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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.
Now-former Hutto ISD Official Advised How To Allow Boy in Girls’ Sports
This comes after Attorney General Ken Paxton sent demand letters to two other districts to prove they are abiding by state law protecting girls’ sports.
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Abbott Offers To Pay For Nancy Pelosi Texas Campaign Visit
Gov. Greg Abbott is offering to fund an all-expenses-paid campaign trip to Texas for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi ahead of the November election. In a tongue-in-cheek letter addressed to Chairman of the Texas Democratic Party Gilberto Hinojosa—from John Jackson,...
Another Corrupt Dallas Ex-Official Headed to Prison
The public corruption scandal that toppled a 172-year-old Dallas bureaucracy and cost local taxpayers over $100 million dollars has brought down another crooked official. Former Dallas County Schools board president Larry Duncan pleaded guilty Monday to one count of...
Billions in Local Debt Bog Down November Ballot
As early voting gets underway across Texas, citizens will be making critical decisions on more than just the hotly contested “top-of-ticket” races. On ballots across the state, local governments are seeking approval for nearly $8 billion of debt on several issues such...
Democrats Push Unqualified Candidates to Create “Blue Wave”
Last legislative session, the state of Texas passed House Bill 25, which will eliminate straight-party voting in 2020. Since this is the last general election for the "palanca" vote, it seems as if the Democratic Party's attempts to create a "blue wave" in Texas are...
Ex-DCS President Larry Duncan Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
The public corruption scandal that toppled Dallas County’s failing school bus bureaucracy has claimed another crooked official. Former Dallas County Schools board president Larry Duncan pleaded guilty today to federal tax evasion and faces up to a year in prison. Four...
Texas Woman Arrested for Voter Fraud Twice in Two Weeks
For the second time in two weeks, a South Texas woman has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of voter fraud. Modesta Vela of Roma was arrested October 4 on four voter fraud charges relating to mail-in ballots. Vela is accused of approaching an elderly...
City of Austin Ballot Propositions: Our Recommendations
Austinites face a crucial election in less than three weeks. While the top of the ticket will include highly publicized races such as Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and Democrat Congressman Beto O’Rourke, voters in Texas’ capital city will also make critical local...
O’Rourke Advocates for Socialized Healthcare, Amnesty at Texas State University
In his long-shot bid to bring his far-left politics to the US Senate while representing Texas, Congressman Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke constantly panders to the Hollywood elites bent on removing taxpayer champion US Sen. Ted Cruz from office. O’Rourke came to Texas...
Collin County Republicans Working Together to Keep Texas Strong
“Keep Texas Strong” is more than a slogan for GOP candidates in Collin County. From Congress to County Clerk, Republicans running for office are working together to win in November and serve in accord with conservative principles that make Texas great. Local voters...