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LGBT Non-profit Provides ‘Therapeutic Support’ to Students in Houston Schools
The Hatch Youth Safe Zones Project provides on-campus “affirming” counseling for LGBT students.
Katy Faces First De-annexation Challenge Under New Texas Law
A landowner wants to de-annex 80 acres from Katy’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Harris County Commissioners Court to Evaluate Work-from-Home Policy
Houston Mayor John Whitmire is ending work-from-home provisions for city employees starting February 1.
West Texas Teacher, Coach Charged With Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child
Justin Esquell is accused of sexually abusing a victim for four years, starting when the child was under the age of 14.
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Feds Force Gender Equality Training on Dallas ISD Officials
Back in March, I wrote about an incident in Dallas ISD where $57,000 was spent to send boys to see the film Red Tails. Girls were excluded, if you'll recall, and at the time the district claimed it was because "there weren't enough seats in the theater." While...
Disabled Vets Given No Break by TXDoT
Every time there's a break from a government fee given to veterans, the tax-and-spenders cry foul, attempting to convince whoever might be in earshot that all government services will cease if a subset of veterans receives said break. The Texas Department of...
Democrats Lying For A Bad Cause
When arguing against the popular Voter ID measure, State Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (D-San Antonio) spoke emotionally about how the law would disenfranchise his mother because she couldn't get a photo identification. Now he is admitting he lied. A document released...
Ft. Worth Hops Onto Boondoggle Bike-Share Program
Boondoggle transportation projects aren’t just for cities like Austin anymore. Apparently unconcerned with government intrusions into the free market, Fort Worth is prepared to venture into a bike-share boondoggle program, and it’s only going to use a million of our...
A Dollar For Your Thoughts?
Some lucky Texans are a getting a dollar bill in the mail this week, courtesy of the US Department of Commerce -- along with a survey asking about their travel habits. The dollar is real, but is the survey legit? Depends on how you feel about your tax dollars... The...
Why Greg Parker isn’t ready for prime-time, or the Railroad Commission
Greg Parker is a man I’ve heard good things about and he’s in the Republican runoff for the unexpired term on the Texas Railroad Commission versus commission chairman Barry Smitherman. But unlike Smitherman who has appeared on Pratt on Texas several times by seeking...
A $14 Million Bike Bridge
Let's say you're on the governing board of a city that has a lot of bad traffic congestion. You know you have to do something about it, because your predecessors either didn't foresee the growth or they were trying, unsuccessfully, to deter it. You have leftover...
Martinez Fischer, Holder, Teen a sick lot on Voter ID
My guess is still that the Texas Voter ID issue will not be settled until appeals are played out but, the trial in DC has been interesting. First, the ultra-liberal Democrat state rep. who chairs one of the Texas House' hyphenated caucuses, Trey Martinez Fischer of...
The Politics of Fire
As a student of government and politics junkie, I am aware of how many responsibilities the President of the United States bears. However, when I learned that President Obama was planning a trip to Colorado to tour the wildfire damage there, I was instantly...