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Female Teachers Get Probation After Admitting to Sex With Students
The women will not be required to register as sex offenders.
Gov. Abbott Demands Investigation Into Alleged Secret Transitioning of Student at Bellaire High School
A concerned parent claims her daughter was socially transitioned—referred to by male pronouns and a different name—without parental knowledge or approval.
Round Rock ISD Trustee Alleged to Have Received Illegal Payments From District
Former Round Rock ISD Trustee Mary Bone said the district paid tens of thousands of dollars to Trustee Tiffanie Harrison after she resigned from teaching.
School District Police Chief: Sex Abuse Investigation ‘Far From Done’
Newman International Academy Police Chief Matthew Antkowiak said the charter school “will not place reputation over the safety of students.”
The Archive
The Other “Inevitable” Primary Race
As the presidential primary draws to an unspectacular and grudging end, the sideline chorus is already singing about lower primary turnout on May 29, and how that may affect some of the major races left on the ballot. Let me warn you against the temptation to prove...
Seeking a Broader Solution Than ‘Spend More’
The ‘Save Texas Schools’ rally held on the south steps of the Texas Capitol today was not as innocuous as it sounds. We can all agree that work needs to be done to improve schools in Texas - but the individuals supporting today’s event have made clear that they see...
Texas groundwater issue is not complicated
In a weekend feature story datelined my home town of Floydada, Texas Tribune writer Kate Galbraith wrote of the farmer, rancher, and landowner fight against folks such as Senator Robert Duncan who believe that just because people in the cities need it, other people’s...
Texas courthouse security hobbled by buffoonery
From the Beaumont Enterprise editors we get more fantasy thought and refusal to look at reality on the issue of courthouse security following the murders outside the Jefferson County courthouse. In an editorial titled, “Courthouse shooting could have been much worse”,...
Craig Goldman Endorsed By TFR
Craig Goldman has been endorsed by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility in his 2012 campaign for the Texas House, district 97. "Craig Goldman has demonstrated himself to be a strong conservative who will represent the values and principles of voters in Tarrant County,”...
Abbott is Fighting Back Against the VRA
Good news hit the wires this afternoon - Attorney General Greg Abbott has fired a shot at the Voting Rights Act, directly challenging the constitutionality of Section 5 in his latest complaint, calling it an infringement on Article IV of the US Constitution and the...
Perry Stands Firm
On last night’s statewide conference call, Gov. Rick Perry made one thing explicitly clear: he will not support raising taxes nor using any of the Rainy Day Fund to pay for the Women’s Health Program. His bold call for fiscal responsibility stands in stark contrast to...
Educrats Emerge In Primary Races
Primary season is finally, officially under way, and I've started going through and looking at the Republican primary candidates in the Texas House races. We're looking at a pretty full cycle, what with open seats, Tea Party challengers, and a bumper crop of educrats...
TxDOT & City of Austin Pedal More Waste
Even though the Austin Police Department says it needs more operators in their 911 dispatch center, the Austin City Council is moving forward with a plan to spend millions of dollars on something apparently more important to them – bike-lane bridges -- while everyone...