A North Texas community will vote to form a city in an effort to quiet down a crypto mine
Read full article: A North Texas community will vote to form a city in an effort to quiet down a crypto mineLeaders of the effort say they moved to rural Hood County for its quiet country charm, which was shattered by what locals call “that roar” from the facility.
A Granbury mom’s campaign to ban library books divided her town — and her family
Read full article: A Granbury mom’s campaign to ban library books divided her town — and her familyWeston Brown thought he had fully come to terms with his mother’s anti-LGBTQ beliefs. Then he saw the video of her speaking at a school board meeting. “I couldn’t stay quiet about that.”
Boy burned after teacher covers his hands in sanitizer, lights them on fire, officials say
Read full article: Boy burned after teacher covers his hands in sanitizer, lights them on fire, officials sayThe Granbury, Texas, middle school teacher was conducting a science experiment that she had done other times earlier in the day, police said. She resigned after the incident.
A push to remove LGBTQ-themed books in a Texas county could signal rising partisanship on school boards
Read full article: A push to remove LGBTQ-themed books in a Texas county could signal rising partisanship on school boardsHood County’s refusal to remove two books from the children’s section of the library sparked a yearslong political battle. Now school board races have taken on a deeply partisan tone, and elections serve as a purity test for far-right politics.