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Other news: Local news in depth on schools, predatory males, and free speech
Elections
Fort Bend ISD trustee positions up for election in May https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/election/2023/01/19/fort-bend-isd-trustee-positions-up-for-election-in-may/
Fort Bend ISD talks timeline for $1.2B bond, further reduces budget https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/education/2023/01/24/fort-bend-isd-talks-timeline-for-12b-bond-further-reduces-budget/
Candidacy filing for Katy City Council, Katy ISD board to begin Jan. 18 https://communityimpact.com/houston/katy/election/2023/01/17/candidacy-filing-for-katy-city-council-katy-isd-board-to-begin-jan-18/
Katy ISD forms 2023 bond committee, anticipates November bond https://communityimpact.com/houston/katy/education/2023/01/23/katy-isd-forms-2023-bond-committee-anticipates-november-bond/
Election filings for Montgomery ISD, City Council positions open for May 6 ballot https://communityimpact.com/houston/conroe-montgomery/government/2023/01/18/election-filings-for-montgomery-isd-city-council-positions-open-for-may-6-ballot/
Candidate filing period now open for May 6 elections in Tomball, Magnolia https://communityimpact.com/houston/tomball-magnolia/government/2023/01/18/candidate-filing-period-now-open-for-may-6-elections-in-tomball-magnolia/
Conroe ISD board of trustees reviews upcoming needs before bond process begins https://communityimpact.com/houston/the-woodlands/education/2023/01/11/conroe-isd-board-of-trustees-reviews-upcoming-needs-before-bond-process-begins/
Clear Creek ISD to hold board of trustees election for 2 positions in May https://communityimpact.com/houston/bay-area/education/2023/01/11/clear-creek-isd-to-hold-board-of-trustees-election-for-2-positions-in-may/
Pearland City Council adds new propositions to prospective drainage bond https://communityimpact.com/houston/pearland-friendswood/city-county/2023/01/23/pearland-city-council-adds-new-propositions-to-prospective-drainage-bond/
Local News-In Depth
In this Sunday edition, we take a Texas story and tie it with others for context.
Schools: dangerously medicalizing children in secret claiming parents are a danger, not reporting danger to CPS
Parents of trans kids have a right to know: Texas schools must not keep gender identities secret https://archive.ph/2023.01.26-224702/https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2023/01/26/parents-of-trans-kids-have-a-right-to-know/#selection-1539.0-1543.52
Pediatric Group Ordered To Provide Florida Docs On Why It Supports Sex Changes For Kids https://dailycaller.com/2023/01/27/american-academy-pediatrics-florida-lawsuit-transgender-children/
Transgender Confusions: A series of court rulings illustrates how bad ideas travel from fringe academic theory into law and policy. https://www.city-journal.org/court-rulings-on-transgender-students
Predatory Males
Police arrest Texas youth pastor, teacher in sex trafficking sting https://www.christianpost.com/news/police-arrest-youth-pastor-teacher-in-sex-trafficking-sting.html
Girlguides: Grooming, Helen Watts and what is in plain sight. https://youtu.be/xeIcbzg3VAo via @YouTube
Free Speech
Supreme Court seeks Biden admin input on Texas and Florida social media laws https://arstechnica.com/?post_type=post&p=1911814
The document that got me fired from Google https://firedfortruth.com/
EDI Jester. Warrior Teachers https://youtu.be/dNNSJvypmZo via @YouTube
Trans Journalist Assoc. Tells Media to Kill Stories on Trans Criminals, Censor Detrans People https://4w.pub/journalist-association-tells-writers-to-kill-stories-on-trans-criminals/
Investigation launched after documents published by Scottish NHS stated that eunuch should be recognised as identity https://www.scotsman.com/health/investigation-launched-after-documents-published-by-scottish-nhs-in-error-stated-that-eunuch-should-be-recognised-as-formal-identity-3734369
And More
The Unsolved Case of Elizabeth Barraza https://youtu.be/VNVzy0zG5oM via @YouTube
My name is TOSBIK. I will stalk you when you adopt me. https://petharbor.com/pet.asp?uaid=HRRS.A601480
Referee PAC Announcements
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Under Referee PAC’s mission of Fair Campaigning, the following news is of interest:
UPDATED: Alexandra del Moral Mealer, 20 other Republican candidates file midterm election contests https://communityimpact.com/houston/bay-area/city-county/2023/01/06/updated-alexandra-del-moral-mealer-20-other-republican-candidates-file-midterm-election-contests/
Harris County elections office releases report on November elections, calls for elections systems upgrades and additional resources https://communityimpact.com/houston/bay-area/city-county/2023/01/04/harris-county-elections-office-releases-report-on-november-elections-calls-for-elections-systems-upgrades-and-additional-resources/
