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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.
Gov. Abbott Sets Special Election To Fill US House Seat Vacated by Sylvester Turner
Abbott says he does not want to rush an election in a county that has failed to conduct elections consistent with state law.
Former Navasota ISD Teacher Sentenced to 5 Years for Possessing Child Porn
Daniel Byrd was a teacher at Navasota High School when he was arrested for sharing child sexual abuse material showing young boys being assaulted.
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Former Mission Mayor Alleges Voter Fraud in Runoff Loss
Former Mission Mayor Norberto “Beto” Salinas is challenging the outcome of the city's June 9 mayoral runoff election, alleging voter fraud is responsible for his loss to Armando "Doc" O’Caña. Salinas filed a lawsuit last week in a Hidalgo County district court...
Free the Market: No Taxpayer Subsidies, No Carbon Taxes
Since being sworn-in as our 45th President of the United States, President Donald Trump has implemented an America-First energy strategy that has de-fanged an overreaching EPA, ended the Clean Power Plan, and removed us from the one-sided Paris Climate Accord, which...
Harris County Taxpayers Paying for an Empty School
A Houston-area school district spent millions in tax dollars to fund and fully staff a high school campus that had no students in the last school year. This would’ve slipped under the radar, but for a retired teacher’s keen eye on local government. Colleen Vera is a...
Johnson County Approves Election on Ending Forced Annexation
Another citizen-led initiative to stop forced annexation locally will be on the ballot in November. Johnson County Commissioners Court today accepted a petition calling for a countywide election in which voters will decide if cities in the county can annex...
Revised Revenue Estimate Adds Billions to Budget
Sales tax collections in the state for the three months ending in June 2018 are up 12.4 percent over the same period last year, a press release from Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced recently. "Sales tax revenue increased for almost all major economic sectors,"...
New Study Shows Pre-K Students Learn Less
A new study on the effects of pre-kindergarten is casting additional doubt on the efficacy of the program, as students are learning less and misbehaving more. Shortly after taking office in 2015, Gov. Greg Abbott laid out his legislative priorities to the Texas...
Challenger Gray Wins Kaufman Primary Do-Over
A new election yielded new results in a Kaufman County primary rematch Saturday. Challenger Tracy Booker Gray won the Republican nomination for Kaufman County Court at Law No. 1 over incumbent Dennis Jones in a July 21 do-over election. A judge ordered a new election...
Palo Pinto Citizens Submit Petition to Stop Forced Annexation
Residents of a fifth Texas county have completed a petition allowing local voters to decide on ending forced annexation — and they did it in record time. Citizens organized as Stop Forced Annexation in Palo Pinto County submitted a municipal annexation reform petition...
Houston Council Members Buck Mayor, Hold Special Meeting
Some Houston City Council members teamed up this week for a rare move: calling a special meeting without the mayor’s approval. The seldom-utilized rule allows three or more council members to call a hearing to address a topic of their choosing. The last time it was...