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Former Teacher Faces 10 Felonies for Sexually Assaulting Student
David Rios was arrested more than two years after resigning over sexual assault allegations.
Houston Mayor Announces City-sponsored Homeless Encampment
Mayor Whitmire has promised additional details in the coming weeks.
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A&M, UT Firm Invested Endowment Funds in Chinese Companies
Institutions poured money into a country the U.S. Director of National Intelligence has identified as a threat.
East Texas Water Group Considers Controversial Marvin Nichols Reservoir Project
The Region D Water Planning Group discussed the proposal, which would require extensive use of eminent domain.
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Proposition 7 Puts the Cart Before the Horse
Liberals in Austin would have you believe that a plethora of electric cars, expedient light rail, and expansive parks districts are necessities that a city must have to lure new citizens. But in reality, populations move to where jobs are prevalent. If passed,...
Proposition 4 Will Lead To Less Property Protections
Thanks to the Texas Legislature, Texans are now faced with a new attempt to finance Kelo-style property takings in their local communities. Proposition 4 is a major step back in the fight for property protections and should be voted down this November. Proposition 4...
Problematic Prop 4 smells familiar, in a bad way
It sounds so harmless, doesn't it - giving counties the authority to create reinvestment zones where there is currently blight. That's the gist of one Texas constitutional amendment, Proposition 4, on the November 8 ballot. This amendment is a bigger concern than it...
Anything You Can Do, We Can Do More Inefficiently
Not to be outdone by the ridiculous public transit ideas from the Austin City Council, the city of San Antonio now wants to spend $180 million of taxpayer money on a boondoggle they can call their own. An independent report issued from the non-partisan Heartland...
Hancock Senate Run Endorsed By TFR
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility today endorsed Kelly Hancock in his run for the Texas Senate in 2012. "As member of the Texas House, Kelly Hancock has been an effective legislator working on behalf of Texas taxpayers," said Michael Quinn Sullivan, president of Texans...
20 years later, some still want murderers to have the upper hand
Gut-wrenching is the only way to describe the effects of reading the Killeen Daily Herald’s in-depth story Sunday on the 20th anniversary of the horrific mass-murder at the Luby’s Cafeteria in that town. It was 16 October 1991 that murderer George Hennard, 35, crashed...
Democrat Castro’s redistricting skullduggery exposed
Here’s a story to upset the applecart on redistricting. It turns out that it was ambitious Democrat-sharpies from San Antonio who worked the redistricting committee to move Hispanic Democrat neighborhoods in San Antonio out of Republican Congressman Canseco’s district...
Perpetuating the Problem of Higher Education Costs
Tired of watching the cost of tuition skyrocket at public universities? Proposition 3 will only exacerbate the problem. By creating a “revolving door” bond for subsidized tuition loans, it will continue the trend of artificially high tuition costs. What’s wrong with...
Keeping May Elections Costs Austin Taxpayers
Who cares about reducing costs and increasing voter turnout? Clearly not the Austin City Council. They voted to keep their elections in May, despite the chance to increase voter turnout and save money. The Austin school district, on the other hand, is casting their...