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‘Qualified Immunity’ Arguments On Trial in Lorena ISD Sex Abuse Case
At the Fifth Circuit, defense counsel argued that Principal April Jewell should not be liable for a teacher under her direction who victimized a 5-year-old student.
Pay Them to Go Away: A TEC Cautionary Tale of Katy Christian Magazine vs The Link Letter
Without meaningful reform, the Texas Ethics Commission will continue to target those least able to fight back while letting well-connected actors off the hook.
Report: Divest From America’s Enemies
American states—including Texas—have invested a total of $68 billion in China.
Houston ISD Budgeted $2 Million for Bond Election Prep
The multi-billion dollar bond was later rejected by voters, but questions have been raised about wording in the budget item.
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Collin County Sets $750M Bond Election
Collin County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Monday to place three bond propositions totaling $750 million on the November 6 ballot. The bulk of the borrowing, $600 million, is allocated to “the construction of non-tolled, high-speed highways and freeways...
Ector County School Board Calls for Tax Election
With a 6-0 vote, Ector County Independent School Board trustees voted in favor of holding a tax ratification election November 6 that, if passed, would increase ECISD’s property tax rate by 13-cents. The increase specifically affects the maintenance and operations...
What Is the City of Austin Trying to Hide?
What is the City of Austin trying to hide from its own citizens? Recent actions of the city council have repeatedly raised that question, but the Texas Supreme Court and local taxpayers now have the opportunity to help produce answers. Austin is being sued in the...
Straus Cancels Christmas?
UPDATE: Since publication, numerous other House offices have contacted Texas Scorecard saying they had also been notified Speaker Straus was canceling the party. State Rep. Charlie Geren tweeted "a Christmas party for #txlege members, children & grandchildren has...
Odessa City Races Draw Candidates
As Monday’s filing deadline for the November election came to a close, it appears a significant shift in the makeup of Odessa City Council is looming. For the three, possibly four, city council seats up for election this fall, eight candidates have filed to run — and...
In Rare Move, City Council Holds Mayor Accountable
A local council gave the city’s mayor numerous chances to improve job performance and attendance. He repeatedly failed, so they cut his salary. Bay City council members voted unanimously to cut the salary of Mayor Mark Bricker after putting him on notice a few months...
A Handful of Midland Races Draw Candidates
The candidate filing period for November’s election came to a close Monday with about half of Midland city council and school board seats left unopposed. Of the four city council seats up for election in November – two at-large seats, district one, and district two –...
Harris County Verifying Thousands of Voter Registration Addresses
Responding to research provided by local citizens, Harris County election officials are starting to verify thousands of questionable voter registration records that list non-residential locations as voting addresses. Alan Vera, Chairman of the Harris County Republican...
Spano: Ft. Worth is deceiving taxpayers
The City of Fort Worth is trying a cunning strategy to deceive its residents. It involves telling the citizens the proposed tax rate is much lower than what the city can, and more than likely, will adopt. We should expect our local governments to be upfront and honest...