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Feminist Media Critic to Depart UT-Austin Over DEI Ban
UT Professor Jennifer McClearen also took aim at the state’s lack of COVID restrictions.
Allen High School Resource Officer Speaks Out on Fentanyl-Related Overdoses
Matthew Johnson administered the lifesaving drug Narcan three times this year to students who overdosed.
Huffman ISD Accuses AG’s Office of Election Interference in Response to Electioneering Lawsuit
The district is under fire for a leaked recording of Superintendent Benny Soileau encouraging staff to support anti-school choice Republicans.
Houston ISD Expected to Seek Multibillion Dollar Bond
While the district hasn’t said how much a proposed bond would cost, a local paper reported that a recent estimate was for between $3.5 and $5 billion.
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Analysis: City of Dallas Currently $6.9 Billion in Debt
A new analysis of the City of Dallas shows that the city is currently $6.9 billion in debt. Reported by The Dallas Express, based on calculations from Truth in Accounting, Dallas’ debt has increased by $3.2 billion from Fiscal Year 2022 to FY 23. Earlier this month,...
Texas Democrats Call on Colleges to Give Financial Aid to Children of Illegal Aliens
A group of Texas Democrats in the U.S. House have called on colleges to set aside financial aid for students who come from illegal immigrant families. This follows multiple reports of students being unable to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid...
Tarrant County Public Hospitals Consider Race and Gender When Contracting Medical Equipment Vendors
Tarrant County’s public hospital system, JPS Health, uses a 100-point scale to evaluate contract bids for vital cardiac medical equipment purchases. Price and Quality are two factors that can be awarded a total of up to 20 points each. Another factor, however, is the...
Muenster Outlaws Abortion Trafficking, Becomes 52nd Texas City to Outlaw Abortion
On Monday, the City Council of Muenster (pop. 1,556) passed an “Ordinance Outlawing Abortion, declaring Muenster a Safe Haven for the Unborn” in a unanimous 5-0 vote. The historic vote made the City of Muenster, located about 80 miles from Fort Worth, the 52nd city in...
Klein ISD Teacher Jailed for Allegedly Sex Trafficking Students with Son
A Klein Independent School District teacher is in jail for allegedly sex trafficking students—the fourth Klein ISD educator charged this school year with sexually exploiting children. Klein Cain High School cosmetology teacher Kedria McMath Grigsby is accused of...
Houston-area Lawmakers Call for a Hearing on Houston ISD
Nearly a year into the state’s takeover of Houston Independent School District, nine Houston-area state representatives have sent a letter to Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan requesting a public hearing on the state of the district. The Texas Education Agency began a...
Finishing What We Started
While many of us are still riding the high of the March 5th primary, it is imperative that we keep our eye on the ball. To continue the baseball analogy, it’s the bottom of the fourth and we just tied the game. Nothing has been won yet. On May 28th, we must all go to...
Texas A&M Advancing Race-based Hiring in Schools
A Texas A&M alumnus and retired educator has expressed concern about race-based preferences in a PreK-12 school staff recruiting and training project in which universities under the Texas A&M System are involved. A taxpayer-funded grant from the Biden...
Attorney General Paxton Sues Harris County Over Basic Income Program
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that the state is suing Harris County over its “Uplift Harris” guaranteed basic income pilot program that the county launched at the start of the year. In a statement announcing the lawsuit, Paxton said: This scheme is plainly...