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A&M Geography Course Teaches Gender Is “Social Construct”
An Intro to Human Geography course teaches gender identity, intersectionality, and sexuality.
TEA Takes Over Another Texas School District After ‘Decades of Dysfunction’
South San Antonio ISD installed a new board of managers appointed by the Texas Education Agency.
Texas Senators Consider MAHA Measures in Committee
Health and industry professionals voiced concerns about the burden on food suppliers and the already complicated nutritional process for school lunches.
Houston Business Owners Challenge Minority Contracting Requirements
The federal lawsuits seek to declare Minority and Women-Owned Business programs unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
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Abbott Endorses Lawmaker He Called “Liberal Lyle”
In February of 2018, Gov. Greg Abbott told voters in northern Bexar county to dump State Rep. Lyle Larson (R–San Antonio) in favor of challenger Chris Fails as part of his effort to replace liberal Republican legislators with more conservative opponents. “Lyle Larson...
Dallas County Proposes 8 Percent Tax Hike
Dallas County is proposing a property tax rate that would raise the county’s average tax bill for homeowners over 8 percent. Data from the Dallas Appraisal District shows that from 2013-2018, the county’s average property tax bill for homeowners increased 48.7...
Tarrant County Proposes 9 Percent Tax Hike
Tarrant County commissioners are proposing a new property tax rate that would raise the county’s average property tax bill for homeowners over 9 percent from last year. Even worse, data published from Tarrant County concurs with data from the Tarrant Appraisal...
Where’s the Disconnect?
In the decades following the “counter-cultural” social revolutions of the 1960s, the Republican Party has claimed to have cornered the market, not just on conservative political ideologies but on self-identified Christian voters as well. The peak of the...
Georgetown Raising Taxes, Making Corrupt Deals
Georgetown homeowners: You’re paying hundreds of dollars more per year in taxes so your city council can make corrupt deals—and this year, you’re about to pay even more. Georgetown City Council is preparing to approve their budget for next year, one that will force...
Klick Denies Caucus Meeting Request
Leaders of the Texas House Republican Caucus have denied a request for an in-person meeting next month, despite calls from Republican lawmakers to do so. On Friday afternoon, 30 members of the caucus wrote a letter calling for a meeting to fill a vacancy in the caucus...
Tarrant Water District Cover Up?
The Tarrant Regional Water District has filed an appeal with Attorney General Ken Paxton to block taxpayers from seeing contracts for a marketing campaign they are funding. Last month, Texas Scorecard reported how the City of Dallas renewed an agreement with the TRWD...
Burrows Speaks, And Lies
After staying out of the public eye for a month, State Rep. Dustin Burrows last week began speaking about his role in the June meeting that has focused a light on the unethical actions of House Speaker Dennis Bonnen. Unfortunately, the Lubbock Republican has chosen to...
Forum Showcases Solutions to Illegal Immigration
It is no secret there is a crisis on the border. Due to lax asylum laws, hundreds of thousands of Central Americans cross into the country via the border every year to try and claim asylum, despite the fact that most of them will be denied. This denial is primarily...