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Exclusive: Texas Aggie Democrats Host ‘Day of Drag’ Protest
This comes after the university board of regents banned on-campus drag shows.
Dustin Burrows Turns Over Paxton Impeachment Records to Dan Patrick for Audit
With the records now in the hands of State Auditor Lisa Collier, the full details of how the Texas House under Phelan managed impeachment spending will soon come to light.
Citizens Call On Lawmakers To Protect Texas Land From Hostile Foreign Nations
The proposed law is a priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
Fort Cavazos Orders Investigation Into Incident at Killeen ISD School, Parents Speak Up
The new investigation follows an investigation by Killeen ISD into a Meadows Elementary School coach.
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ELECTION: Patrick Payton Elected Midland Mayor
After many months of campaigning, the three-way mayoral race concluded Tuesday evening, with businessman Patrick Payton sweeping the election after garnering 10,867 votes. Incumbent Mayor Jerry Morales came in second in the race, drawing 6,775 votes. Businesswoman...
ELECTION: Race to Replace Zerwas Heads to Runoff
The 2019 election season isn’t over quite yet for many Fort Bend County voters. Democrat Elizabeth "Eliz" Markowitz and Republican Gary Gates are headed to a runoff to decide who will fill the unexpired term of State Rep. John Zerwas (R–Richmond). In what started as a...
ELECTION: 5-Vote Margin to Make House Runoff Tops Dallas Results
A tight special election to replace a state representative topped the list of local races on Dallas County ballots Tuesday, along with the statewide constitutional amendment election. Just five votes separated second- and third-place finishers in the House District...
ELECTION: Kaufman County Voters Approve Big Bond Debt
On Tuesday, Kaufman County voters approved hundreds of millions in new bond debt, all of which must be repaid with interest by local property taxpayers. The county and a local school district both put big bond propositions on the November 5 ballot. County Proposition...
ELECTION: Collin County Turnout Tops 10 Percent
A lone council race in one of the fastest-growing cities in North Texas gave Collin County voters one of the few local choices on the November 5 ballot, while a lone voter in a county utility district approved hundreds of millions in property tax-backed bond debt....
ELECTION: Most Tarrant Taxpayer Burden Grows
Voters in Tarrant County approved 9 of the 10 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution, including Proposition 4, which would ban a state income tax. Unlike most of the county, however, one school district's bond was defeated by the district's voters. On Tuesday,...
Commentary: Panther Island and the Tarrant Regional Water Discombobulation (TRWD)
Okay, it's really "Water District," but it’s an organization established in 1924 as a Water Control and Improvement District to provide raw water and flood control. Now, 80 years later, it deals in buying and selling land (taking some by eminent domain) and going full...
ELECTION: Massive Midland School Bond Facing Recount
Election results for a massive $569 million school bond for the Midland Independent School District showed a divided community on the issue, with the final unofficial results showing a 12-vote lead in favor of the ballot measure. The bond proposal, which sought to...
ELECTION: Central Texas Votes for More Debt, Higher Taxes
On Tuesday, Central Texans headed to the polls and voted on a slew of important statewide and local decisions, including 10 constitutional amendments, half a billion dollars in new county debt, a new hotel tax, new rules for city government, and more. Here are the...