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Texas A&M Regents Name Comptroller Glenn Hegar As Sole Finalist for Chancellor
Railroad Commissioner Christi Craddick has announced her candidacy to replace Hegar.
Report: Texas Has Five ‘Sinkhole Cities’
Public servants use accounting tricks and outdated information to hide the true state of city finances.
Robstown High School Coach Arrested After Admitting to Sex With Student
Girls basketball coach Austin Barron admitted to police he had sexual contact with a 17-year-old female student.
Texas Takes Action To Keep Out Nuclear Waste
Federal law requires spent nuclear fuel to be stored underground in Nevada.
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Johnson Secures GOP Nomination for County Judge
Local businessman Terry Johnson has secured the Republican nomination for Midland County Judge and will face Democrat nominee Steven Schafersman in November. In a close runoff election against former Republican County Chair James Beauchamp, Johnson received 2,483...
City Council To Vote On Houston Budget
For the past few weeks, city council members in Houston have been poring through the mayor’s proposed budget, listening to department heads justify spending while claiming to be efficient, and developing their own amendments to the multi-billion budget ahead of this...
TX Runoffs Today
Thirteen significant Lone Star State political runoffs will be decided today, thus ending the nomination process that began with the Texas primary election back on March 6th. In the Governor’s race, Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez and businessman Andrew White, the...
Amarillo Faces Unfortunate Crossroads
Amarillo is at an unfortunate economic crossroads built on economic illiteracy and excessive influence. Almost a decade ago, Amarillo’s city government decided that economic development in downtown needed to be top priority. Officials devised a plan to build a...
Republican Ernest Bailes Joins Democrat Campaign Rally
One Republican lawmaker has made clear his allegiance to liberal labor unions and their Democrat candidates. In Houston this weekend, “Texans for Public Education” held a small rally in Houston to protest conservative statewide leaders Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov....
Democrat Trial Lawyer: Vote for Lance Gooden
A liberal trial lawyer and Democrat donor distributed his recommendations for the Democrat primary runoff election while also advocating for the promotion of a left-leaning Texas Republican legislator he claims has “done a good job.” “I also have a number of clients...
Runoff Heats Up in Texas House District 37
Democratic primary runoffs have taken the spotlight this week in Cameron County, particularly in the race for Texas House District 37. The two remaining candidates have publicly exchanged jabs as early voting commenced this week. Last week, incumbent of 33 years René...
Greg Parker Campaigns to Drain the Swamp
With the campaign for Montgomery County Precinct 2 Commissioner now in its final stretch, voters face a clear choice in the runoff between incumbent Charlie Riley, who is mired in ethical controversies and has voted to grow government, and his challenger...
Feds Charge Ex-Richardson Mayor, Land Developer with Public Corruption
Former Richardson Mayor Laura Maczka Jordan and local land developer Mark Jordan have been charged in federal court with conspiring to use Maczka’s official position as mayor “to benefit and enrich themselves through bribery.” A seven-count indictment filed May 10...