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Online Lottery Ticket Vendor Partners With Uber to Entice Gambling?
Lotto.com is selling scratch tickets online, violating lottery rules and state law.
Admitted Mail Ballot Fraudster Charged in Jury Summons Scam
Zul Mohamed, who admitted to voter fraud in his 2020 mayoral election, faces new charges of sending fake jury notices for the date of his trial.
Keller ISD Board Faces Massive Community Backlash Over Proposal to Split District
During Thursday night’s special board meeting, hundreds in the community spoke out against the proposal.
Cy-Fair ISD Adopts Policy Rejecting Gender Ideology, Affirming Parental Rights
The policy rejects “gender ideology” and “gender fluidity” in educational materials, classroom discussions, instructional tools, and district-sponsored extracurricular activities.
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Among No-Income Tax States, Texas Has the Highest Property Taxes
Lawmakers and local officials often claim Texas has outrageously high property taxes because taxpayers don’t pay a personal income tax. Nothing could be farther from the truth. On average, “no-income tax” states impose roughly identical property tax bills on...
Trump Talks Directly to Texans
Republican candidates don't usually spend the months leading up to an election campaigning in Texas, nor do they explicitly reach out to African American voters with a "what have you got to lose" message. Donald Trump has done both. With the general campaign season...
More Questions than Answers in Hill County
Despite a report from Hill County’s electronic voting machine vendor identifying errors in the county’s March 1st Republican Primary, the activist who originally identified the problem is saying there are still more questions than answers. Worse, county officials have...
TEC Consultant Expenditure Rule a Total Mess
A new rule under consideration by the Texas Ethics Commission is so poorly drafted that no citizen could ever be expected to comply with its requirements. The rule is aimed at forcing Texans to file even more information when they spend money speaking about...
“Active Enforcement Culture” Designed to Chill Speech
A left-wing think tank that has been cited as an inspiration for speech regulators in Texas is now conceding that “tough” campaign finance regulations and burdensome enforcement regimes are designed to suppress free speech. In a recent report from the Brennan Center...
Citizens Organize Against Frisco ISD’s Historic Property Tax Increase
A growing number of parents and taxpayers organized as Frisco United are up in arms over the historic property tax rate increase currently before voters. While Frisco ISD’s top administrator claims the district's budget has been “cut to the bone,” public data shows...
Superintendent Discusses Battle Plan Against Legislature
A district superintendent is on record saying he plans to employ the tactics he learned during a visit to the Army War College in his effort to stop accountability and protect wasteful spending. In a video posted by Harris County Department of Education Trustee Mike...
Liberal Austinites Boo Calls for Work and Education
The entitlement culture in Austin has become so ingrained that city council members and activists are literally booing one conservative’s healthy advice that students “pursue an education, career, or vocational training” and not “live off others.” At an Austin city...
Austin Transportation Bond Goes to Voters
Voters will decide on an all-or-nothing transportation bond in November, after Austin City Council gave final approval for the debt package earlier today. If approved by voters, the bond would constitute the largest transportation bond in the city’s history – five...