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Judge Deems Texas Law Restricting Drag Shows Targeting Children ‘Unconstitutional’
State Sen. Bryan Hughes promises this is not the end and he “looks forward” to defending the law “all the way to the Supreme Court.”
LGBT Group Promoted Radical Books While Protesting BRAVE Books Story Hour
BRAVE Books story hours were created as a conservative alternative to drag queen story time.
State Law Keeping Sexually Explicit Books Out of Schools Goes Back into Effect
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals stayed the previous injunction, allowing the READER Act to take effect once again.
Cleveland ISD Special Ed Teacher Charged with Murdering Wife
James Anderson headed the special education department at Santa Fe Middle School.
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Texas Values Wins Short-Term Victory at Texas Supreme Court, Appeal Looming
The end of June marked what is likely the temporary end to a much larger legal battle here in Texas over benefits to same-sex couples. In a unanimous decision, the Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of two Houston taxpayers, Jack Pidgeon and Larry Hicks, in Pidgeon...
Denton Investigating Contracts Awarded By City-Owned Utility
Contracting practices at Denton’s city-owned electricity provider are under investigation, and the utility’s energy trading group may be next. Four Denton Municipal Electric managers were placed on paid administrative leave while the city investigates how the DME...
Locals Are Misleading Texans on Property Tax Reform
Local officials in Texas continue to mislead the public regarding statewide property tax reform. While over two hundred government officials and employees traveled to Austin in 2017 to oppose taxpayers, it’s their false rhetoric that Texans should find most repugnant....
Straus Removes Mask, Reveals Motive for Killing Privacy Act
Just a week before the special session is set to begin, Republicans in House Speaker Joe Straus’ home county of Bexar passed a resolution calling for him to be replaced as Speaker of the Texas House. Following this repudiation, Straus changed his tune and revealed his...
Allen Residents Say It’s Time for Term Limits
Paul Konrad has lived in the city of Allen for 17 years – and the same person has been the city’s mayor for all those years, and more. Twenty-year incumbent Steve Terrell, who became Allen’s Mayor in 1997, was re-elected in May for another three years. His decision to...
Taxpayers On The Hook For Public Employee Perks
Imagine getting up in the morning, getting dressed, hopping in a vehicle paid for by your employer, and driving to work. Your job could be 10, 20, even 30 or more miles away – but that doesn’t matter because the miles, and wear and tear, aren’t being put on your...
Straus’ Home County GOP Supports His Removal As Speaker
Just a week before the special session is set to begin, Republicans in House Speaker Joe Straus’ home county of Bexar voted in favor of a resolution calling for new leadership in the Texas House. In a vote of 36-28, members at the Bexar County Executive Committee...
Combs To Interior
Having developed a reputation as a reformer during her tenure as Texas' Comptroller, Travis County's Susan Combs has been nominated by President Trump to serve in the Department of the interior. The Department of the Interior oversees the national parks and other...
Houston Voters May Face A Packed November Ballot
Petitions serve as a way for citizens to effect change without waiting for their representatives to act. In a city like Houston, where most of the power is in the mayor’s hands, they are even more important. If the mayor ignores an issue that residents in an area find...