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Harris County DA Drops Charges Against 8 Former Officers in Harding Street Raid Case
DA Sean Teare cited a lack of sufficient evidence to secure convictions.
Analysis: Jeff Davis County Lowers Tax Rates Across the Board
Taxing entities in the stargazing county lowered rates from 2019 to 2022.
Parents Roasting Allen ISD Over Sexually Explicit Books Goes Viral
Videos of public comments from a school board meeting made international news.
Two More Educators Charged in Newman Academy Child Grooming Investigation
Police arrested principal Richard Adams, coach Gabrielle Little, and teacher’s aide Ruel Barbee; three other athletic department employees are on leave.
Local Archive
Midland County’s Primary Election Line-Up
As the filing window for March primaries closed Monday, Democrats made a last-ditch effort to throw their names in the hat for both state and local races. In particular, veteran State Rep. Tom Craddick (R-Midland) will now face 24-year-old Spencer Bounds in the...
Hidalgo County Ballots Fill for 2018 Elections
The stage is set for Hidalgo County as the filing period for entering the March primary concluded Monday. While some candidates are familiar faces in the political arena, other new faces have emerged. Beginning with the U.S. House, both Democrat incumbents –...
Texans Still Fighting Forced Annexation
Texans know it’s wrong to take someone’s property. That includes cities taking control of people’s property by annexing it – subjecting it to city taxes and regulations – without the property owners’ consent. So why can’t the Texas Legislature stop forced annexation...
Last Minute Candidates Pour in for Ector Co. Primary
The filing deadline for March primaries ended Monday with a cascade of Republican candidates filing for Ector County seats. Local contested races include Ector County Judge, County Commissioner Pct. 2, Justice of the Peace Pct. 2, and Justice of the Peace Pct. 4....
Tarrant County Approves New, Risky Venture with Lobby Group
Tarrant County is forcing taxpayers to fund yet another a costly venture into the software licensing industry. And they’ve hired an anti-taxpayer lobbying group – with a failing track record – to do it. The only voice of reason on the Tarrant County Commissioners...
Dallas, Tarrant Counties Continue to Bankroll Lobbyist Group
Two of Texas’ largest urban counties continue to funnel untold millions to a public sector lobbying group through a controversial software contract. Dallas, Tarrant, and Travis Counties had previously wasted millions in taxpayer money on AmCad, a private software firm...
Range Claims Endorsement He Doesn’t Have
A candidate to the General Land Office of Texas has claimed to be endorsed by the state’s largest and oldest pro-life advocacy organization. But it’s not true. Rick Range is running for the GLO primarily on the platform of opposing the “reimagine the Alamo” program...
Molina Takes Hatchet to Economic Development Corporation
A wave of positive change may be coming to the City of Edinburg. The newly elected mayor, Richard Molina, along with his allies, Gilbert Enriquez (Place 1), and Jorge Salinas (Place 2), were recently sworn in at city hall on November 15. Transformations commenced...
Paxton Confident Court Will Uphold Texas Voter ID
Texas voter ID proponents are confident the common-sense voting requirement will stand, following a strong defense in federal appeals court Tuesday against the election integrity law’s challengers. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he’s hopeful the U.S. 5th...