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Two Houston-Area Planned Parenthood Clinics Announce September Closure
One of the clinics was the largest Planned Parenthood abortion facility in the United States.
North Texas School Districts Implement New Policies To Improve Parental Oversight
A new state law requires that parents have access to children’s reading materials.
Parents Push Back on Schools’ New Phone-Free Policies
The state-mandated policies are meant to minimize classroom distractions, but some parents think the restrictions go too far.
CBP Officers Seize Over $1 Million of Cocaine in South Texas
A canine alerted officers to the nearly 77 pounds of cocaine.
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Houston ISD Assistant Principal Charged With Sexually Assaulting Former Student
A Houston Independent School District administrator has been charged with sexually assaulting a former student. Westbury High School Assistant Principal Bryan Tigner was arrested two weeks ago and charged with sexually assaulting a 20-year-old former student,...
Logic and Accuracy Tests Cleared Dallas County Voting Machines
Attorney General Ken Paxton reassured voters late Saturday that his office and the Secretary of State were investigating Dallas County’s voting machines and that "significant progress toward resolving all outstanding issues” had been made, despite claims to the...
Ag Commissioner Miller Signs Executive Order To Use Water From the Rio Grande
Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has signed an executive order allowing farmers and ranchers to use water from the Rio Grande. Miller’s executive order states that agriculture producers and irrigation districts will have immediate access to water from the Rio...
Austin to Vote on Establishing Sex Offender ‘Buffer Zones’ Near Schools
The lone conservative member of the Austin City Council is taking advantage of a state law to protect children near schools. Councilmember Mackenzie Kelly is the lead sponsor for item 46 on Thursday's Austin City Council agenda. The measure would begin a process to...
‘Fast Growing’ Waller ISD Wants $700 Million for 4 New Schools
Citing “fast growth,” Waller Independent School District trustees are asking voters to approve $700 million in new bond debt to build four new schools. With interest, the school bonds on the November ballot would cost local property taxpayers more than a billion...
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Dan Simons & Sean Teare Face Off in Harris County DA Race
Republican Dan Simons and Democrat Sean Teare are set for a showdown to see who will replace incumbent Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg. Sean Teare, formerly the supervisor of the vehicular crimes division for Ogg’s office, resigned last year to pursue a...
Allen ISD Promotes Half a Billion in Bonds on November Ballot
Trustees in Allen Independent School District are asking voters to approve a $447 million bond package on the November ballot that with interest would cost local property taxpayers more than $700 million. That total price tag is based on the district’s own...
Illegal Alien Sentenced to Prison for Organized Criminal Activity in North Texas
An illegal alien from Honduras has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for engaging in organized criminal activity—a first-degree felony—in North Texas. Collin County’s District Attorney Greg Willis’ office announced Sergio Cardenas-Salinas’ sentence on Thursday. He...
Round Rock ISD Residents Say ‘No’ to Billion Dollar Bond
A group of residents are running a “Vote No” campaign against Round Rock Independent School District’s nearly $1 billion bond package. In August, the school board voted 5-2 to place a $998 million bond proposal on the November ballot. With interest, the bonds would...