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31 Illegal Aliens Detained in $22 Million Houston Gambling Ring Bust
A Pakistani national is charged with running the operation.
THIRD Huntsville ISD Teacher Arrested for Sex Crime in Three Weeks
Lauren Rudolph was a dyslexia teacher and cheer coach at Huntsville High School.
House Education Committee Advances School Choice Legislation
The proposal is a priority of Gov. Greg Abbott.
Lt. Gov. Patrick Announces Tax Relief Deal for Seniors, Gives Update on Senate Progress
Although Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he has found Speaker Dustin Burrows easy to agree with, he insisted that “now’s the time to get into action.”
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Johnson County Citizens Submit Petition to Stop Forced Annexation
Johnson County is on track to become the third Texas county that will vote in November to stop forced annexation within its borders, thanks to a team of local activists. Citizens turned in their petition last week — making Johnson the third county, behind Parker and...
Closing the Door on Open Government
“Throw the rascals out!” was the rallying cry of new candidates that sprang forth to replace incumbent politicians embroiled in the Texas Sharpstown Stock Scandal in 1972. That controversy initially focused on charges that state officials took bank-financed stock...
An Introduction to the 2018 Texas GOP Convention
This week, thousands of conservative activists across the Lone Star State will gather in San Antonio for one of the largest political gatherings in the world: the Republican Party of Texas 2018 Convention. In fact, the RPT convention is the second largest political...
“Guest-Worker” Provision Advances at Texas GOP Convention
A Texas Solution-esque proposal appears to be moving through the Texas GOP platform committee. At the National Defense and Border Security Subcommittee meeting late Monday evening, a platform proposal containing a “guest worker” provision secured a majority vote from...
Cedar Park, Stop Picking Favorites
Cedar Park is picking favorites, and it’s harming their residents. For over a decade, the city has been practicing “corporate welfare,” where they essentially take residents’ money and give it to a select group of businesses in the area. The most recent example...
Klein ISD’s Midsummer Tax Increase
Taxpayers have grown accustomed to the deceptive tactics that government entities employ when issuing debt or increasing taxes. School districts, for instance, are known to move polling locations to increase favorable outcomes and even to mislead voters about what’s...
City of Mission Elects New Leadership
On Saturday, the city of Mission elected former city councilman Armando “Doc” O’Caña as its new mayor, and attorney Gus Martinez to fill O’Caña’s vacated city council seat. The city’s May 5 local elections failed to garner a winner in two of its races, triggering...
South Texas Democrat Alleges Voter Fraud in Primary Runoff
A South Texas Justice of the Peace candidate is challenging the results of her Democratic primary runoff, alleging voter fraud materially affected the outcome of the election. The runoff was decided by six votes. Ofelia “Ofie” Gutierrez is contesting the outcome of...
Re-Imagining the Alamo Continues
The latest plans for designing the Alamo in San Antonio were revealed Tuesday night, June 5, including scrapping the controversial glass walls proposed last year...and moving the Cenotaph. The crowd at the Witte Museum's Prassel Auditorium watched, listened, booed and...