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Killeen ISD Employees On Leave Over ‘Inappropriate’ Conduct With Students
Two unnamed Aycock Middle School employees now under investigation are the latest district educators accused of misconduct.
Texas House Rejects Scaled-Back Property Tax Bill
If Senate Bill 10 had passed, it would not have lowered property tax bills.
SOURCES: Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban Dying in House
Despite strong support within the chamber, State Affairs Chairman Ken King is reportedly blocking it.
State Sen. Creighton Positioned to Become Texas Tech Chancellor
A lawmaker will now be tasked with implementing the law he wrote.
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Vandal Targets Waco Church Hours Before Pro-Life March
Sunday morning, Waco Pastor Chuck Martin received a text from a team member that someone had vandalized the Glory Bell Church building, writing “Jesus wore a dress #pride” in graffiti. About a mile away, a vacant UPS adjoining Baylor University was defaced with...
Two Years After Roe: Texas Celebrates Sanctity of Life Day
On the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to return the decision of abortion back to the states, pro-life advocates are celebrating Sanctity of Life Day. On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s...
Policy Event Highlights Shortcomings in Texas’ Current Border Security Efforts
An event designed to highlight how Texas has filled the gap given the border security failures of the Biden administration instead illustrated how, Texas’ efforts notwithstanding, the current effort remains insufficient. Thursday’s event, titled “Defending the...
Trio Indicted for Corruption in Houston’s Midtown
On Friday, Houston Mayor John Whitmire and outgoing Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced felony charges for three people related to a finance scheme at the Midtown Redevelopment Authority, an agency intended to improve Midtown Houston. Todd Edwards, the...
Keller ISD Rejects Biden’s ‘Extreme’ Title IX Rewrite
Trustees in Keller Independent School District unanimously passed a resolution rejecting the Biden administration’s recent rewrite of Title IX, the federal civil rights law designed to protect women from sex-based discrimination in education. A federal court already...
Tarrant County College Course Teaches ‘Gender Fluidity’
Tarrant County College is the latest school to be exposed for imposing left-wing ideology onto its students. In a recent uncovering of a core psychology course at the community college, it was found that in one of the modules, students were to learn about “gender...
Patrick’s Sunset Commission Appointments Set to Scrutinize State Agencies
Ahead of the 89th Legislative Session next year, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has announced his appointments to the Sunset Advisory Commission. “The Sunset Advisory Commission’s job is to make sure that Texas state government remains as lean, effective, and efficient as...
Dallas GOP Chair Allen West Calls for County Election Audit
During a Tuesday press conference, Allen West, the newly minted chairman of the Dallas County GOP and a former chair of the state Republican Party, called for an audit of the county’s election procedures. Before his public appearance, West released an open letter...
Texas DPS Arrests Six Illegal Aliens After High-speed Chase in Maverick County
The Texas Department of Public Safety has announced the capture of six illegal aliens by troopers after a high-speed pursuit in Maverick County. In a statement on X, Lieutenant Chris Olivarez said that the smuggler, also an illegal alien, was transporting five...