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UT-Austin Offers Core Math Classes Focused on ‘Racial Inequality’
The university offers the courses Numbering Race and Measuring Racial Inequality.
Analysis: Victoria County Residents Face Varied Outcomes in Recent Property Tax Shifts
Two outliers stick out in a county with relatively steady taxation over three years.
Mother Plans to Sue Houston ISD After Daughter’s Alleged Assault by Dance Teacher
The student claims that her dance teacher placed her in a chokehold, wrapping her arms around the girl’s throat, and took her to the ground.
Alvin Ex-Gymnastics Coach Faces Prison for Child Pornography Charges
Franklin Perkins is a former employee of two Alvin businesses, Kuk Sool Won Martial Arts and Gulf Coast Gymnastics.
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Democrat Accused of Funding Voter Fraud Ring
A former Democratic Party official is accused of funding an organized voter fraud ring busted earlier this month that targeted elderly and incapacitated voters in north Fort Worth. In court documents filed Tuesday, state prosecutors allege former Tarrant County...
The Swamp in Our Own Backyards
Before my eyes were opened in 2017, I thought the so-called “swamp” was in Washington, D.C. and perhaps a little in Austin. I now realize the swamp starts in our backyards. Until last year, my wife and I were like most people when it comes to school district issues....
Webb County Commissioner and Former Laredo Councilman Plead Guilty to Bribery
The city of Laredo continues to be rife with public corruption as two local officials entered a plea deal with the United States Department of Justice on conspiracy to commit federal program bribery. Webb County Commissioner and Laredo Metropolitan Planning...
Texas State Students Under Fire After “Conservative Coming Out Day”
Conservative students in Texas are stirring up controversy after holding an event illustrating that their beliefs aren’t welcome on college campuses. Recently, Texas State University’s Young Conservatives of Texas chapter organized a “Conservative Coming Out Day”...
Mitchell: Jimmy Blacklock Has Earned Your Vote
Few issues are more important in American politics than the selection of our judges. We live in a time in which judges assert far-reaching powers to thwart legislation enacted by our elected officials—and they often do so without any textual warrant in the...
San Antonio Voters to Decide Three Ballot Propositions
You don’t have to drive around San Antonio too long to notice that “Vote No” and “Vote Yes” proposition campaigns are in full swing as we approach November. These San Antonio city propositions have voters asking, “Exactly what are we voting for or against?” First,...
HISD Is Beyond Self-Repair; It’s Time for Intervention
At the Houston Independent School District’s first “official” board meeting since a complete and utter breakdown of board decorum, trustees were able to keep it together long enough to appease cameras, staff, and the few parents who packed the boardroom. Despite the...
Rule of Law vs. Rule of Man: What’s Really at Stake in This Election
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Congressman Robert “Beto” O’Rourke (D-El Paso) have become the faces of the raging war between the rule of law and the rule of man in this election for United States Senate. During the CNN town hall meeting in McAllen on October 18,...
Patrick Talks Election, Property Taxes, Immigration in Telephone Town Hall
Coming off of an energetic rally held in Houston by President Donald Trump to get out the vote for Republican candidates, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick opened up a statewide telephone townhall Tuesday night by highlighting the increased turnout in the first days of general...