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US Soldiers Arrested for Smuggling Illegal Aliens in Texas
Federal agents reportedly exposed an illegal alien smuggling ring operated by army soldiers based near Killeen, Texas.
Analysis: ProPublica and the Houston Chronicle Continue Deception Around Tragic Deaths
Medical malpractice is not the result of pro-life laws.
Fort Worth ISD Leaders Admit District Has a Literacy Crisis
Interim Superintendent Karen Molinar says too many children are not meeting grade-level standards.
Texas Builds 4,500 Feet of Border Wall in South Texas
Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham continues to fortify newly acquired land in Starr County.
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Defiant Colleyville Council Booed by Hundreds of Citizens
Colleyville residents angrily booed defiant city officials during Tuesday night’s council meeting that lasted until after midnight. The scorn came after the mayor abruptly ended council debate and rushed a final vote on new, controversial higher-density development...
Midland City Council Pumps Brakes on Debt Proposal
After a robust debate at Tuesday’s city council meeting, a resolution, which would serve as the first step in issuing approximately $22 million in new debt (via Certificates of Obligation) for Midland, failed by a 2-5 vote. The overarching argument reiterated by...
Parker To Appoint Wife To TIRZ Board
Outgoing Mayor Annise Parker will bring before council seven potential board members for confirmation for the newly formed Montrose Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ). Out of those seven one is former mayoral candidate and outgoing council member Stephen Costello,...
TEC Bureaucrat Attends Anti-Free Speech Conference
Last week the TEC’s top bureaucrat attended what some are calling a “funeral” for the Wisconsin speech regulator that abused conservatives in the Badger state. Natalia Luna Ashley, Executive Director of the Texas Ethics Commission, was identified as a speaker at the...
Colleyville Officials Poised to Defy Citizens Over High-Density
Colleyville officials continue to face a barrage of citizen-backlash after their attempt to ram through a high-density development plan was exposed. On Tuesday night, the council will decide whether or not to side with their own citizens. The “higher-density” issue...
Cook Plan for Illegal Aliens Becomes Campaign Issue Statewide
Over the past two sessions, State Rep. Byron Cook (R–Corsicana) has pushed a legislative proposal so bad that it has not just harmed his political future, but the future of any representative voters perceive to have supported it. In 2013 and again in 2015, Cook pushed...
Lies By Omission
In their zeal to represent the absurd actions of their clients at the Texas Ethics Commissions, the Texas Attorney General's office has resorted to telling lies in paperwork designed to provide face-saving cover for a state rogue agency. As the Attorney General, Ken...
Empower Texans to TEC: Drop Your Suit Now
With the Texas Ethics Commission admitting in federal court filings this week that they do not have the authority to regulate non-profit organizations that speak out on policy and political issues, the president of Empower Texans has called on the agency to drop its...
Abbott Appoints “Reformer” as Education Commissioner
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday appointed Dallas Independent School District Trustee Mike Morath to be the next Education Commissioner of Texas. Referring to Morath as a “proven educational reformer,” Abbott applauded the progress DISD has made in large part to Morath’s...