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Richardson ISD Wins Grant to Promote ‘LGBTQ+ Identity’ in Schools
The district is using the grant money to revive its on-campus Gay-Straight Alliance club, now known as the Gender & Sexuality Alliance.
Child Gender Mutilation Ban Set to Go Into Effect Despite Lawsuit
The Office of the Attorney General has appealed to the Texas Supreme Court.
Houston Teacher Accused of Recording Sex Acts with Student
KIPP East End High School teacher, Over Santiago Garcia Lopez, also worked as a political consultant.
Tarrant Appraisal District Fires IT Exec Over Latest Scandal
County and city officials are calling for Chief Appraiser Jeff Law to be next.
The Archive
“Ethics” Bills Ferret Out Self-Serving Politicians
Two so-called “ethics” bills relating to campaign finance regulation recently exposed which legislators are working to expand the liberty of their constituents and which are fighting to protect themselves in future elections. Last Monday evening, House Bill 22 passed...
HB 22: Austin goes Madison
All it took was one overzealous and partisan district attorney to be teamed up with one dishonorable judge in Madison for Wisconsin conservative activists to see militarized police teams bust through their doors in pre-dawn raids. If the Texas House has its way, these...
Grassroots America We the People Challenging Suspicious Speeding Camera Contract
On May 6th, JoAnn Fleming of Grassroots America We the People (GAWTP) filed a formal complaint with the Smith County district attorney’s office and the Texas attorney general's office requesting an investigation into a contract, and the process by which it was...
Texas Legislature Passes Judicial Reforms
Lawsuits concerning school finance and redistricting could soon be subject to a different process if Gov. Greg Abbott approves. On Monday, the Texas Legislature passed SB 455 by State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe) and sponsored by State Rep. Mike Schofield...
The Curious Case of Cook’s Bad Bill
Funny things can happen in the final days of the legislative session. Case in point: the effort of Byron Cook (R-Corsicana) to grant illegal immigrants the right to drive on Texas roads. Though Cook and Democrats teamed up to push the issue, the measure failed to...
San Antonio Covering Up Preferential Treatment for Planned Parenthood
It appears as though City of San Antonio officials are going to great lengths to give preferential treatment to Planned Parenthood in regard to their improperly zoned $6.5 million facility located at 2140 Babcock. As we’ve previously reported, the City of San Antonio...
TML and San Antonio vs. Burton and Taxpayers
As always seems to be the case, the Texas Municipal League, the City of San Antonio, and others are once again lobbying against a common-sense taxpayer protection measure proposed by State Sen. Konni Burton (R-Colleyville). If passed SB 615 would, quite simply,...
Road Bond Rhetoric
On Saturday Montgomery County voters overwhelmingly rejected the $350 million road bond presented by the county commissioners. Opposing residents warned for months leading up to the election that if the county did not listen to the residents and remove unwanted...
Byron Cook Attacks Abbott’s Agenda
Gov. Abbott’s legislative priorities are yet again under assault by Republicans in the Texas House. The newest target? Ethics reform. Wednesday morning, State Affairs Chairman Byron Cook (R-Coriscana) fired a broadside at the measure, calling it “one of the most...