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Melissa ISD’s ‘Quiet’ $1.2B Bond Election
As average voters appear increasingly hesitant to approve new local debt, a revised, “quiet” election strategy appears to be underway.
Texas GOP Priority Bill Stalls While Staffer Accused of Promoting ‘Woke’ Agenda
Legislation to end the sale of obscene products in traditional retail stores has yet to receive a hearing.
Texas Senators Unanimously Pass Impeachment Reform Legislation
The legislation clarifies certain laws and provides additional guidelines for impeachment proceedings.
Texas A&M Selected Pro-DEI Academic as Vice Presidential Finalist
An open position in the Office of Student Affairs is causing consternation in Aggieland.
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NY Billionaire George Soros Intrudes Into Austin to Block Citizens From Restoring Police
AUSTIN — Amid a two-year public safety disaster on the streets of Texas’ capital city, far-left New York billionaire George Soros has again arrived on the scene, this time to block Austinites from restoring law enforcement to their town. Late last month, Soros poured...
Proposed House Redistricting Map is on the Move, With Few Changes in Committee
On Tuesday, the Texas House Redistricting Committee gave approval to an amended version of the proposed House district boundaries for the next decade. Taking the form of House Bill 1, the committee hearing for the proposed maps, which began on Monday morning, lasted...
Gov. Greg Abbott Could Posthumously Pardon George Floyd
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted 7-0 to posthumously pardon George Floyd of a criminal drug possession charge from 2004, putting the ultimate decision in the hands of Gov. Greg Abbott. Before Floyd moved to Minneapolis in 2014, he lived in Houston for most...
Feds Open New Illegal Immigrant Camp on Texas Border
After waves of migrants illegally crossed Texas’ open border, the federal government has opened a new taxpayer-funded facility for more illegal immigrants roughly 167 miles southwest of San Antonio. Last week, retired U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
Activists Fight Back Against Proposal to Turn Tarrant County House District Blue
Monday, the House Redistricting Committee met to consider the proposed House district boundaries during the ongoing special legislative session. The public got their first look at the proposed boundaries last week and one of the more notable takeaways from the...
Did Dallas ISD Teacher Promote Transgender Theory to Students?
As the Dallas Independent School District continues setting itself against citizens, a recording has surfaced of a man promoting a controversial sexual theory to students at one of the district’s middle schools. The man speaking in the recording is alleged to be a...
Patrick Blasts Paddie Over Electric Company Bailout
Summer may have come and gone, but the icy relationship between Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and the Texas House leadership over differing responses to the February winter storm has yet to thaw. In an email on Friday evening, Patrick took aim at outgoing State Rep. Chris...
Fraud Fix Filed Amid Phelan Feud With Abbott, Patrick
UPDATED October 2. Amid a voter-fraud feud between Texas’ “Big Three” politicians—Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and House Speaker Dade Phelan—sparked by grassroots activists demanding action, two Republican lawmakers filed legislation Friday to fix a...
Reviewing Amarillo’s 2022 Tax Bill
Local taxpayers in the Amarillo area will soon be paying their tax bills for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, each of which will be determined by the tax rates their local governments have already set. For the past several months, Amarillo-area taxing entities have been...