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A&M Suspends Title IX Administrator & Begins Investigation
Texas Scorecard investigated a top Aggie administrator: Here’s what happened.
Directionless: Power for Power’s Sake
Texans for Lawsuit Reform is at a fork in the road.
Judge Orders Redo of Harris County Judicial Election Decided by 449 Votes
The court held that the true outcome of the November 2022 race for 180th District Court cannot be determined.
Lawsuit Challenges Texas Ethics Commission for Targeting Grassroots Organization
A Kerrville grassroots organization is asking a federal court to halt the TEC’s secretive “sworn complaint” practice, claiming a lack of due process.
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Biden Administration Attempts to Assert Control Over Texas Border Island
After Texas secured Fronton Island from the Mexican cartels, the Biden administration is now saying that the land is federal property. Fronton Island is a 170-acre island situated in the Rio Grande between Starr County and Mexico and is known to be a hotspot for...
Runoff Preview: Schoolcraft and Kuempel Face Off for House District 44
House District 44 is currently represented by incumbent State Rep. John Kuempel (R-Seguin), who is running for re-election against challenger Alan Schoolcraft. Kuempel and Schoolcraft are set to square off for the seat in the May 28 runoff election. John Kuempel...
Galveston Voting Rights Case Could Cost Texas Democrats Seats
A voting rights lawsuit that could cost Texas Democrats seats across all levels of government received a hearing Tuesday by the full Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans, known as the most conservative federal appellate court in the country. The Galveston...
Texas Asks Court to Halt Biden’s Title IX Rewrite
Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a motion to halt enforcement of the Biden administration’s Title IX rewrite that allows boys into girls’ spaces, which is set to take effect in August. In April, the Biden administration released a nearly 1,500-page rewrite of...
City of Clarendon Rejects Ordinance Outlawing Abortion and Abortion Trafficking
On Thursday, May 9, the City Council of Clarendon (pop. 1,877), considered an ordinance outlawing abortion and abortion trafficking within its city limits. While the majority of those in attendance were in favor of the ordinance, Alderman Eulaine McIntosh led the...
The Coup: How Texans Dodged an Attempt to Kill Their Power in 2023
During the impeachment trial of the Attorney General of Texas in September 2023, Tony Buzbee cross-examined Ken Paxton’s former employee turned hapless informant. You were involved in staging a coup, weren’t you? That’s what you were up to. That’s the reason you went...
Anti-Israel Protests & DEI Ban Progress the Focus of Senate Education Hearing
Though the Legislature isn’t in session, the Texas Senate has already gotten to work, holding a hearing Tuesday to study the current climate on college campuses. The hearing, chaired by State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R–Conroe), focused largely on the rise of...
Runoff Preview: Pierson and Holland Race For House District 33
House District 33 is currently represented by incumbent State Rep. Justin Holland (R—Heath)—who is being challenged for the seat. Holland and Katrina Pierson will face each other in the May 28 runoff election. Justin Holland Holland was first elected in 2016. He is a...
Houston Mayor Rolls Out $6.7 Billion Budget
Houston Mayor John Whitmire rolled out his first city budget this week, calling it a bridge to 2026 and promising it will not raise taxes or reduce services. The $6.7 billion budget, up 7 percent from 2024’s budget, closes a projected $160 million shortfall by...