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Dallas Walgreens Houses Secret Transgender Clinic
The clinic has been housed in the back of a Walgreens since 2022.
Keller ISD Adopts Commonsense Bathroom and Pronoun Policies
The new school policies protect students’ safety and privacy, as well as the free speech rights of everyone in the district.
City of Fort Worth Hacked by Radical Group Promoting Gender Mutilation
City officials say the group’s goal was to embarrass Fort Worth officials and make a political statement.
New Braunfels Parents Protest ‘Filthy’ Books in Public Library
A local librarian included at least 25 explicit books in a recommended reading list for the entire state of Texas.
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Academically-Required Press Box
Abilene school district officials tell the local newspaper that their "New Year's Resolution" is to increase taxpayers' debt this May by $85.2 million, or $5,126 per student. This would include spending $2 million on a new press box for the local football stadium....
Lacking Decency
While Texas Transportation Commissioner Ric Williamson's strong views on any number of issues earned him equal measures of love and scorn, he was an honorable man who truly sought to serve the best interests of Texans. He died earlier this week of a heart attack. As...
A Billion Bucks And Not A Penny To Spend
Houston ISD managed to get 51% of the voters to impose $850 billion in debt upon themselves a month ago -- for the children, of course. But a lawsuit is stopping the district from the getting the cash, under allegations that not all the children are benefit from the...
So The Bad Teachers Stay Longer?
The Austin American Statesman’s editorial board is breathlessly writing that “Smarter teachers leave sooner.†Texas is facing a worsening shortage of qualified teachers in science, math and other highly-specialized fields. Could that be because we let crummy...
It’s Just $900 Million
State Rep. Linda Harper-Brown of Irving is at it again. She's worried taxpayers are being scammed by the mass transit authority in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. She must be crazy -- taxpayers' don't really mind $900 million errors with their money. We work for...
Stinson Puts Down His Pen
The newspaper industry is suffering a rotten blow this week, with the announcement that columnist Roddy Stinson of the San Antonio Express-News is retiring, effective Dec. 30. Stinson has been an unabshed advocate for old-fashioned common sense, even when --...
Houston Chronicle Reports on Need for More Property Tax Relief
The Chronicle story "Homeowners still waiting for tax relief from Perry" reports most of the $2,000 promised property tax relief is evaporating due to appraisal increases, and in some school districts, rate increases. But the obstacle last session to more...
UPDATE: Threat Against TFR
Late Friday afternoon the Austin emergency response teams and federal agencies declared the substance mailed to TFR to be mostly harmless. The TFR staff and others in their section of the building were released, after being sequestered until the powder was identified....
Statement on TFR Death Threat
The president of Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, Michael Quinn Sullivan, offered the following statement on the death threat and powdery substance he received in the mail today. In response, the building has been evacuated but the TFR staff has been asked to remain...