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Texas Voters OK Billions in School Property Tax Increases
More than a hundred school districts put bond propositions and permanent tax rate increases on the November 4 ballot.
Casino Cash Fails to Sway North Texas Voters in Senate District 9 Special Election
Las Vegas Sands had bet big on former Southlake Mayor John Huffman, who finished third.
Austin’s Record Tax Increase Proposal Fails at Ballot Box
Prop Q would have raised city property tax bills 20 percent.
All 17 Texas Constitutional Amendments Approved by Voters
The passage of all 17 amendments brings the total number of changes to the Texas Constitution to 547 since it was adopted in 1876.
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Tarrant County Cuts Property Taxes for Third Year in a Row
In a win for Tarrant County taxpayers, the Commissioners Court adopted property tax rates that will lower residents' tax bills. This is the third consecutive year that the Republican-majority county government has cut property taxes. In a special meeting on Monday,...
Shrinking Resources Cast New Doubt on Operation Lone Star Prosecutions
Texas’ border jurisdictions are scrambling to manage thousands of pending Operation Lone Star cases after key state partners abruptly pulled out, leaving local officials to coordinate housing and transportation for defendants. Kinney County Attorney Brent Smith told...
Illegal Aliens Escape ICE Custody, Attack Border Patrol Agent Near Houston
Two illegal aliens escaped custody on Monday after one slipped his restraints and allegedly choked a female Border Patrol agent. The two men were later recaptured near Conroe. ICE announced that the men—29-year-old Juan Carmen Padron Mendez and 23-year-old Juan Carlos...
Gov. Abbott Signs Women’s Privacy Act Into Law
Texas has joined 19 other states in passing legislation that protects women's privacy in areas such as restrooms and locker rooms. Authored by State Sen. Mayes Middleton (R–Galveston), the Women’s Privacy Act will keep biological men out of women’s private spaces. It...
Texas A&M’s New Acting President James Hallmark Defended DEI
After Texas A&M’s pro-DEI president resigned, the man chosen to temporarily fill the role has previously reframed A&M’s version of DEI as "student success." On Friday, Chancellor Glenn Hegar of the Texas A&M University System announced that Dr. James...
West Texas Teacher Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Investigation
An unnamed teacher in Fort Stockton Independent School District has been allowed to resign amid an investigation of alleged misconduct involving sexual discussions with students. According to Superintendent Gabriel Zamora, the classroom teacher is accused of “engaging...
Judge Dismisses MUD’s Attempt To Silence Critics
A Central Texas water district that tried to act like a homeowners’ association—and sued its critics to shut them up—has been rebuked in court. The Williamson-Travis Counties Municipal Utility District (MUD), which provides water service to residents in Cedar Park and...
Controversial Curriculum at Texas A&M: Feminism, LGBTQ Studies, and Marxism
Texas A&M’s Women’s & Gender Studies program offers courses this fall promoting feminism, LGBT ideology, and a class using a textbook that features writings by Karl Marx and Mao Tse-tung. The university describes the Women’s & Gender Studies program as...
UNT Student: No Protection After Harassment for Defending Charlie Kirk
This article has been updated since publication. After opposing in-class celebrations of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, a University of North Texas student says she is being harassed and threatened, and the university police are not protecting her. On the afternoon of...