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Attorney General Drops Charges Against Harris County Judge’s Former Chief of Staff
Alex Triantaphyllis was accused of misusing official information to steer a county contract to a Democrat political operative.
South Texas Teacher, Coach Caught in Snapchat Sex Solicitation Sting
Kenneth Mulkey recently received $3,000 from the state for being a “Recognized” teacher.
Northeast Texas Teacher Charged With Sexually Assaulting a Child
Jimmy Lee Hanks was a teacher and coach at Wills Point High School.
Houston Deficit Grows After Legal Loss
Houston may face a $320 million budget deficit for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Unaccompanied Minors Costing Houston Taxpayers Millions
Houston Independent School District’s recent flood of unaccompanied minors is going to leave taxpayers in the district paying the price. In a progress report we obtained, HISD’s Government Relations Director, Ashlea Graves released the shocking numbers that show a...
Dallas County GOP Endorses Turner for Speaker
At last night’s Executive Committee meeting, the Dallas County Republican Party passed a resolution endorsing Rep. Scott Turner (R-Frisco) for Texas House Speaker. The resolution, which passed 34-24, describes Turner’s reputation as a leader who has “fought for...
Prop 1’s Toll Prohibition is Effectively Meaningless
Proposition 1’s largest “selling point” was that funds diverted from the state’s emergency savings account to transportation would only be spent on non-tolled roads. At last week’s RTC meeting, however, officials admitted that increases in state funding will actually...
Tarrant County GOP Wants Roads, Not Tex Rail Waste
The Tarrant County Republican Party recently passed a resolution calling for local, county, state, and federal officials to publicly support roads over rail. Citizens seek an immediate end to subsidizes for the controversial Tex Rail project that plans to connect Fort...
Reynolds’ Case Declared A Mistrial
Ron Reynolds, the embattled State Representative, has been given another opportunity today when the judge presiding over his solicitation case declared it a mistrial. Last Tuesday Representative Reynolds won his election against Republican opponent David Hamilton, but...
Debt Transparency Wildly Popular With Dallas Voters
Not only did November’s election validate support for conservatives, it also demonstrated bi-partisan support for local debt reform. Eighty-nine percent of Dallas City voters favored a measure that will now require increased ballot disclosure, garnering the highest...
Lyft and Uber Costing Houston’s Taxpayers
After the all-out war that began last February, and spanned six months ending with a city council vote in favor of allowing Lyft and Uber to legally operate within Houston city limits, city hall will now tell Houston’s taxpayers to pay up. An inter-office memo...
Texas Democratic Party as Student Council
One headline Tuesday night read "Blue Hopes Drowned by a Sea of Read", another "Democrats fail miserably in attempt to turn Texas blue". Yes, for the first time in this century Texas has a new governor and it is Greg Abbott. Big change or not? There will be a big...
Texas’ Statewide Sweep!
Texans overwhelmingly supported a conservative statewide slate of candidates from governor to railroad commissioner. Across the state, voters have rejected the failed tax-and-spend polices of the left. Indeed, conservatives are on track to win by 18 percentage points...