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Houston ISD Announces Teacher Pay-For-Performance Structure Rolling Out in 2026
The new system will replace the tenure-based pay structure currently in operation.
City of Mullin Outlaws Abortion Trafficking, Becomes 54th Sanctuary City for the Unborn in Texas
Mullin is the first city in Mills County to pass such an ordinance.
Texas Senators Move to Mandate Uniform Election Dates
The proposal would standardize electoral processes and potentially reduce voter confusion about election dates.
State Reps. Move To Slash Funding for Universities Promoting DEI
State lawmakers are proposing funding cuts for several Texas universities that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Magnolia ISD Holds Midsummer Tax Hike Election
The Magnolia ISD board of trustees is asking voters to approve increasing the property tax rate by ten cents per $100 valuation in a special midsummer election. Tax ratification elections such as this have become common across Texas, as school districts seek to...
School District Targets Tax-Swap Voters With “Rolling Polling”
A North Texas school district that needs voter approval for a proposed property tax rate change is using controversial tactics to help ensure its passage. Lancaster Independent School District is asking voters for a 13-cent increase in its maintenance and operations...
Texas Cities’ Public Pensions Still Struggling
Much of the air has been let out of the public pension balloon, with the most imminently at-risk systems – Dallas and Houston – being addressed last legislative session, but many smaller pension systems are still struggling and far from solvency or stability. The...
Houston Budget Committee Meeting Signals What’s to Come in Firefighter Fight
Houston City Council’s Budget and Fiscal Affairs committee hosted a public hearing on the pay parity petition submitted by the city's firefighters. The meeting amounted to little more than political theater and barely touched upon the actual issue at hand — placing...
Sick Leave Laws Are Not Your Friend
Mandatory sick leave laws are trying to gain a foothold in Texas. Here’s why all Texans should oppose them. In February, the City of Austin passed an ordinance requiring all businesses to provide paid sick leave for their employees. Since then, other cities across...
Darby Mounting Quiet Candidacy for Speaker
As the 2019 legislative session in Texas fast approaches, behind the scenes the race for the next Speaker of the House is heating up, with increasing reports that State Rep. Drew Darby (R–San Angelo) is gearing up to join the race. Capitol sources say that Darby...
Property Taxes Are Keeping Families Apart
A Mansfield couple has seen their property tax bill rise nearly $1,200 since they purchased their home five years ago. Robbin and Andy Hallford bought their home in 2013 for $226,000 and have seen its value increase to $295,106 in 2017. Expected to rise again this...
City Staff is Down in Fort Worth, But Property Taxes Are Up
Texas’ fifth-largest city has managed to reduce its total workforce amidst population growth, all while suffering no apparent reduction in city services. Other growing cities that arbitrarily grow their staff – and raise taxes – should take notice. The City of Fort...
Petition Calls for Resignation of Midland ISD Superintendent
An online petition was launched Tuesday morning calling for the resignation of Midland ISD Superintendent Orlando Riddick and fellow administrative staff. As of Wednesday afternoon, it’s collected 360 signatures. The petition was created by local advocacy group...