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Texas Couple Loses Parental Rights to Infant Daughter, Claim Court Followed Unlawful Procedures
A jury in Brown County came to a verdict that called for the termination of parental rights of a mother and father who were informally labeled autistic and reported to Child Protective Services (CPS) by a hospital after taking their daughter there for her low weight gain. The parents, “Joel” and “Donelle,” are suing to […]
Fort Bend County Judge KP George Stripped of Signing Authority After Money Laundering Conviction
Following the felony conviction of Fort Bend County Judge KP George, the county commissioners court re-assigned the judge’s signing authority and voted to designate Commissioner Grady Prestage (D-Pct. 2) as the presiding officer should George be found ineligible to serve. Last week, a jury found George guilty on felony counts of money laundering and tampering […]
Hunt County Officials Deny Plat Application Approval for ‘EPIC City,’ ‘The Meadow’ Subdivision
The Hunt County Commissioners Court passed a resolution this week denying approval for the subdivision plat application for the proposed subdivision connected to the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) called The Meadow, formerly known as EPIC City. The proposal involves 402 acres in Hunt and Collin counties and would house a mosque, a K-12 school, […]
Corpus Christi City Council Moves Forward with Resident Petition for Removal of Mayor
The Corpus Christi City Council voted 5 to 3 on Tuesday, March 24 to move forward with a hearing to possibly remove Mayor Paulette Guajardo based on a citizen petition alleging that the mayor knew about the forging or altering of federal documents involved in a tax incentive. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is […]
White House Announces $16 Billion Investment For East Texas Power Facility
Anderson County in East Texas will soon be home to a $16 billion gas-fired power facility, the Texas Power Generation Hub, as part of a broader $550 billion U.S.-Japan investment agreement. In October, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visited President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., where two world leaders signed an agreement representing the described […]
Harris County Adopts Labor Union Consultation Policy for County Employees
The nation’s largest public sector union will have an official role in labor negotiations with Harris County employees under a new policy adopted by the commissioners’ court in a 3 to 1 partisan vote Thursday. “It’s a simple matter that in Texas, I think that all workers deserve representation,” said Commissioner Rodney Ellis (D-Pct. 1), […]
State Senate Race MATched Election Machine Count Audit in Tarrant County Post-Election Hand Matter
At its March 10 meeting, the Tarrant County Commissioners Court requested clarification from Elections Administrator Clint Ludwig regarding the cause and costs connected with the state Senate District ( SD ) 9 runoff election in January. In order to boost the public’s trust in the electronic voting method that the county uses, the region Elections […]
De La Cruz and Castro weigh in on a South Texas family’s release from the immigration detention facility
Following their confinement in South Texas in February, a family of five with three boys who are accomplished mariachi performers who performed at the U.S. Capitol last year has been released from emigration detention. Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15 ) made the announcement on March 9 that Antonio Gámez-Cuéllar, 18, was being detained by […]
Harris County Judge Primaries End in Republican and Democratic Runoffs
In the crowded primary races to replace Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, neither party has a nominee yet, since no candidate captured at least 50 percent of the vote on Tuesday night. According to unofficial election results, former Houston Mayor Annise Parker took 47 percent of the Democratic primary vote, while Houston City Council Member […]
Grassroots Activists Claim Win as Kerrville Rescinds Solicitation, Electioneering Ordinances
Grassroots activists in Kerrville feel more free this primary season to reach out to friends and neighbors about elections after the city rescinded two ordinances they say were impeding their efforts to share information about candidates and to turn out voters. After local activist group Liberty In Action (LIA) Network sued the city over the […]
Annise Parker, Orlando Sanchez Lead in Democratic and GOP Primaries for Harris County Judge
New polling from the University of Houston’s (UH) Hobby School of Public Affairs shows former Houston Mayor Annise Parker leading in the Democratic primary for Harris County judge, while former Harris County Treasurer Orlando Sanchez leads in the GOP primary, though most Republicans are still undecided. According to the survey released Tuesday, Parker leads former […]
Attorney General Paxton and the DOJ Announce a$ 68 million lawsuit with Colony Ridge engineers
Working with President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice ( DOJ), Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, made a$ 68 million settlement with Colony Ridge developers. The negotiation addresses two federal lawsuits filed in federal court in 2023 by the DOJ and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, both of which claim false financing and marketing techniques. × […]
