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Austin Councilmembers Consider Making City a Sanctuary for Child Gender Mutilation
The resolution will be up for consideration at the May 2 city council meeting.
Audit Reveals Fort Bend ISD Bond Failures
The audit was conducted following revelations of a $133 million gap between the amount voters approved and the cost of the bond.
Police Union Warns Houstonians the City Is Not Safe
Union leaders blame staffing shortages and too many suspected criminals being allowed to walk free.
Granbury School Bond Opponent Arrested Over Campaign Bus Permit
“No Bond Bus Tour” driver Steve Biggers said the Hood County sheriff’s department has been “weaponized” against citizens speaking against the bond.
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Opposition to Highway Expansion Projects in Houston on the Rise
A new activist group called No Higher No Wider I-10 has formed in response to the Texas Department of Transportation’s consideration of plans to mitigate traffic on a portion of I-10 in Houston from Voss Road to I-45. In the identified stretch of I-10, TxDOT plans to...
Denton School Officials Criminally Charged for Electioneering
Citizens’ complaints have led to criminal prosecutions of two Denton Independent School District administrators for illegal electioneering, marking the first time Texas school officials have been held criminally liable for using district resources to electioneer....
City of Dallas Considers Ranked-Choice Voting
Dallas city voters may be asked to consider approving ranked-choice voting for future municipal elections, even though the controversial process is not allowed by state law. Ranked-choice voting is among dozens of city charter changes under consideration by a...
Tarrant County Election Board Votes to Use Pre-numbered Ballots
As the November election nears, the Tarrant County Election Board voted to use pre-printed consecutively numbered ballots to add another layer of security to elections. These ballots provide additional transparency to ensure ballots are not removed or replaced. The...
City Officials Consider Property Tax Increases and Garbage Fee for Houston Residents
In the first Budget and Fiscal Affairs meeting of the year for Houston’s new city council, Finance Director Melissa Dubowski told council members that the administration would possibly seek to lift both the city’s local property tax cap and the state-imposed property...
Montgomery County Adopts Citizen-Led Library Book Review Policy
Montgomery County officials have adopted a new mom-approved policy for reviewing public library books that puts citizens in charge of determining what is appropriate for children and young adults. County Judge Mark Keough presented the new library book reconsideration...
New Details Emerge in Conservative Professor’s Free Speech Lawsuit Against UT
A slew of additional allegations are coming to light in Professor Richard Lowery’s free speech lawsuit against UT-Austin. As Texas Scorecard reported last fall, Lowery, a tenured professor at McCombs School of Business, filed a lawsuit alleging that three...
Kerrville City Council Passes Controversial Anti-Solicitation Ordinance Despite Pushback
KERRVILLE—City Council members have passed a controversial ordinance limiting solicitors, peddlers, and canvassers, just one month after residents voiced serious concerns over its impact on free speech. Mike Hayes, the city’s attorney, drafted the first versions of...
Gender Identity Assignment at Houston High School Sparks Concerns Among Parents, Students
As gender ideology continues to spread through Texas' government schools, a Houston high school has come under fire for a psychology assignment dedicated to promoting transgender ideology. Students at Santa Fe High School enrolled in a dual-credit college-level...