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2 Waco ISD Teachers Arrested in April for Abusing Special Needs Children
Both teachers are no longer employed with the district.
House Leadership Blocking Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying, Says Texas Lawmaker
State Rep. Brent Money says State Affairs Committee Chair Ken King won’t give the legislation a hearing.
Houston City Council Will Vote on Race-Based Contracting Program
City officials believe the existing program must be updated since it favors groups that do not face a disadvantage in the market.
Texas Senators Consider Measure To Regulate Artificial Intelligence
The measure, which passed the Texas House, would create new privacy standards for artificial intelligence systems and establish a new program for AI developers.
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Decision Texas: Attorney General Ken Paxton on the Record
As early voting continues through this week, Republican voters in Texas are going to the polls in primary runoff elections to select the nominees for a few statewide races in which no candidate was able to secure more than 50 percent of the vote in the March primary....
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Runoff Preview: Bowlin and Jolly Clash for House District 70
In Collin County, House District 70 is an open seat that is currently represented by State Rep. Scott Sanford (R–McKinney), who has announced his retirement from the Legislature. Either real estate professional Eric Bowlin or former Plano Chamber of Commerce President...
School Districts Purchase Explicit Books With Tax Dollars
While parents across Texas fight to remove explicit materials from their children’s classrooms, school districts in both Dallas ISD and Austin ISD continue providing these books to students—and paying for them with taxpayer dollars. According to documents obtained by...
Decision Texas: Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian on the Record
Republican voters in Texas will soon go to the polls in the primary runoff election to select the nominees for a few statewide races in which no candidate was able to secure more than 50 percent of the vote in the March primary election. One of those races is for...
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Runoff Preview: Olcott and Rogers Face Off for House District 60
Previously only covering Stephens and Palo Pinto counties, HD 60 gained Parker County in the redistricting process. Incumbent State Rep. Glenn Rogers (R–Mineral Wells) will face conservative activist Mike Olcott in the May runoff election. Mike Olcott A research...
It’s A Heart Issue
Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, not cancer or COVID, lightning strikes or earthquakes. It is a killer of our own making; it’s the killer we allow in our lives when we’re literally doing nothing else. There are exceptions, but for the most...
Corporations Receiving Tax Benefits in Texas Pay for Employees’ Abortions
Following the leaked draft of the Supreme Court’s majority opinion in Dobbs v. Mississippi, which is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, a number of large corporations announced they will fund employee travel for out-of-state abortions. Texas, along with a number of other...
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Runoff Preview: Younger and Bumgarner Compete for House District 63
House District 63, located in Denton County, is currently held by State Rep. Tan Parker (R–Flower Mound). Parker is now running for state Senate District 12, and two Republican candidates are vying for the seat in the Republican primary runoff. Activist Jeff Younger...
George P. Bush Trails Ken Paxton in Latest Poll
In the Republican primary runoff election for Texas attorney general, incumbent Ken Paxton holds a significant lead according to recent polling of Republican voters. The poll was performed by CWS Research and commissioned by the Defend Texas Liberty political action...