by Erin Anderson | May. 25, 2018 | Local
Four Hidalgo County voters have been arrested in connection with an ongoing voter fraud investigation in the Rio Grande Valley. Texas Rangers arrested Crystal Lee Ponce of Pharr on Thursday on suspicion of illegally voting in last year’s Edinburg mayoral election....
by Kenric Ward | May. 25, 2018 | Commentary
On the day the San Antonio Express-News announced it had terminated 14 more newsroom employees, Metro Editor Nora Lopez boldly declared, “We still own this city.” And dinosaurs once ruled the Earth. Express-News Publisher Susan Pape assured readers that the “Voice of...
by Saurabh Sharma | May. 24, 2018 | Local
After a nomination process drawn out by Senate Democrats’ blatant obstructionism and malice, newly seated Judge James Ho of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals isn’t pulling any punches. In his first opinion, Judge Ho bucked prevailing norms by not only publishing a...
by Ross Kecseg | May. 24, 2018 | Local
The typical homeowner in North Texas’ largest suburb has seen their school property tax bill increase by 84 percent in ten years, due to the “Robin Hood” tax and massive bond debt. According to data from the Texas Education Agency, Plano Independent School District...
by Jacob Asmussen | May. 24, 2018 | Local
The Travis County Tax Office is currently being investigated for fraud in what the state has called a “big organized scheme.” Last Friday, Texas Department of Public Safety officials arrived with search warrants at the county tax office and arrested seven people, four...
by Saurabh Sharma | May. 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
The City of Arlington has published details on the $1 Billion in corporate handouts it was willing to offer Amazon for the development of its second headquarters. In an article on the city’s website, the Arlington City Office of Communication detailed the massive...
by Cary Cheshire | May. 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
More fake news peddlers are looking for work today after Hearst Communications announced layoffs and cuts to several Texas newspapers. This week, the San Antonio Express News announced yet another round of terminations, shedding longtime Texas Capitol reporter Peggy...
by Salvador Ayala | May. 24, 2018 | State, Uncategorized
At an April pension event cosponsored by The Civic Federation and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, a speaker from the Chicago Fed drew audible gasps from the audience. He did so after proposing a special property tax, levied on top of the existing Illinois...
by 1836 Studios | May. 24, 2018 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts, Uncategorized
Episode 34: Tony McDonald & Cary Cheshire put a bow on the 2018 primaries. Emily Cook from Texas Right to Life discusses denial of care in this week’s interview, and Morgan Williamson has a commentary. 2018 primary runoffs. Who won? Who lost?...
by Charles Blain | May. 24, 2018 | Local
Harris County is less than three months away from a massive $2.5 billion special bond election, but unfortunately taxpayers still have no clue what they’ll be voting on. The bond election, to be held on the anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, was approved by Gov. Greg...
by Saurabh Sharma | May. 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
After being denied a review of his 2015 misdemeanor conviction by the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Democratic State Rep. Ron Reynolds (Missouri City) will likely serve a one-year jail sentence for illegal solicitation of legal services. The sentence stems from a...
by Erin Anderson | May. 23, 2018 | Local
Three Hidalgo County voters are the latest Rio Grande Valley residents to be arrested in connection with ongoing voter fraud investigations in South Texas. Texas Rangers arrested Veronica Vela Saenz, Maria Aleman, and Jose Antonio Vela today on suspicion of voter...
by Tony McDonald | May. 23, 2018 | Federal, Uncategorized
Update: On Thursday the Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to send Oldham’s nomination to the full Senate for confirmation. Republicans on the committee also voted to advance two other district court nominees, Michael Truncale and Wendy Vitter....
by Miriam Cepeda | May. 23, 2018 | Local
Across the Rio Grande Valley, three counties held Democrat primary runoffs for local and statewide positions on Tuesday. None of these newly elected and re-elected primary victors will face a Republican opponent in November, virtually guaranteeing them their seats....
by Cary Cheshire | May. 23, 2018 | Local
Though many of the Republican primary runoff elections featured candidates from opposing wings of the party, taxpayers in Congressional District 21, which includes portions of Austin, San Antonio, and much of the Texas Hill Country, faced a positive choice in the...
by Cary Cheshire | May. 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
After US Congressman Joe Barton announced he would not seek re-election just days before the filing deadline in December following the release of nude photos he had sent to various women and multiple allegations of inappropriate behavior, conservatives quickly rallied...
by Cary Cheshire | May. 23, 2018 | Local
MESQUITE, Texas— Conservative attorney and businesswoman Deanna Metzger moved one step closer to winning election to the Texas House by winning the Republican nomination for House District 107. Though she came in first place in the March primary, Metzger fell just shy...
by Brandon Waltens | May. 23, 2018 | Local
After making it to a runoff, State Rep. Kevin Roberts was soundly defeated in his congressional bid by retired Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw, with Crenshaw earning nearly 70% of the vote in the election. Roberts served one term in the Texas House before beginning his failed...
by Erin Anderson | May. 23, 2018 | Local
North Texas voters went to the polls Tuesday to vote in the May 22 primary runoff election — but turnout was a small fraction of those who were eligible. In the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, voter turnout ranged from 3.2 to 5.9 percent of registered voters. Even with a...
by Lauren Melear | May. 23, 2018 | Local
Local attorney Curtis Parrish has won the GOP nomination for Lubbock County Judge after receiving 54 percent of the vote. Unofficial election results show Parrish garnering 5,563 votes and his opponent, businessman Gary Boren, garnering 4,693 – a very different...
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