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North Texas Activist Is Latest to Die in Tarrant County Jail
Mason Yancy was the ninth person to die in Tarrant County Jail custody this year.
Galveston County Sheriff’s Office Reports Mass Officer Exodus Ahead of New Administration
The number of officers retiring currently stands at 21, collectively representing 724 years of law enforcement experience.
Analysis: On Average, San Augustine Taxing Entities Lower Taxes
For the most part, one East Texas county balanced rising property values with efforts to keep taxes predictable.
Parents Win: Canyon ISD Puts Bibles Back in School Libraries
Texas legislators blasted the district’s superintendent, who blamed the Bible removals on a law prohibiting sexually explicit content.
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Brownsville Residents Demand the Resignation of Commissioner
The call for Brownsville City Commissioner Cesar De Leon’s resignation came two weeks after leaked audio recording of De Leon’s racist and derogatory comments towards the Cameron County District Attorney’s office, his local community, and fellow city commissioners....
State Representative To Sue Local Republican Party?
One Republican state representative is so upset over local activists exposing his poor record in Austin that he’s threatened local party leaders with a lawsuit. The threat was levied in response to the county party’s executive committee’s consideration of a...
Property Owners To Mesquite City Council: Stop The Land Grab
Dozens of people filled the Mesquite City Council chamber Monday night to explain why they oppose the city’s rush to forcibly annex county property owners into the city limits, and into city taxes and regulations. Mesquite is trying to rush through hundreds of forced...
Houston Controller Raises Concerns Over $60 Million Contract
One of Houston’s Harvey-related contracts is set to come up for a council vote this week, but City Controller Chris Brown is raising concerns over that contract and the city’s failure to validate it as per his office’s statutory standards. The $60 million contract –...
Mesquite Land Grab Has Property Owners Fighting Mad
Another North Texas city is rushing to grab land while it still can – and another group of landowners who are mad about being railroaded is fighting back. The City of Mesquite is trying to rush through hundreds of forced annexations in Kaufman County before a new...
Houston Mayor Backs Down on Tax Increase
After days of sparring back and forth in the media, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner held a joint press conference on Friday to announce a $50 million check from the state’s disaster relief fund to the city to aid in recovery. The amount...
School Board Activists Push for Switch to Single Member Districts
As activists mount a petition drive to address what they view as a problem with geographic representation on the school board, established interests are ignoring citizen concerns and pretending the issue doesn’t exist. The Round Rock Parents and Taxpayers Association,...
Educrat Announces Campaign for Texas Senate
Three months ago, House Speaker Joe Straus violated a deep-rooted custom of Capitol politics when he urged a room full of school board members from across the state to not only make their voices heard at the Capitol, but also to “run for Senate.” Now, one of them is...
State Lawmaker Testifies Against McKinney’s “Land Grab”
A Texas State Representative recently testified against a city’s plan to steamroll the property rights of ninety-eight North Texas landowners. State Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Little Elm) called the City of McKinney’s land grab a move that undermines Texans’...