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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.
Another Texas Teacher, Coach Arrested for Sexually Assaulting a Child
Charles Poling, an assistant football coach at Bartlett ISD in Central Texas, was the second teacher arrested Wednesday for sexual assault of a child.
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Time to Get Serious About Downballot Races
This week a national polling group released a poll showing Hillary Clinton within six points of Donald Trump in Texas. That result should be a call to arms for the conservative grassroots in Texas to turn their attention downballot. The poll, conducted by Public...
Report on Hill County Election Irregularities Released
Election Systems & Software (ES&S) has released a report on its findings related to errors in the Hill County Republican Primary. The report comes amidst an ongoing investigation by Attorney General Ken Paxton into irregularities with the vote totals...
Texas Ethics Commission Dead Last in Transparency
As he ended his tenure as Chairman of the Texas Ethics Commission, Paul Hobby patted himself on the back for implementing a costly program to upgrade the commission’s software and website. But a new study from the Campaign Finance Institute suggests Hobby’s upgrades...
Letters to the Editor, Week of August 15
In this week's mailbag, we hear about taxpayers getting gouged, out of control HOAs, and obstruction in Hill County! Editor's note: Each week we publish commentary from our subscribers. Commentary may be edited according to community standards. Coppell ISD:...
Let’s Call “Robin Hood” What It Is: A State Property Tax
In 2016, property values in Collin County increased by an average of 8.9%. No doubt, with the move of Toyota and other large companies to the County, it’s a great place to live in, and in great demand, which drives property values up. However, there is a downside to...
Midland ISD Opts for Low Voter Turnout in Tax Election
After cutting $6 million from the fiscal year 2017 budget, receiving a generous $10 million donation, and extracting $2.5 million from capital reserves, Midland ISD still faces a financial debacle and voted to place a tax increase election before local voters....
Lone Republican Fights Dallas Democrats on Property Tax Increase
A fight over property taxes is brewing in Dallas County between a lone Republican and the Democrat majority. While Democrats are fighting over how much to raise taxes - and their own salaries - Republican Commissioner Mike Cantrell is fighting for a political...
In Private, Ethics Committee Confessed Efforts Were Illegitimate
While recently uncovered documents show members privately confessed their efforts regulating political speech were “not meaningful,” a report from a select legislative committee was nonetheless used to justify an attempt to expand the power of the Texas Ethics...
Outgoing DCGOP Chair Levies Serious Allegations Against Sessions
Following his resignation last month, the outgoing chairman of the Dallas County Republican Party has offered a scathing rebuke to a GOP congressman. Mark Montgomery, who resigned in July, describes Pete Sessions as a “career politician” who put his own reelection...