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Fort Bend County Judge KP George Arrested on Money Laundering Charges
The Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office says the new charges are unrelated to the pending misdemeanor charge of misrepresenting the identity of a candidate.
Ahead of Budget Debate, House Members Move To Slash Lottery Spending
As the Lottery Commission faces Sunset review, lawmakers are targeting its budget for cuts and redirection.
Texas Taxpayers Funded Anti-Border Security, Pro-Islam Show
A state grant gave $1.2 million in taxpayer monies to a Netflix show.
Court Rules Texas Can Release School District Accountability Ratings for 2023
The A-F ratings serve as a “report card” for how well Texas schools are serving students and taxpayers.
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Baylor Bureaucrats Kowtow to Environmentalists, Ban Straws on Campus
Baylor University took another righteous step towards making the world a better place. How, you ask? By banning one of the world’s most evil, destructive items from their campus: the plastic straw. According to the Waco Tribune-Herald, Baylor will be phasing out...
Special Interests Spend Big to Pass RRISD Bond
Round Rock citizens are facing a critical school bond decision in November—and special interests are working hard to sway them. Round Rock ISD has put forward a $508 million bond package to local voters, calling for improvements and new construction in the school...
California Renewable Mandates Are Proving Texas Model Right
In August, the California legislature passed Senate Bill 100, mandating all retail electricity consumed in the state be generated from renewable sources by 2045. The move aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but will come at a great cost to Golden State taxpayers....
Emmett Puts Personality Above Principle in Collier Endorsement
These ten simple words mean little individually, but collectively sent shockwaves around Harris County’s conservative circles: “He’s voting for Democratic candidate Mike Collier for lieutenant governor.” In black and white in the Houston Chronicle endorsement for...
Dallas County GOP Calls Out “Unprincipled” Republicans
Dallas County’s GOP leadership is fed up with so-called Republicans working against the party by endorsing Democrats, whose liberal stances on key issues are in direct opposition to the Republican platform. In a resolution passed Monday night, the Dallas County...
Lubbock Mayor Paves Way for Lime Scooter Monopoly
Last month, Lubbock Mayor Dan Pope complained about the scooter sharing company Bird failing to obtain the necessary permits before descending on the town even though such permits didn’t exist. But now Pope has drummed one up, empowering unelected bureaucrats at local...
Midland ISD Considers $545 Million Bond Proposal for May Ballot
Outsized population growth in the oil patch is being met with an outsized school bond proposal for 2019. At Monday night’s Midland Independent School District board meeting, trustees were presented with a detailed bond proposal that includes three ballot initiatives...
Commentary: Mike Toth for Texas Third Court of Appeals
I first met Mike Toth in December 2017 when I interviewed him as a candidate for Texas Third Court of Appeals. This high-profile court adjudicates civil and criminal appellate cases from lower courts in 24 Austin-area and Central Texas counties. Mike showed...
Houston Trustees Call Press Conference to Rehire Superintendent
The board of trustees for Texas’ largest school district called a press conference to backtrack on a surprise move made last week, the appointment of a new interim superintendent. The board announced their intention to vote on rescinding the hiring of a new interim...