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El Paso Teacher Arrested Twice for Sex Crimes Involving 12-Year-Old Student
Socorro ISD middle school teacher Llojan Almaraz is charged with child grooming and other felonies.
Texas Supreme Court Sides With Dallas in State Fair Gun Ban Case
Attorney General Ken Paxton says his fight to protect the Second Amendment is not over.
East Texas Teacher Arrested for Injuring Child
Kyle Lee Rocha was allegedly seen pushing the elementary student’s desk back, resulting in him hitting his head and elbows.
Tensions Rise Over Student Safety During McKinney School Board Meeting
McKinney ISD trustees appeared hostile toward each other and speakers at the podium.
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Texas Republicans Poised to Fund ObamaRail
It was recently reported that TexRail received a $100 million line item in President Obama’s 2016 budget. Despite concerns over an alleged transportation funding “shortfall” and opposition from local constituents, Republicans representing Tarrant County at the...
SA Charter Commission to Recommend Pay Raise for Council and Mayor
During their public hearing last Wednesday, the San Antonio Charter Review Commission stated unanimous support in proposing multiple amendments to the City Charter, including a massive pay raise for council members and the Mayor, automatic compensation increases...
Ryan Elkins: Dedicated to Change
Ryan Elkins may be young, but he has experience that will rival that of many activists in the Houston area. The 20-year old, two-year Patriot Academy alumnus has been involved in fighting the issues burdening his community for the past six years. Elkins moved to The...
HISD Comes Up Short Again
At a Special Meeting on January 22nd, Houston ISD Board Members were delivered an unpromising update from the bond department on the status of their 2012 bond program and ongoing projects. The report notified board members that after asking Houston voters to approve...
Texas Municipal League: Local Control at Taxpayer Expense
Governments in Texas not only use taxpayer funds to hire outside lobbying firms, they also pay dues to third-party associations to represent their anti-taxpayer interests. The Texas Municipal League, a voluntary association of over 1,100 cities, is pushing a...
Houston Feeding Ordinance
In a time when we should encourage charitable giving, Houston’s Feeding Ordinance does exactly the opposite. In classic political-doublespeak fashion, the adversely named ordinance increases the level of government dependency and actively punishes those trying to...
Crony Capitalism Instead of Tax Cuts
It should surprise no one that Chambers of Commerce are not always supporters of limited government. However, the Dallas Regional Chamber and Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce are coming together to explicitly endorse big government. To support their efforts, the...
Battleground…Israel?
After being embarrassed in the November elections that saw Wendy Davis and fellow Democrats across the state go down in flames, the agents behind Battleground Texas are seeking to “repair” their reputation. To do so, they’re packing up and leaving the Lone Star State...
School Districts Lobby for Unlimited Government
In response to state-imposed debt limits, school districts and their corporate sponsors have created the Fast Growth School Coalition (FGSC)—a lobbyist group pushing for more debt and higher property taxes. To further their aims, the coalition is poised to lobby...