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Adam Polaski 9/3/25 Adam Polaski 9/3/25

The devastating effects of Texas’ campaign against local control

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Adam Polaski 5/5/25 Adam Polaski 5/5/25

Regulation creep has invaded Texas — er, Texafornia

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Adam Polaski 4/5/25 Adam Polaski 4/5/25

Opinion – Smith: Here’s how the state takes control of your neighborhood

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Adam Polaski 3/31/25 Adam Polaski 3/31/25

Texas Legislature eyes proposals to give state AG more power

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Adam Polaski 8/4/23 Adam Polaski 8/4/23

Dallas should join the charge against Texas state overreach

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Adam Polaski 7/12/23 Adam Polaski 7/12/23

New Texas Law Limits How Cities Govern Themselves

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Adam Polaski 3/24/23 Adam Polaski 3/24/23

Local control is under attack in Austin

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Adam Polaski 3/17/22 Adam Polaski 3/17/22

Texas appeals court sides with schools in fight over whether districts can require masks

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Adam Polaski 1/3/22 Adam Polaski 1/3/22

Here’s what we know about how the omicron variant is impacting school reopenings in North Texas

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Adam Polaski 12/2/21 Adam Polaski 12/2/21

Mask mandates banned again in Texas schools. These districts will continue requiring them anyway

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Adam Polaski 9/28/21 Adam Polaski 9/28/21

North Texas parents file federal lawsuit against districts for not requiring masks during COVID-19

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Adam Polaski 9/23/21 Adam Polaski 9/23/21

5 things to know about the fight over masks in Texas schools

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Adam Polaski 8/17/21 Adam Polaski 8/17/21

Texas school district uses dress code to sidestep governor’s ban of mask mandates

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Adam Polaski 7/16/21 Adam Polaski 7/16/21

Texas Senators approve tougher ‘anti-critical race theory’ bill but its success unlikely

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Adam Polaski 5/10/21 Adam Polaski 5/10/21

Texas House OKs bill that would curb the governor and local leaders’ power in a pandemic

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Adam Polaski 5/4/21 Adam Polaski 5/4/21

Texas lawmakers see civics bills as a rejection of ‘woke’ philosophies. Educators say they would have a chilling effect

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Adam Polaski 3/3/21 Adam Polaski 3/3/21

Texas lawmaker pushes for creation of 1836 Project to promote ‘patriotic education’

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Adam Polaski 9/27/20 Adam Polaski 9/27/20

North Texas leaders worry Gov. Greg Abbott and the state — not cities — are defunding the police

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Adam Polaski 8/18/20 Adam Polaski 8/18/20

Gov. Abbott says any Texas city that defunds police should have property taxes frozen forever

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Adam Polaski 6/17/20 Adam Polaski 6/17/20

San Antonio leader circumvents Texas ban on fines for not wearing masks — with Gov. Abbott’s blessing

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