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REWRITING THE RULEBOOK: THE ‘KILLEENIFICATION’ OF TEMPLE
TEMPLE, TX — Having failed to successfully recall Temple’s leadership over a county-approved data center, the organizers of "Temple Stands Together" have decided on…
Rewriting the Rulebook: How Temple’s Charter Petitions Could Reshape Local Government
Every city charter reflects a series of decisions about one fundamental question: How should a community balance voter accountability with governmental stability? That question…
THE MIRAGE OF MUNICIPAL CONTROL: DISSECTING THE PANIC OVER SOUTHERN OAKS
SALADO, TX — If there is one thing more predictable than a Central Texas summer, it is the profound legal illiteracy of a local…
The 192 Page Autopsy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In politics, the length of an official excuse is directly proportional to the magnitude of the failure. On Wednesday, the national…
INSIDE THE 19 MAY ELECTORAL PURGES
TEMPLE, TX — If you are still clinging to the mid-century romance of local constituent service, institutional incumbency, or ideological independence, the state-certified ledgers…
TEMPLE’S ENGINEERED REBELLION COLLAPSES IN ASH
TEMPLE, TX — It turns out that screaming into a microphone in a municipal gymnasium does not actually alter the mathematical realities of the…
THE DESCENT OF THE DATA CENTER REBELLION
TEMPLE, TX — It began with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer for civic unity. It ended with warnings of government mind-control frequencies…
The Oval Office Thumb
AUSTIN, TX — For over two decades, Senator John Cornyn has served as the steady, immovable center of gravity in Texas Republican politics. He…
Test Large Payload
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KILLEEN’S DAIS THEATER AND THE FIRST SPLIT
KILLEEN, TX — If you want to understand how power redistributes itself after a municipal realignment, don’t look at the smiles during the ceremonial…