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Electrician at Center of Beaumont ISD Scandal Sues, Alleging Massive Conspiracy
Donna Campbell Unveils School Voucher Proposal, Promises Miracles
State Sen. Donna Campbell stumped for a new school voucher proposal at a Texas Public Policy Foundation pre-session briefing full of Texas' conservative leaders...Read More
Strangest State: Death by Donkey, Popular Plots and Meth by the Mail
Notes from far-flung Texas for January 2015
This month's selection of strange local news items from around Texas includes death by donkey, strong demand for prime cemetery plots and meth deliveries by mai...Read More
2014’s Biggest Local Education Stories
Corruption, cheating and banned books are just a few of the biggest local education stories from Texas in 2014....Read More
A Christmas Crackdown on Texas Charter Schools
State regulators announced plans to close 14 charter schools on Tuesday, the largest revocation in the state's history....Read More
Grand Jury Clears Two Former Jasper Cops Who Beat Woman in Jail
A grand jury has cleared two police officers who were caught on tape beating a black woman inside the Jasper City Jail last year....Read More
A New Conservative Watchdog’s Big Textbook War Debut
A new textbook watchdog, rooted in conservative grassroots activism, drove the debate over Texas' new social studies books—and they're just getting started....Read More
Alpine Synthetic Drug Case Ends in Plea Deal for Purple Zone Owner
Reason magazine features Purple Zone case in documentary alleging affair between shop owner and prosecutor
Since the Observer featured the strange tale of a synthetic drug crackdown in Alpine, the cases have ended in plea deals, and Reason magazine has detailed new a...Read More
WTF Friday: Actually, It’s About Freedom
Liberal spin aside, Houston's non-discrimination ordinance is actually about one thing above all: letting men into the ladies' restroom. ...Read More
WTF Friday: Naptime’s Over, America
In this week's WTF Friday, Americans sleep through a world crisis, David Dewhurst gets lost in another dubious rumor and a reporter swims in sewage....Read More