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Dallas ISD Agrees To Enforce Ban on Boys in Girls’ Sports
Attorney General Ken Paxton said biological males have no place in girls’ sports.
Celina ISD Seeks $2.29 Billion in School Bond Debt
With interest, the bonds would cost property taxpayers $4.5 billion—double the amount voters will see on the May 3 ballot.
Texas Senator’s Measure Creates State Watchdog for Foreign Land Purchases
The proposal seeks to accommodate potential federal and state jurisdictional concerns over limitations on foreign land purchases.
More Than 700 Houston City Workers Accept Mayor’s Retirement Incentive
The city of Houston is projecting a $330 million budget deficit for fiscal year 2026.
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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...
Alamo Plaza Lease Finalized
On Thursday, the San Antonio City Council approved a lease of the Alamo Plaza area to the state’s General Land Office, pushing forward into motion plans by the GLO to renovate and restore the Alamo battleground. Currently, the Alamo site itself is owned and managed by...
City of McAllen Censors Cruz Supporter
Amid the flood of “Beto” signs that have overtaken several Texas cities, many of Senator Ted Cruz’s supporters have used their own yard signs to make their values known—if petty bureaucrats don’t stop them. One McAllen resident is learning just how low some local...
Texas Democrats Urge Non-Citizens to Register with Pre-Filled Applications
Texas Democrats could face “serious consequences” for mailing voter registration forms to ineligible non-citizens in South Texas that were pre-filled to indicate the applicants are U.S. citizens. Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted Thursday: “A complaint says the Texas...
Pulliam: I Endorse Jeff Brown
Properly functioning courts are an essential element of a free society governed by the rule of law. A sound judiciary requires judges who honestly and impartially apply the law, as written. Texans are fortunate to have an excellent state Supreme Court—the best in the...