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We Have to Be Better Than This
When Does Disagreement Become Intimidation? After another contentious Temple City Council meeting, violent language and deeply personal messages aimed at local officials offer a small glimpse of a national problem:……
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“What We’re Doing Matters”
After months of protests, accusations and a failed recall effort, Temple Mayor Tim Davis……
An Open Letter to Mrs. Jean Shine
Central Texas lost one of its great servants this week, and I lost one……
Transparency for Thee?
Temple Stands Together demanded answers from City Hall. Its own campaign-finance records now leave……
Ten Miles Apart, Two Very Different School Districts
Temple ISD and Belton ISD sit barely ten miles apart, but their students, histories,……
Texas’ Voting Law Survived. But the Fifth Circuit Mostly Ruled on Who Gets to Challenge It.
Texas Senate Bill 1 is back in force after another Fifth Circuit ruling. But……
Texas Senate Chairman Calls for PUC to Deny Pending 765-kV Applications
Sen. Charles Schwertner says testimony about inadequate notice, shortened timelines and due-process concerns shows……