by Robert Montoya | Mar. 27, 2019 | Local
Data pulled from the Denton County Appraisal District details the pain of the average property tax payer in that district and why reform and relief are desperately needed. Several sources have said House Bill 2, which would put in place an automatic election trigger...
by Erin Anderson | Mar. 27, 2019 | Local
Twenty-five-year-old Chris Woolsey is about to become the youngest member of Corsicana City Council. As the only candidate running for the city’s Precinct 3 council seat, Woolsey will automatically take office after the May 4 municipal election date. Even though...
by Brandon Waltens | Mar. 27, 2019 | State, Uncategorized
Legislation to impose a state spending limit is set to be heard next week in the Texas Senate, and the bill as currently filed has garnered a lot of support. Senate Bill 1891 by State Sen. Kelly Hancock (R–North Richland Hills) seeks to cap the growth of state...
by Brandon Waltens | Mar. 27, 2019 | State, Uncategorized
Currently, political subdivisions are not required to publicly disclose the expenditures paid to hire lobbyists or contributions of dues to associations that lobby. That could soon change, thanks to legislation approved by the Texas Senate. Senate Bill 702 by State...
by Thomas Warren | Mar. 27, 2019 | Local
An influential education union in Amarillo has announced its support for two candidates in the upcoming Amarillo Independent School District elections. Recently, the Amarillo Education Association issued a statement announcing its support for two of eight candidates...
by Destin Sensky | Mar. 27, 2019 | State
On Tuesday, local government officials and municipal law enforcement fought hard to preserve red-light cameras which they argue provide needed revenue and make cities safer—but citizens arguing against the allegedly unconstitutional and ineffective devices fought...
by Cary Cheshire | Mar. 27, 2019 | State
State lawmakers are preparing for a lengthy debate of the state’s budget. Meanwhile, the House Ways and Means Committee is expected to finally take up property tax reform, and consider various proposals to gut the legislation so that it doesn’t cover the majority of...
by Ross Kecseg | Mar. 27, 2019 | State
Texans looking for long-awaited property tax reductions from state lawmakers could be disappointed, based on how a key proposal is being sold to voters. House lawmakers who support “The Texas Plan” continue to claim the legislation—filed as House Bill 3—would “reduce...
by Cary Cheshire | Mar. 27, 2019 | State
Today the Texas House will consider House Bill 1, the state budget. In the bill as currently written, lawmakers are proposing to increase the size of government by a jaw-dropping 16 percent—all while providing little in terms of property tax relief for overburdened...
by Owen Stroud | Mar. 27, 2019 | Sports
As a student at South Grand Prairie High School in Texas, Uchenna Nwoke earned a No. 24 statewide ranking as the No. 11 center for the Warriors.As a senior, she averaged 7.6 points, eight rebounds and 1.6 blocks, according to her college bio. In her ninth grade year,...
by Owen Stroud | Mar. 27, 2019 | Sports
Lauryn Thompson hails from Arlington, Texas, and is in her freshman year with the Virginia Commonwealth Rams.Having played in 16 games this year, the 6-foot-2 forward is averaging 2.6 points per game with a 37.5 percent field goal percentage and 66.7 percent from the...
by Owen Stroud | Mar. 27, 2019 | Sports
Sarah Konstans is a Dallas native who is now also a freshman player on the Davidson Wildcats women’s basketball team.Of her high school accolades, a standout is her nomination as one of the players for the 2018 McDonald’s All-American Games. At Trinity High School,...
by Robert Montoya | Mar. 26, 2019 | Local
Taxpayers in Grapevine and Colleyville are taking action after their school board president admitted her husband removed a yard sign of another campaign. Over the weekend, Colleyville Mayor Pro Tem Bobby Lindamood Jr. discovered that one of his large yard signs off...
by Jacob Asmussen | Mar. 26, 2019 | Local
Chick-fil-A is no longer welcome at the San Antonio International Airport. Last week, San Antonio City Council voted 6-4 to ban the popular chicken eatery from their airport terminal. Chick-fil-A was originally one of the restaurants set to be included by the...
by Destin Sensky | Mar. 26, 2019 | State
Is the window for constitutional carry closing in the Texas Legislature? According to the bill’s author, it may be. State Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R-Bedford) took to Facebook last week to sound off on the stalling of House leadership as it pertains to his legislation,...
by Destin Sensky | Mar. 26, 2019 | Local
A teacher is coming under fire for attempting to indoctrinate seventh grade students in her class with her leftist personal political agenda, putting the teacher at odds with state law prohibiting such conduct. Now one state lawmaker is calling for the termination of...
by Brandon Waltens | Mar. 26, 2019 | State, Uncategorized
As lawmakers in the Texas House prepare to debate the state’s budget on Wednesday, one proposed amendment could bring attention to standardized testing. The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, commonly known as the STAAR test, is the state’s standardized...
by Charles Blain | Mar. 26, 2019 | Local
Striking another blow to the dysfunctional board of Texas’ largest school district, a state-appointed conservator ordered Houston Independent School District to immediately halt their superintendent search. This comes in the midst of interviewing finalists for the...
by Erin Anderson | Mar. 26, 2019 | State
A minor change in the wording of Texas’ election code could have a major impact on the accuracy of the state’s voter rolls by clarifying that county voter registration officials’ list maintenance activities are mandatory, not optional. House Bill 3576, authored by...
by Owen Stroud | Mar. 26, 2019 | Sports
Kyler Edwards and his Texas Tech Red Raiders magical run keeps on picking up steam.For the second straight season, the Red Raiders are Sweet 16 bound in the NCAA Tournament after their most recent 78-58 thrashing of Buffalo University.Edwards, a 6-foot-3, 200-pound...
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