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Arlington LGBT Event Featured Explicit Sexual Content in Front of Minors
Videos show individuals wearing bondage gear and selling explicit merchandise.
Former Teacher Admits to Downloading Child Abuse Pornography Since 1995
According to court records, he was in possession of between three to four terabytes of child porn.
House GOP Caucus Censures Four Members for Supporting Conservative Challengers
The caucus did not expel the members, but condemned their conduct “in the strongest terms.”
Y’All Answered: Follow Title IX?
Readers offer their insights and experiences.
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Texas Democrats Lose Latest Attempt to Force Universal Voting By Mail
Texas Democrats lost another attempt to overturn the state’s election law that limits no-excuse mail-in voting to voters who are 65 years of age or older. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Democrats’ request to hear arguments intended to force Texas and other...
Texas Supreme Court Puts Harris County’s Guaranteed Income Scheme On Hold
The Texas Supreme Court has issued a temporary administrative stay on Harris County’s guaranteed income scheme that Attorney General Ken Paxton is arguing violates state law. Paxton sued Harris County at the beginning of the month for its $20.5 million...
Audit Reveals Fort Bend ISD Bond Failures
A new audit has revealed failures in the Fort Bend ISD 2022 bond planning. In February, Fort Bend ISD’s board of trustees received a report from the administration detailing a $133 million gap between the amount approved by voters, $1.2 billion, and the total cost of...
Police Union Warns Houstonians the City Is Not Safe
Houston Police Officers’ Union leaders are warning the public that the City of Houston isn’t safe due to police staffing shortages and the city allowing suspected criminals to walk free. The union’s executive director, Ray Hunt, told Fox News that he’s never seen so...
Lawmaker Seeks to Reject Federal Education Funds After Title IX Rewrite Protecting ‘Gender Identity’
With the Biden administration announcing plans to radically change the federal Title IX program to give protections to biological men in women's spaces, Republican State Rep. Brian Harrison of Midlothian is calling on House Speaker Dade Phelan to conduct interim...
Y’All Answered: What to do with Property Taxes
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has called on the Texas Senate to study property tax relief and elimination. Approximately half of the property tax bill is the local school district's "maintenance and operation" levy. Other levies include those for the city, hospital district,...
Granbury School Bond Opponent Arrested Over Campaign Bus Permit
An opponent of Granbury Independent School District’s latest bond proposal was arrested and charged with a felony over temporary permits for a borrowed school bus, which has been featured in a “No Bond Bus Tour” sponsored by local families concerned about district...
In Their Own Words: Runoff Candidates on Ensuring Election Security
This article has been updated since publication. Election security has been a chief concern among voters and remains a concern ahead of the 2024 General Election. In 2023, election security advocates did see a few wins from the capitol. Lawmakers passed legislation...
US Sen. Ted Cruz Leads Democrat Challenger
A new poll of Texas voters shows Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz holding a single-digit lead over his Democrat challenger, Colin Allred. The poll from the Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation was conducted between April 5 through April 10 and shows Cruz leading Allred by...