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Taxpayer-funded Lobbying Org Pays Massive Salaries
Many employees of the Texas Association of School Boards are earning more than the governor of Texas.
Harris County Approves Nearly $900k in Legal Reimbursements for County Judge & Staff
The reimbursement for Hidalgo and her former staffers is to cover legal fees related to a bid-rigging investigation in 2022.
Texas Senators Consider Measure to Ban All THC Products
The proposal aims to close loopholes permitting consumable THC products created by a 2019 law legalizing industrial hemp.
House Lawmaker Proposes Measure To Protect From Warrantless Game Warden Searches
The Texas Constitution does not protect open land from government search and seizure.
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The Woodlands Township Votes Against Conroe ISD Taxpayers
In a dramatic flip-flop, The Woodlands Township board of directors voted to formally endorse the Conroe Independent School District’s massive bond and tax hike, which is on the November 5 ballot. The vote came after the board spent almost two hours...
Construction Company Sides Against Taxpayers
A corporation whose apparent sole source of income is taxpayer-funded projects has donated to a PAC pushing for more taxpayer debt in a North Texas school bond election.Earlier this year, board members of the Keller Independent School District unanimously...
UPDATE: Judge Rules Younger to Maintain Joint Conservatorship Over Son
DALLAS — It appeared earlier this week that 7-year old James Younger was all but certain to be sentenced to chemical castration by his non-biological mother. However, a verdict today wound the situation back, giving joint custody and decision-making authority to both...
Commentary: Midland Development Corporation is Breeding Ground for Corruption
On July 9, 2019, I stood in front of friends and family and announced my candidacy for the Midland City Council, District 4. From the beginning, I’ve been outspoken about my intentions to eliminate the Midland Development Corporation (MDC) and return the $13+ million...
No Prosecution Against Bonnen, Says Brazoria County DA
After an investigation by the Texas Rangers into a backroom quid pro quo offer made by Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, charges will not be brought against him in his home county. When it was revealed by Empower Texans CEO Michael Quinn Sullivan earlier this summer...
Former Austin Mayor Criticizes City Council’s Homeless Law
AUSTIN — After a city decision sparked four months of heated public turmoil and safety risk, Austin’s former mayor is now speaking out against the city council. In an interview with KXAN on Tuesday, former Mayor Lee Leffingwell said the council made a “mistake” by...
Court Blocks Father’s Fight to Stop Son’s Forced Gender Transition
UPDATE: Judge Rules Younger to Maintain Joint Conservatorship Over Son A jury recently sided with a child’s non-biological mother, who wants to begin medically altering treatments that will "transition" her 7-year-old son to a girl. Jeffrey Younger, the father of...
Commentary: Citizen Victory in Grapevine
It has been hailed as a victory by almost all Grapevine residents. A multifamily apartment development that was slated to displace a current mobile home park and its residents was denied by the Grapevine City Council and the Planning & Zoning board on Tuesday,...
Fulks Joins Race for 401st District Court Judge
Attorney Brook Fulks announced Tuesday she is running for judge of the 401st District Court in Collin County. Fulks said she will seek the Republican nomination for the seat being vacated by retiring Judge Mark Rusch, who has presided over the court since it was...