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Farmersville Proposes Double-Digit Tax Increase
City officials drafted a balanced budget based on the highest property tax increase allowed without a public vote.
Houston Doctor to Appeal Case With Texas Medical Board
Dr. Bowden has been under the scrutiny of the Texas Medical Board since 2022 after prescribing ivermectin to a patient during the COVID-19 pandemic.
After Regular Session Defeat, House Votes To Restore AG’s Election Fraud Powers
This renewed effort comes after a breakdown earlier this year, when similar legislation advanced during the regular session but died in conference committee.
Judge Sends Lottery Rigging Case Back to Travis County District Court
The case had been in the state’s newly established Business Court since May.
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Houston Audit Identifies Inefficiencies Across Departments
After a months-long review of Houston's 22 departments by the city's senior leadership and Ernst & Young, Mayor John Whitmire called the results "a real opportunity for us to protect Houston's future." The study focused on performance, spending, organization, and...
Lt. Gov. Patrick: House Speaker Burrows Will Pass Bail Reform Measures
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has announced that he believes a deal has been struck with the House to pass a bail reform package flagged as a priority for this session. The announcement of an apparent deal with House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) came as the Senate...
Report: Texas Must Secure ‘Critical Infrastructure’
It was a mild, wintry morning in Muleshoe, Texas, on January 18, 2024, when Russian operatives launched a cyber-attack on the city’s systems, draining its water supplies and causing a “massive water loss.” The citizens of Muleshoe found their small town caught in a...
Former Barbers Hill ISD Teacher Arrested a Year After Indictment for Sex With Student
A former teacher for Barbers Hill Independent School District was arrested Tuesday and charged with having an “improper” sexual relationship with a student—one year after a grand jury indicted her for the felony child sex crime. Molly Colleen Spears, now 35, was a...
Lawmaker Seeks to End Public University, School Contracts With Foreign Adversaries
State Rep. Briscoe Cain has introduced a measure to prohibit universities and public schools from entering into contracts and agreements with foreign adversaries. The measure follows Gov. Greg Abbott’s November 2024 executive order calling for state entities to divest...
Tren de Aragua Gang Member Captured by ICE in San Antonio
A member of the violent Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua has been captured in San Antonio. The unnamed male gang member, 27, was arrested through a collaboration between multiple law enforcement agencies and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland...
Texas Commission on Jail Standards Requests Attorney General Intervention in Harris County Jail
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards voted to request that the attorney general's office intervene to force Harris County Jail to comply with state standards. The Harris County Jail has been out of compliance with state standards since September 2022. Since that...
Texas Senate Committee Approves $6 Billion in Property Tax Relief
Texas senators on the Local Government Committee have sent approximately $6 billion in new property tax relief proposals to the full chamber for a vote. State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), who chairs the committee, oversaw its first hearing of the 89th...
House Lawmaker Proposes Abolishing State Education Bureaucracy, Transferring Power To Elected Board
While President Donald Trump is potentially set to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, a Texas lawmaker is looking to take similar action at the state level—proposing the elimination of the Texas Education Agency and shifting its responsibilities to the...