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UPDATE, October 8, 2026, 10:41 a.m. Polk County has responded to my resubmitted request, and the answer is short: the office says it has fulfilled the request, is forwarding all available material, and that “No rugs have been purchased as of this date. Here’s what that does and doesn’t tell us. My original request wasn’t…
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A message dinged on Bethany’s phone. A friend from a neighboring county had caught wind of a rumor: Polk County had spent $80,000 on rugs for the courthouse renovation. Surely not, she thought. The next day, another message, from someone else. “I heard the county spent $80k on rugs for the courthouse.” Mind you, this…
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A claim circulating on social media for the past few weeks suggests that more than 1.2 million Texas voters listed in “suspense” status have been suspended from voting.That claim is false. A “suspense” designation generally means election officials need the voter to confirm or update a residential address- often because official election mail was returned…
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🔴 RED TEAM, BLUE TEAM: DO WE CHOOSE THE ISSUE- OR DOES THE CLUB CHOOSE FOR US? 🔵 Watch politics long enough and a peculiar pattern appears. A new issue shows up with no obvious party color. People start asking legitimate questions. Then the leaders, the commentators, the organizations pick their sides – and before…
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On August 25, 2026, the State Commission on Judicial Conduct issued a Public Admonition against 258th District Judge Travis Kitchens, who serves Polk, San Jacinto and Trinity counties. The Commission found that Kitchens failed to comply with the law and failed to maintain professional competence in the law in two separate areas of his court.Background…
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Death of the Pastor’s Wife — from a different angle: Recently, my news feed was littered with opinions about the Netflix show. I’m late to the opinion-sharing table- which is unusual for me- but after contemplation I’ve typed up a few of my own thoughts. Imagine a whole church so conditioned to the traditional authority…
