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Carlisle ISD Security Guard Accused of Sexually Abusing a Child
Keith McFarland was charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact.
Carroll ISD Says Federal Civil Rights Investigation Lacks Evidence
Discrimination complaints could result in required diversity trainings, but the district currently says it will not negotiate with the federal Education Department.
Austin City Council Member Proposes New Budget Plan That Avoids Raising Property Taxes
The city manager’s proposed budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year would increase property taxes by 5.7 percent.
Austin’s Four Points Residents Concerned Over New Homeless Encampment
Homeless encampments continue to pose problems in Austin.
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Trading Access?
When the University of Texas defended itself in the Fisher lawsuit, they provided a list of criteria considered for admission. Not surprisingly, they failed to list what some say almost guarantees admission: a relationship to a powerful politician or big donor. More...
Do Local Elections Matter?
Yes, Texas, local elections do matter. As mentioned in a previous article highlighting Irving’s tax-payer funded giveaway, Texas has the second highest local debt per person ($7,500), more than California ($6,469), a state drunk on lavish public pensions and rock-star...
TEA’s new school ratings “need improvement”
Today I detailed for listeners all the schools that did not meet the state’s new so-called accountability standards. It was easy to do in a half-hour because the “standards” are so low, and the new reporting system so vague, that few schools show up as not having “met...
Feds want to preserve river flow where it doesn’t flow – for 2 minnows
The War on Texas continues with the placing of two little minnows above the needs of man. The Feds are considering placing the sharpnose shiner and smalleye shiner, which live only in prairie streams in the arid upper Brazos River watershed, on the Endangered Species...
TAB’s Hammond disdainful of an engaged public
“This is a stopgap bill, I don’t care how we cut it,” said Rep. Phil Stephenson, R-Wharton, about the transportation funding deal passed by the Texas House and Senate on Monday night. The bill, which puts in serious jeopardy our saving money to the rainy day fund,...
Irving: Public Cost, Private Benefit
After squandering $23 million in unaudited expenses without laying a single brick, the ousted developer of a proposed “entertainment center” is in a lawsuit with the City of Irving. Meanwhile, city leaders are considering the approval of a second development agreement...
Sense Prevails in Northside ISD
Remember this, the microchip I.D. program being tested in Northside ISD in San Antonio? A quick refresher from the November 2012 AP story: Starting [Fall 2012], the fourth-largest school district in Texas is experimenting with "locator" chips in student ID badges on...
Moronic: Texas transportation funding plan
There is an issue being debated in second called session of the 83rd Texas Legislature that will affect us in the pocketbook and politically for our foreseeable future. It has to do with a terrible way of funding spending growth for state transportation projects. Joe...
The Actual War on Women in Texas
Hey, did you know there's a war on women being waged in Texas? The media says so, leftists in orange shirts say so, the Democrat Twitterati say so. Must be true. In the last several weeks, a woman has taken up her pink shoes and declared that she speaks for all...