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Abbott Appoints Blacklock as Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, Sullivan as Justice
Blacklock will take over the chief justice position from Hecht, who was forced to retire after serving on the court since being elected in 1988.
School Choice Proponent, Opponent Debate Whether Educational Freedom Helps Texans
Education activist Hollie Plemons debated Texas Home School Coalition’s Director of Public Policy Jeremy Newman at a Tarrant County GOP meeting.
Harris County Commissioner Launches ‘Wasted Potential’ Campaign
Harris County Commissioner Tom Ramsey’s “Wasted Potential” campaign targets excessive county spending.
Experts Warn Enrollment-based School Funding Would Be Wasted on ‘Ghost Students’
Some districts are pushing to shift attendance-based funding to enrollment-based.
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Labor Unions Spent Millions in 2018 Elections
Unsurprising to most, Democrats were again the largest recipients of union cash in Texas’ 2018 election cycle. Data from Follow the Money, which tracks campaign contributions across the country, shows that labor unions spent at least $5 million on campaigns across the...
Arlington’s Voter-Approved Term Limits Stand
Arlington voters scored a victory when a “ridiculous” lawsuit brought to reverse their decision to term-limit the mayor and city council was thrown out this week. A proposal to impose term limits on the mayor and city council of Arlington was approved by 61 percent of...
Democrats File Bills to Allow School Districts to Raise Property Taxes
While Republican lawmakers are advancing legislation to grant Texans a greater say in property tax rates, Texas House Democrats are pushing a plan to move Texas in the opposite direction by granting school districts the ability to raise taxes without voter approval....
Seliger Declares War on Taxpayers
As Republican lawmakers in the Texas Capitol have united around passing sweeping property tax reform, one West Texas lawmaker is waging war against taxpayers and working with taxpayer-funded lobbyists to scuttle the proposal. Senate Bill 2, the...
Campbell Seeks to Rein in Soaring Superintendent Salaries
At a time when most of the clamor regarding education in the Texas Capitol is about “more money,” one lawmaker is filing legislation to encourage existing education dollars to be spent more wisely; specifically, when it comes to compensating our schools’ top...
What’s on May Municipal Ballots in the DFW Metroplex?
Candidates for local office have until February 15 to file for a place on the ballot in the May 4, 2019 municipal elections. Ahead of Friday’s filing deadline, see what offices and issues will be on your Metroplex-area ballots. COLLIN COUNTY Collin College Board of...
Did Georgetown’s Mayor Threaten Reporter?
Drama continues to unfold in the quaint city of Georgetown, where a local reporter claims the mayor threatened her for exposing a disastrous city financial deal. Georgetown, about an hour north of Austin, is commonly known as a quiet community with one of the best...
Montgomery County Cancels Tax Funded Lobby Membership
Citing the lobby group’s opposition to property tax reform, the Montgomery County Commissioners Court has voted to withdraw from the Texas Conference of Urban Counties, saving taxpayers over $17,000 a year.The court voted unanimously for an item placed on...
Texas Heartbeat Bill Gaining Support
Pro-life legislation which would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected is gaining traction in the Texas House. Filed last week by State Rep. Briscoe Cain (R–Deer Park), House Bill 1500, known as the Texas Heartbeat Bill, has already gained over 40...