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Female Teachers Get Probation After Admitting to Sex With Students
The women will not be required to register as sex offenders.
Gov. Abbott Demands Investigation Into Alleged Secret Transitioning of Student at Bellaire High School
A concerned parent claims her daughter was socially transitioned—referred to by male pronouns and a different name—without parental knowledge or approval.
Round Rock ISD Trustee Alleged to Have Received Illegal Payments From District
Former Round Rock ISD Trustee Mary Bone said the district paid tens of thousands of dollars to Trustee Tiffanie Harrison after she resigned from teaching.
School District Police Chief: Sex Abuse Investigation ‘Far From Done’
Newman International Academy Police Chief Matthew Antkowiak said the charter school “will not place reputation over the safety of students.”
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Austin City Council Spending $450,000 on Two Toilets
Austin City Council is making Austinites pay a pretty penny to have access to their new downtown project: toilets. According to the city’s public works department, two toilets could be ready for public use downtown by November. The restrooms are single-occupancy,...
Amarillo College Calls May Bond Election
Another tax increase could be coming for Amarillo voters this May—to the tune of 14 percent. Recently, The Amarillo College Board of Regents voted unanimously to order a bond election for the college district in the upcoming May local elections. The bond election for...
Texas Municipal League Anti-Taxpayer Talking Points Exposed
Notorious anti-taxpayer lobbying group, the tax-funded Texas Municipal League, is rallying its forces to oppose property tax reform. Texas Scorecard obtained a copy of a document from TML calling for a “strong turnout” of “city officials and public safety officers” at...
County Republicans Call for Withdrawal from Texas Municipal League
The executive committee of the state’s largest county republican organization approved a proposal urging all local taxing entities to break their contracts with taxpayer funded lobbyists and specifically calling for them to cancel their membership with the Texas...
Kyle Kacal Against Voter Control on Property Taxes
As property tax reform legislation moves through both chambers, some rural lawmakers are trying to ensure the majority of Texans have less control over their skyrocketing property tax rates.House Bill 2 and Senate Bill 2 were announced early in the...
The Electoral College is in Jeopardy
A devious plot to circumvent the Constitution and abolish the Electoral College has quietly reached dire stages on two different fronts. The plot relies on a contorted interpretation of Article 2 of the Constitution, which originally gave states the power to choose...
Increased State Spending Must Result in Lower School Taxes
Nearly $4 billion. That’s the current price tag of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s proposal to increase public school teachers’ annual salaries by $5,000 across the board, a proposal before the Texas Senate in the form of State Sen. Jane Nelson’s (R-Flower Mound) Senate Bill 3...
Odessa City Council to Oppose Property Tax Reform
Odessa City Council members plan to vote on a resolution opposing property tax reform at Tuesday’s city council meeting, a move that confirms their opposition to giving taxpayers more control over their property taxes. Two identical bills in the Texas Legislature,...
Legislation Banning Red Light Cameras Garners 102 Cosponsors
With 102 joint and coauthors, legislation banning red light cameras has more than enough lawmakers signed on to exceed the 76 votes necessary to pass out of the Texas House this session. Bedford Republican State Rep. Jonathan Stickland announced the House Bill 1631...