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Keller City Council Encourages Use of E-Verify by City Contractors
The Keller City Council has amended its purchasing policy to give preference to vendors who utilize the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s E-Verify program to determine the employment eligibility of their employees. Vendors who bid on city contracts of $100,000 or more are “encouraged” to use the E-Verify program, and their utilization of the system
Judge Allows Attorney General Paxton to Intervene in Federal Decree on Harris County Bail Policy
A judge has partially granted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s request to intervene in a controversial federal consent decree governing misdemeanor bail in Harris County, clearing the way for either modifying or eliminating the decree altogether, but a final determination may not come for nearly a year. In August, Paxton notified the federal court that
Texas A&M Board of Regents to Vote on New Definitions of ‘Gender, Race Ideology’
The Texas A&M University (TAMU) System Board of Regents is set to vote on revisions to the way the university system defines “gender ideology” and “race ideology,” including what is allowed to be taught in the classroom. The agenda for the meeting includes amendments to sections of both the Civil Rights Protections and Compliance policy
Attorney General Paxton Sues Harris County Over Taxpayer-Funded Deportation Defense Fund
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of a Harris County program that uses taxpayer dollars to provide legal defense to illegal immigrants facing deportation. “The Harris County Commissioners Court is filled with traitors who are robbing Texans to prevent illegals from being deported by the Trump Administration,” said Paxton
Democratic-Backed Candidates Sweep Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Board Elections
Two former allies who won election to the board of the state’s third largest school district with Republican backing in 2021 will not return to office next year after both lost to a Democratic candidate and progressives declared victory in two other open seats Tuesday. According to unofficial election results for Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District
Texas Representative Pushes to Sue Celina ISD Amid Teacher Sexual Misconduct Allegations
State Rep. Mitch Little (R-Lewisville) announced at a press conference Wednesday that he intends to file lawsuits on behalf of families allegedly hurt by former Celina ISD teacher and coach Caleb Elliott, who was arrested and charged with Invasive Visual Recording and Possession or Promotion of Child Pornography. “I, like you, am horrified at the
Former GOP Allies Face Off in Contentious Race for Cypress-Fairbanks School District Board
Accusations about contracts, recorded conversations, and paid chaplains mark a heated fight between two incumbent Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD) trustees who were elected four years ago with support from conservative and Republican groups. In 2021, voters tossed incumbents and elected Natalie Blasingame and Scott Henry to CFISD board Positions 5 and 6, respectively. Both
Texas Education Agency Announces State Takeover of Fort Worth ISD
Texas Education Agency (TEA) Commissioner Mike Morath announced the state takeover of the Fort Worth Independent School District (ISD) in an interview this morning. Morath attributed the takeover to “chronic academic underperformance,” citing an increase in “multiple-year academically unacceptable campuses.” He said these are schools where fewer than one third of students are on grade
Texas Sues to Stop Loving County Man’s Free Home Plan, Government ‘Takeover’
It did not take long after Indiana political activist Malcolm Tanner announced his plan to resettle new voters on his desolate desert property in Loving County for him to face legal trouble, with the Texas Office of the Attorney General now seeking a court order alleging multiple violations of state law. × This page requires
Fort Worth City Council Reduces Number of Public Comment Meetings Next Year
The Fort Worth City Council will have fewer opportunities for public comment over the next year than it has had in the recent past. A resolution passed by a vote of 7 to 4 that reduces the number of public comment meetings to 10, down from 15 scheduled in 2025, with only one public comment
Fort Bend Redistricting Committee Recommends More GOP-Friendly Commissioner Precincts
A citizen redistricting committee has chosen potential new electoral maps for Fort Bend County with the top proposals keeping two safe seats for Democrats on the commissioners court while giving Republicans an edge in the two others. While Democrats currently wield an electoral advantage in three of the four commissioner precincts under the current boundaries,
Eli Lilly Latest Recipient of Texas JETI Award, Totaling $6.5 Billion Harris County Investment
Gov. Greg Abbott today announced a $5.5 million grant from Texas for the construction of a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Harris County — one of multiple projects approved under the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation (JETI) program over the past year. Abbott joined Eli Lilly and Company executives for a press conference on Tuesday
