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Houston Controller Accused of Pay-to-Play by Mayor Whitmire
Controller Chris Hollins is selling sponsorships, the highest level of which awards the donor with a private dinner.
Investigations, Local, South Texas, State
TAMU-San Antonio Library Highlights ‘Anti-Racist’ Resources
Resources include a section on “examining whiteness.”
Austin, Investigations, Local, State
Patterns of Negligence: The Kellys’ Georgetown ISD Story
A family’s outcry for change in the district.
Tarrant County Judge Reassures Voters Election Security Measures Are in Place
With the November General Election approaching, one county is working to foster confidence in the election process.
Local Archive
Empower Texans Sets Stage for Court Challenge to TEC Rules
Attorneys argue statute, Commission rules unconstitutional Austin, TX— In a hearing before the Texas Ethics Commission (TEC) today, attorneys for watchdog organization Empower Texans argued that politically-motivated complaints filed against its president were without...
“Common” Concern In Coppell ISD
Texas is in the midst of a local debt epidemic, one that’s primarily driven by bonds issued by government schools. In fact, K-12 debt is the largest single debt sector in Texas, which continues to increase at a rate greater than enrollment growth, after adjusting for...
Lack of Competition Enabled “Re-purp-licans”
Both the March Republican primaries and May’s runoff elections hosted a wave of victories for conservatives, with a handful of traditionally strong incumbents losing bids for their own re-election, or for higher positions. Michael Quinn Sullivan cited the...
Ralph Hall Makes History…Will Texans Take Notice?
Perhaps one of the biggest upsets in May’s runoff’s elections was Rep. Ralph Hall’s loss to his Republican primary challenger, and former U.S. Attorney, John Ratcliffe. Most news headlines note that Hall is the oldest sitting U.S. House member and the oldest House...
Conservatives win in Texas, that’s hardly a Tea Party takeover
What didn’t happen Tuesday night in the GOP runoffs: The Tea Party didn’t “takeover” Texas despite the Associated Press claiming such. An AP report that I actually first saw in the British press had a section titled: TEA PARTY TAKEOVER “The tea party still rules...
The Education Debt Industrial Complex
Spring means it’s bond season in Texas. May brings warmer weather and the opportunity to further indenture our posterity with wasteful school debt. For advocates of responsible financial stewardship by school districts, it is frustrating to see measures increasing...
Educrat “Rolling Polling” Scam Exposed
The Dallas Morning News’ recent article cited the “overwhelming” voter approval of historically large bond packages, including those in Arlington, Frisco and Cypress-Fairbanks schools districts. Those three amounted to $2.6 billion in new debt, excluding interest...
When Surrender is Not ‘Selfless’
Yesterday, at a University of Texas Regents meeting, Regent Alex Cranberg compared legislative and media efforts to remove Regent Wallace Hall to a “lynch mob.” This is a completely accurate portrayal of the campaign to destroy Hall’s good name. Despite the claims of...
Billions in New Debt, Over 90% of Voters Silent
Historically, turnout in Texas’ political primaries has languished in the single-digits. The 2014 cycle was no different, even with hotly contested Republican primary races. Less than eight percent of registered voters weighed in across our state’s largest counties....