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Internal Texas A&M Email Advising Aggies To Report ICE Sightings Triggers Backlash
Provost Alan Sams asks faculty, staff, and graduate students to call university police if federal law enforcement is seen on campus.

Nearly $2 Million of Cocaine Seized at the Southern Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reported this week that federal officers seized a total of nearly $2...

Harris County Commissioners Seek Details on Judge Hidalgo’s Proposed Child Care Tax
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has proposed a one-cent increase in the property tax rate to sustain the...

Texas House Democrats Threaten Quorum Break Over Redistricting
Texas House Democrats are now openly signaling their potential intention to break quorum during the upcoming special session, reviving a controversial tactic last used in 2021. The Texas House Democrat Caucus has launched a new website, StopTheTexasSteal.com, which...

US Rejects World Health Organization’s 2024 International Health Regulations
In a decisive move, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the United States’ formal rejection of the 2024 International Health Regulations Amendments, adopted by the World Health Organization last...

Texas Attempts To Tax VELO Nicotine Pouches as Tobacco
VELO contends the pouches are not a tobacco leaf product in a battle going before the Texas Supreme Court.

NGOs Revealed to Facilitate Out-of-State Gender Treatments for Texas Minors
The founder of Parents of Trans Youth revealed the information at the “Good Trouble Lives On” protest in Houston.

AG Ken Paxton Sues US Masters Swimming for Allowing Men To Compete in Women’s Sports
Ken Paxton continues the fight to protect women’s sports.

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Releases 2025 Legislative Index
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility gave the 89th Legislature an overall score of 59.

Man Charged in Attack on North Texas ICE Detention Center, Previously Arrested in Austin Protests
Benjamin Song has been captured after a two-week manhunt.

Houston Expands Civility Ordinance to 24 Hours in Downtown Areas
The ordinance will prohibit the homeless from camping on downtown Houston sidewalks.

Hemp-derived THC Classification Battle Reaches Texas Supreme Court
While Gov. Abbott and Lt. Gov. Patrick battle over the ban, a THC ruling is looming.

Texas AG Investigates Mars Company for Deceptive Practices Over Artificial Dyes
Ken Paxton is encouraging Mars to “fulfill its 2016 pledge to get rid of these toxic ingredients.”

Internal Texas A&M Email Advising Aggies To Report ICE Sightings Triggers Backlash
Provost Alan Sams asks faculty, staff, and graduate students to call university police if federal law enforcement is seen on campus.

Nearly $2 Million of Cocaine Seized at the Southern Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reported this week that federal officers seized a total of nearly $2...

Harris County Commissioners Seek Details on Judge Hidalgo’s Proposed Child Care Tax
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has proposed a one-cent increase in the property tax rate to sustain the...

Texas House Democrats Threaten Quorum Break Over Redistricting
Texas House Democrats are now openly signaling their potential intention to break quorum during the upcoming special session, reviving a controversial tactic last used in 2021. The Texas House Democrat Caucus has launched a new website, StopTheTexasSteal.com, which...

US Rejects World Health Organization’s 2024 International Health Regulations
In a decisive move, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the United States’ formal rejection of the 2024 International Health Regulations Amendments, adopted by the World Health Organization last...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
Man Charged in North Texas ICE Attack Previously Arrested at Austin Protests
Benjamin Song, who was charged in the recent July 4 attack on law enforcement officers outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, was previously arrested during the August 2020 protests in Austin.

7/18/25 Texas Democrats Threaten to Leave the State
- Texas House Democrats Threaten Quorum Break Over Redistricting - Internal Texas A&M Immigration Email...

The Floods in Texas, Ongoing Tragedy
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Congressman Chip Roy is an effective conservative who represents the 21st...

You Are Never Alone
We all must stop starring as martyrs in our self-devised tales of woe.

7.18.2025: Mutilating children.
NGOs Facilitating Out-of-State Gender Treatments for Texas Minors… Man Charged in Attack on North Texas ICE...

7/17/25 Suspect Charged in Attack on ICE Facility
- Man Charged in Attack on North Texas ICE Detention Center, Previously Arrested in Austin Protests -...

Pressure Builds On The Epstein & Trump Assassination Details
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: J.D. Wilcox is a Documentary Filmmaker. He just released a new project...

Quiet Collapse of Law and Order?
DAs across the state are refusing to enforce the law. That spells trouble for the rest of us.

7.17.2025: Investigating Mars.
Paxton Investigates Snack Company for Deceptive Practices… New Execution Date Set for Child Killer… New York...