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UNT Students Remove Art Exhibit After Lawmakers Decry Antisemitism
Students took down a controversial art exhibit, but a pro-Palestine lecture is still set to be held despite lawmakers’ calls for its cancelation.
State Representative to Texas Lottery Director: ‘I Want My Money Back’
Texas Lottery Commission Executive Director Ryan Mindell faced a barrage of questions from lawmakers on the online courier issue and shady jackpot winnings.
Senators Approve Constitutional Amendment Protecting Parental Rights
The constitutional amendment would codify common law on parental rights.
Major ICE Operation Nets 646 Illegal Alien Arrests in Houston, Including Gang Members
Of the 646 arrested, 140 were criminal aliens charged with or convicted of aggravated felonies or other violent offenses.
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Abbott’s Renegade Regents
Now that a year has passed since they were appointed to the University of Texas System board of regents, Gov. Abbott’s appointees to the board are seen to be working against him, and against state law. During the last legislative session, conservatives opposed the...
Mayor Requests New Location For Affordable Housing
After a lengthy battle over the location of Houston Housing Authority’s (HHA) planned affordable housing project just outside of Tanglewood, Mayor Sylvester Turner has announced he will not bring the plan before council. Before obtaining federal funding for the...
Wasteful Victory?
Every election cycle, the Texas GOP gears up to push the party ticket in what’s known as “Texas Victory.” But the door-hanger push cards for 2016 are prominently promoting people who aren’t on the ballot, while leaving the actual 2016 candidates relegated to the...
In University Free Speech Controversy, Where are the Adults?
Free speech is under attack on college campuses across the nation, with the latest casualty having occurred right here in Texas. A student government leader at the University of Houston has been disciplined for criticizing the Black Lives Matter movement online, and...
Campus Carry: Effective Today
Today, public university students in Texas may now legally exercise their Second Amendment rights while attending classes — to a limited extent, in some cases — as “campus carry” goes into effect statewide. Passed at the end of the 84th Texas Legislature despite...
Texas AG Sues to Protect Gun Rights
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against the City of Austin earlier today for violation of state law (SB 273) passed last session — which prevents municipalities from banning lawfully carried firearms in government buildings. The City of Austin had...
Houston Heights Residents Want To Ease “Dry” Rule
Residents living in Houston Heights seem primed to chip away at a rule that was solidified over a century ago when the Heights was annexed – the prohibition of alcohol sales for off-premise consumption. Thanks to the successful petition efforts of a citizen group –...
Midland School Board Calls for More Taxes
Increased property valuations in Midland won’t be the only thing to blame for the spike in your next property tax bill. On Monday, Midland ISD (MISD) Trustees took the first step in initiating a tax ratification election for the fall that, if passed, will raise the...
Coppell ISD Targeted Voters to Help Pass Record Debt Deal
A north Texas school district has been exposed for using manipulative targeting tactics for its May bond election, according to a recent open records request. The documents reveal Coppell ISD used a tactic known as “rolling polling” to target district staff and other...