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Ex-Professor Admits To Stealing Nearly $1 Million From Tarleton State University
Julie Howell used a university payment card for “personal expenditures, primarily related to gambling.”
Texas Senators Unanimously Approve Biennial Budget
Only $6 billion of the budget is allocated to new property tax relief.
Analysis: Campaign To Save the Texas Lottery Linked to Gov. Abbott Advisor
Who’s behind Texans for a Stronger Economy, a non-profit that has rushed to the Texas Lottery’s defense?
Hegar’s Departure Sparks Early GOP Battle for Comptroller
Don Huffines and Christi Craddick discuss their early campaigns to be Texas’ top accountant.
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GOP Chair West Calls Phelan a ‘Political Traitor’ for Courting Democrats
Republican Party of Texas Chairman Allen West is not standing idly by when it comes to the Texas House speaker race, calling front-runner State Rep. Dade Phelan (R–Beaumont) a “political traitor” for courting support from liberal Democrats. Last week, Phelan shot to...
Sales Tax Revenue Down Again as Texas Faces Budget Deficit
When the state legislature convenes again in Austin, they will have a serious budget deficit to contend with due in large part to the Chinese coronavirus shutdowns that have strangled the state’s economy. A report from Comptroller Glenn Hegar reveals that in October,...
Texas Social Worker Charged With 134 Election Fraud Felonies
State and local authorities have charged a social worker in a state-supported living center with 134 felony counts related to election fraud, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office revealed today. Kelly Reagan Brunner is accused of submitting voter registration...
Kaufman: Parent Says ISD’s COVID-19 Response Failed Student
A high school student told to quarantine after school officials determined the teenager had been in close contact with a schoolmate who tested positive for COVID-19 was not allowed to attend the virtual classes offered by the district, according to the student’s...
Key Local Races Head to Runoffs
UPDATED November 9 to show the Princeton mayoral race will not go to a runoff. Tuesday’s presidential race isn’t the only November election still undecided—many North Texas voters will be going back to the polls next month to finish selecting representatives in key...
Are Texas Elections Secure?
Vulnerabilities in our nation’s election integrity that have been exposed in this year’s presidential election exist in Texas as well. The Texas Legislature must act to secure our elections to prevent our state from ending up in a possible future scenario of electoral...
Trust Not in Princes
Since 1956 the official motto of the United States of America has been “In God We Trust,” and the phrase has appeared on our currency since the mid-1860s. But as a pastor of mine once said, someone can tell us what they believe, but a review of their checkbook or...
Multiple Pro-Taxpayer Candidates Advance to Austin City Council Runoffs
It’s said that the journey of 1,000 miles starts with a first step; in that spirit, beleaguered Austin taxpayers have reason for cautious optimism. After Tuesday’s election results, local pro-public safety, pro-taxpayer candidates for the Austin City Council have...
Radical Democrats Keep Central Texas House Seats
AUSTIN — While the nation continues to watch the presidential election, two important state positions were given to Democrats with harmful voting records. While Democrats statewide failed on Tuesday to gain power in the Texas House of Representatives, with Republicans...