheriff Candidate to Establish First “Sanctuary” City
Underscoring the need for legislative reform, one major Texas city is poised to become the first true, dyed-in-the-wool sanctuary city in open defiance of state and federal law. It’s no secret that Austin overwhelmingly leans liberal – making it a near certainty...
Paxton Sues Waller County for Gun Law Violation
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Waller County for refusing to comply with state gun laws. The lawsuit comes after Waller County made clear its intentions to defy an earlier ruling by Paxton requiring them to remove signs forbidding firearms in...
Huffines: Abolish Redundant and Costly Education Bureaucracy
An unnecessary layer of school administration should be abolished to make more dollars available to the classroom says a Metroplex-area state senator. State Sen. Don Huffines (D-Dallas) is pushing to close the Dallas County Schools district (DCS), in Dallas County. In...
SEIU Tactics on Full Display
Professional Janitorial Service’s trial against the SEIU provides the opportunity to see union tactics, how they’re deployed, and the damage they can do to a business that doesn’t give in to their demands on full display. Ridiculously, the SEIU claims to represent the...
HISD Audit Confirms “Weak” Budgeting Led to Shortfall
A recent third-party audit of Houston ISD’s $1.89 billion bond controversy found that weak and non-existent budget policies by the school board, along with several other key factors, were in fact responsible for the district’s $211 million shortfall. The scathing...
Controversial Party Chairman Removed
A Republican Party chairman known for his controversial statements and antics has been officially removed as the party’s head, per a press conference held Friday morning. In the conference, Executive Vice Chairman David Duncan explained that the acceptance of Robert...
Former PJS Employees Refute SEIU Claims
As Professional Janitorial Service's trial against the Service Employee International Union – one of the nation’s largest labor unions – progresses, former employees have been taking the stand to refute the union’s claims about work conditions. In one of SEIU’s Unfair...