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New Caney ISD Teacher, Coach Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Sex With Student
Samantha Cummings had sex with a 17-year-old female student at New Caney High School.
Hallettsville Residents Encourage Council To Adopt ‘Sanctuary for the Unborn’ Ordinance
The mayor has called for the ordinance to be placed on next month’s agenda for discussion and action.
House Records Reveal Lawmakers’ Taxpayer-Funded News Sources
Newly obtained records provide a closer look at the news sources Texas lawmakers are using taxpayer funds to subscribe to.
Kilgore ISD Teachers Aide Arrested for ‘Improper Relationship’ With Student
Kayla O’Dell worked at Kilgore High School from August 2023 until January 2025.
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Tren de Aragua Gang Member Captured by ICE in San Antonio
A member of the violent Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua has been captured in San Antonio. The unnamed male gang member, 27, was arrested through a collaboration between multiple law enforcement agencies and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland...
Texas Commission on Jail Standards Requests Attorney General Intervention in Harris County Jail
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards voted to request that the attorney general's office intervene to force Harris County Jail to comply with state standards. The Harris County Jail has been out of compliance with state standards since September 2022. Since that...
Texas Senate Committee Approves $6 Billion in Property Tax Relief
Texas senators on the Local Government Committee have sent approximately $6 billion in new property tax relief proposals to the full chamber for a vote. State Sen. Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston), who chairs the committee, oversaw its first hearing of the 89th...
House Lawmaker Proposes Abolishing State Education Bureaucracy, Transferring Power To Elected Board
While President Donald Trump is potentially set to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, a Texas lawmaker is looking to take similar action at the state level—proposing the elimination of the Texas Education Agency and shifting its responsibilities to the...
Another Bartlett ISD Teacher Accused of Sexual Misconduct With Student
For the second time in one month, a teacher in Bartlett Independent School District has been accused of sexual misconduct with a student. Bartlett ISD Superintendent Teddy Clevenger posted a two-page letter to Facebook on Friday afternoon, February 7, addressing...
State Rep. Proposes ‘Save James Act’ to Stop Social Transition of Kids
A freshman state lawmaker is proposing a measure to stop adults from socially transitioning Texas children. "The Save James Act is designed to put the final nail in the coffin of the child gender transition industry in Texas,” said State Rep. David Lowe (R–North...
160 Texas Teachers Under Investigation for Cheating on Certification Exam
The Texas Education Agency has identified an additional 60 teachers that are now under investigation for allegedly cheating on their certification exams. This brings the total to 160 teachers being investigated for cheating. Harris County prosecutors have charged five...
Report: Property Taxes Consist of Nearly Half of All State-Local Tax Revenue in 2023
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts reports that property taxes accounted for just under half of all state-local tax revenue in fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Provided to the previous Legislature and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in December 2024, Texas Public Policy...
Y’All Answered: Tax-subsidized Media
It was revealed last week USAID and other federal agencies were funneling millions of dollars to leftwing publications. The president immediately ordered all such payments to end. Texas Scorecard's follow-up research found state agencies doing the same thing....