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Karate Teacher Accused of Sexually Assaulting Fort Bend ISD Student
Kickstart Kids instructor Dona Pettway was also charged with possessing more than 50 pieces of child sexual abuse material.
Guatemalan Police Arrest 7 Connected to Fatal San Antonio Human Smuggling Case
Among those arrested was the suspected ringleader of the smuggling gang, Rigoberto Román Mirnado Orozco.
Round Rock Teacher Arrested for Child Sex Crimes
Domingo Perez Jr. has been charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact and possession of child pornography.
Former Council Member Sues Austin Over Abortion Travel Subsidies
The Austin City Council allocated $400,000 to provide “logistical support” for abortion travel.
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Haunted Housing Authority a Frightening Sight for Dallas Taxpayers
In another example of a failing bureaucracy, a federal audit found that the Dallas Housing Authority cannot account for some $3.8 million dollars in taxpayer funds. While they still haven't found the missing money, yesterday they found time to debate a proposal to ban...
Hutchison On Taxes: “We’ve got some problems”
U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison got it right Wednesday morning when she told the Texas Association of Business that the state's new business tax is an "abject failure." Finally a political big-shot is calling it like taxpayers are seeing it. The Dallas Morning News...
And apparently the Earth isn’t flat…
Editors at the Fort Worth Star Telegram are shocked -- shocked! -- to find that what is driving the beginnings of good public policy in Birdville Independent School District is -- horror of horrors -- a need to improve efficiency and maximize their existing revenues....
Eiland’s Price Is Wrong For Taxpayers
In the case of Craig Eiland, a state representative from Galveston, he’s had the payroll a former Democratic legislator named Zeb Zbranek. For ol’ Zeb it’s a sweet deal – he’s “on call” to help Craig out with constituent services, for $300 per month. How much “on...
Only an Appraisal District Bureaucrat Could Say a 10% Tax Increase is “Relatively Flat”
The Dallas Morning News has a feature today on appraisal growth in the Metroplex. Here's a shocker: "Denton County recorded a 14.5 percent jump in preliminary appraisals, though appraisers say the final numbers should drop below 10 percent and into what they're...
Big Government’s Raid on the Banks
It is not surprising that Texas cities restrict strip clubs, but now the City of West Lake Hills near Austin has banned new banks and nearby Lakeway has required them to obtain a unique permit. Why? Because they do not generate sales tax revenue. Lakeway Mayor Steve...
City of Dallas Entering Hotel Business with $500 Million in Tax Dollars
Even as local governments like the City of Dallas can barely keep the potholes filled and their jails running properly, they are none too eager to indulge in mission creep. On May 15, the Dallas City Council approved spending $42 million to purchase land to create a...
Liberals Of Convenience
Liberals love to micromanage other people’s business – as long as the rules don’t apply to them. The Texas House Democratic Caucus chair proved that this week with her whining “Monday Memo” decrying recent attention paid to predominately liberal officeholders who were...
State Rep. Smithee, Beaumont Enterprise Say Give It Back
Rep. John Smithee (R-Amarillo) told a local TV station, "The government doesn't need to be taxing or collecting anymore money than is absolutely necessary. We can either find some place to spend that money or give it back to the tax payers and from my standpoint, it's...