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Lampasas ISD Teacher Resigns Amid Allegations of Misconduct With Student
Parents say they know the identity of the teacher, but the district won’t confirm.
Texas A&M Business School Dean Was Not Most Favored Candidate, Hiring Survey Shows
Mays Business School Dean Nate Sharp recently came under fire for supporting a DEI conference that excluded white and Asian students.
Northeast Texans Propose Facility to Handle Illegal Immigration Challenges
No northeast Texas county currently has the facilities to safely accommodate the Trump administration’s deportation effort.
Gov. Abbott Issues Executive Orders to Back Trump’s Border Crackdown
The orders mark a sharp shift from the policies of the Biden administration, which largely ignored Texas’ pleas for federal border enforcement.
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McNutt Making Every Effort for Electoral Victory
CORSICANA, Texas— Though he fell short of victory in 2016, Thomas McNutt is taking another bite at the apple in his campaign to represent House District 8 in the Texas House. Originally set up for a rematch against House Speaker Joe Straus’ hatchetman, State Rep....
Slaton Seeks Win in Rematch Against Flynn
GREENVILLE, Texas—After falling just short in 2016, a conservative businessman is taking another shot at winning a Texas House election and retiring one of the chamber’s most disappointing Republican legislators. Knocking on doors, putting out yard signs, and speaking...
You can't trust your city to reduce taxes, willingly.
The city of Fort Worth doesn’t have any plans to reduce your taxes, ever. This was verbalized by the city manager, David Cooke, during the January 30th, 2018 City Council work session. The council was discussing the upcoming bond election of approximately $399...
Bombshell Report Reveals Lawmaker’s Massive Conflict of Interest
An investigative report in Houston reveals State Rep. Jim Murphy (R–Houston) is profiting heavily from his role in managing tax-funded special purpose districts, and the method of his compensation only enhances the apparent conflicts of interest. According to an...
Third Voter Fraud Arrest in South Texas
South Texas authorities arrested a third suspect in their ongoing investigation of mail ballot voter fraud in the Rio Grande Valley. Belinda Garcia turned herself in to the Starr County Special Crimes Unit on Tuesday. She is accused of unlawfully filling out mail...
Paxton Loans $2 Million To Spouse's Campaign
With campaigns releasing required financial data, eyebrows were raised around the state by Attorney General Ken Paxton backing a $2 million bank loan for his wife's senatorial campaign. Angela Paxton is running in an open seat Republican primary race with Phillip...
TSRA Misfires on Endorsements
Citizens across the Lone Star State would be shocked to learn that while there are some candidates campaigning for office who are more pro-gun than Republican incumbents, the TSRA has so far taken a pass on endorsing them. Over the past few years, conservative...
Non-Citizen Voting Is a “Significant Problem” in Texas, AG Reports
Texas has a “significant problem” with non-citizens illegally voting in our elections, according to the office of Attorney General Ken Paxton. Just-released information from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) confirms that non-citizens are registering to vote...
Students Sue Administration at Lone Star College
Last year, David Shepherd, a student at Lone Star College-CyFair in Cypress, set out to start a local chapter of Young Conservatives of Texas, a statewide non-partisan conservative youth organization, only to be blocked from doing so by his college’s administration....