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Central Texas Teacher, Coach Sentenced to 4 Years for Sex With Student
While teaching at Comfort High School, Tye Rexrode had sex with a 17-year-old girl and groomed underage students via Snapchat.
Organized Protesters Rally in Houston for Illegal Aliens, Chant ‘Abolish ICE’
Among the crowd, far-left activists recruited people to join a network designed to quickly respond to ICE operations in Houston.
Republicans Win Runoff Races in Frisco, Lose McKinney Mayoral Matchup
Runoffs were held Saturday in races where no candidate received a majority of votes in the May 3 local elections.
New $10.5M Houston Police Department Training Center Will Not Require Taxpayer Funding
Private donations will cover the construction of the training facility designed to bolster officer readiness.
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Former Waco Teacher Charged for Inappropriate Relationship Between Educator and Student
A former Waco charter school teacher has been arrested and charged for an improper relationship between an educator and student. Octavio Sanchez, 53, has a documented history of sexually harassing women and was previously arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a...
Houston Officials Take Tax Increase Off the Table
Just ahead of a city council proposal to increase the City of Houston tax rate by five percent to cover disaster-related expenses, Mayor John Whitmire announced that Gov. Greg Abbott and the Legislative Budget Board agreed to give the city, along with other...
Huffman ISD Proposes 25 Percent Tax Hike Without Voter Approval
UPDATED October 12 to include comments from state representatives. Elected officials in Huffman Independent School District are set to vote Tuesday on raising property taxes by as much as 25 percent without voters' approval by taking advantage of a “disaster”...
Cy-Fair ISD Boosts Property Taxes By $34 Million With ‘Disaster Pennies’
Elected officials in Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District voted to boost property tax revenue by about $34 million by adding two “disaster pennies” to the tax rate. Texas' tax code allows school districts to adopt a one-time tax increase without voter...
Illegal Alien Arrested in El Paso for Sex Trafficking
Law enforcement has arrested Estefania Primera, an illegal alien from Venezuela, following reports that she was the ring leader for a gang’s sex trafficking operation in El Paso. Primera was named by a sex trafficking victim as the leader of a Tren de Aragua sex...
Parents Say Spring ISD Preschool Teachers Drugged Kids With ‘Sleepy’ Stickers
Parents say that preschool teachers at an elementary school in the Houston area have been giving their children melatonin patches without their consent. A four-year-old student sparked the investigation when she returned home from Northgate Crossing Elementary School...
Hays County Puts $778 Million Bond on November Ballot
Hays County officials have placed a bond on the November ballot that will cost local property taxpayers more than $750 million. The proposed bond would use taxpayer dollars for a series of road construction and maintenance projects. According to the county’s bond...
Fort Worth ISD Chooses Dr. Karen Molinar as Interim Superintendent
Fort Worth Independent School District trustees named Dr. Karen Molinar as interim superintendent after former Superintendent Angélica Ramsey's resignation two weeks ago. Ramsey resigned from her position following parental and teacher outrage at her leadership over...
Venezuelan Suspects Arrested for Dallas Robbery Might Have Ties to Violent Gangs
Police have rounded up numerous Venezuelan males in connection with a violent robbery in Dallas—and the fugitives reportedly have ties to criminal gangs. Four armed men allegedly assaulted and robbed a Dallas woman late last month. After hitting her with a pistol,...