A former head cook of Cameron County Juvenile Probation Department, Gilberto Escamilla, has been arrested for a felony theft of stolen fajitas over the past nine years. Yes. Fa·ji·ta: a dish of Mexican descent consisting of strips of spiced beef or chicken,...
Public opposition to one city’s land grab is having an effect. Landowners who’ve been fighting forced annexation by the City of McKinney got what they believe is some good news on Wednesday. At a public hearing on the city’s plans to annex unincorporated land in...
In reviewing the tape of the 85th Texas Legislature, much of the focus is placed on the conservative reforms that failed to make it across the finish line. Issues like property tax reform, preventing local taxpayers from funding abortion providers, and ending the...
Despite setbacks due to Hurricane Harvey and rock-bottom oil prices clearly in the rear-view mirror, the state’s biennial budget looks to be on solid footing, according to the state’s top accountant. Last week, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced the release of...
“The power of kings and magistrates is nothing else, but what is only derivative, transferred and committed to them in trust from the people… in whom the power yet remains fundamentally, and cannot be taken from them, without a violation of their natural...
On the heels of House Speaker Joe Straus’ abrupt announcement that he will not seek re-election to the Texas House, his lead hatchet-man has said he’s heading for the exit as well. On Tuesday, House State Affairs Committee Chairman Byron Cook (R–Corsicana) announced...
Texas House Speaker Joe Straus abruptly announced Wednesday that he will not be running for reelection and will be giving up his position as speaker at the end of his current term. This is a major victory for grassroots activists who have mobilized local Republican...
This article has been updated since publishing. Collin County residents frustrated by the City of McKinney’s rush to forcibly annex land, before a new law says they can’t, took their concerns to county commissioners on Monday. Commissioners listened and...
The mayor of one of North Texas’ largest suburbs has a glaring conflict of interest—he concurrently serves as a city official and as the county’s Chief Appraiser. In addition to Lewisville Mayor Rudy Durham controlling the property tax rates of Denton County’s largest...
Temple pastor and businessman Brandon Hall is running to represent Texas House District 55 in Bell County. “I will give our district a reliable, principled conservative choice, someone who will work to end abortion, protect religious liberty, and enforce our...
Another group of county residents being targeted for forced annexation are saying they want no part of a nearby city’s land grab. Over 100 Bell County residents received “Dear Property Owner” notices from the City of Belton last month advising them that the city plans...
The criminal case against Montgomery County Judge Craig Doyal and Precinct 2 Commissioner Charlie Riley has just seen a major development with the revelation that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is getting involved on the side of the prosecution. Doyal and Riley...
Early voting begins October 23, and while seven constitutional amendments will be voted on state-wide, it’s important to know what to expect on your local ballot. Ector County residents will have the opportunity to vote on up to ten ballot propositions, including...
“I say we put daughters before dollars.” These were the words Texas Sen. Lois Kolkhorst used this year when she discussed her Texas Privacy Act legislation to stop local government and school districts from having policies that allow men and boys into girls bathrooms,...
Montgomery County Judge Craig Doyal and Precinct 2 Commissioner Charlie Riley are under scrutiny yet again for possible ethics violations. The Montgomery County District Attorney’s office is conducting an investigation into Doyal and Riley’s use of county property to...
Republicans in the Texas House are being thanked and cheered by illegal immigrants for defeating conservatives’ efforts to repeal a law that grants them subsidized, in-state tuition rates to public colleges and universities. Despite Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan...
Besides being senators, socialist Bernie Sanders and Republican John Cornyn share something in common: both are working against the appointment of a conservative budget hawk to the Office of Management and Budget. Russ Vought is President Trump’s nominee to serve as...
In a fight for private property rights, a state senator is standing with his constituents. Texas State Sen. Bob Hall (R-Edgewood) was at the front of the line Monday night as people packed a public hearing in Mesquite’s city council chambers to oppose the city’s...
Though a relatively small county in south Texas, Maverick County’s government has been running a scam against its taxpayers for years, and now citizens are fighting back. Maverick County taxpayer Ethelvina Felan recently asked a district court to intervene in the...
