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Texas, FTC Reach Settlement With Ad Giants Over Alleged Collusion Targeting Media Outlets
Federal regulators say major ad firms coordinated “brand safety” standards that reduced competition and cut off ad revenue to certain publishers.
Another Carrollton Teacher Charged With Child Sex Crime
Another teacher in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District has been charged with a child...
Houston Mayor Seeks Repeal of ICE Policy After Gov. Abbott Threatens to Pull $110 Million in Funding
Houston Mayor John Whitmire is calling for a repeal of a city ordinance limiting cooperation between the...
Fort Worth Proposes $1.3 Billion in New Debt
Voters in Fort Worth will be asked to decide on a debt package totaling well over $1 billion in May. The new bond debt is meant to fund city street and infrastructure projects. Documents released by the city show that the proposed bond package totals more than $845...
External Review Suggests Eliminating Kinney County Auditor Position
A recently released forensic audit of Kinney County’s finances has raised new concerns about County Auditor Cheryll Jones. The audit highlighted her lack of cooperation and concluded that her position should be dissolved. Kinney County commissioners and local...
Investigator Hired by Collinsville ISD Clears District Administrators
A law firm retained by the district found “insufficient evidence” to support complaints that the superintendent and others knew about, but failed to report, a coach’s misconduct.
Undercover Video Shows Continued DEI at UT-Arlington
Social work schools have a long history of promoting woke content.
Houston Loses State Funding In Response to Sanctuary City Revival
Mayor Whitmire calls it a “crisis situation.”
Tony Gonzales to Resign From Congress Amid Ethics Probe
Gonzales had already withdrawn from his reelection bid following revelations that he had engaged in a relationship with a congressional aide who later committed suicide.
Texas A&M Regents Name New TAMU President
Susan Ballabina currently serves in the Texas A&M System chancellor’s office.
New Parental Rights Training Approved for School Trustees
The syllabus for a new parental rights training received final adoption during last week’s State Board of Education meeting.
Celina ISD Superintendent Gets 32% Raise Over 3 Years, Despite Scandals
Trustees guaranteed Superintendent Tom Maglisceau salary increases totaling $66,000, after a sex abuse scandal on his watch sparked multiple investigations and lawsuits.
Nonprofit’s Alarm: Bureaucrats’ Extra-High-Voltage Permian Basin Lines Ignore Abbott, Threaten Landowners
State agencies prioritized building transmission lines to tax an already overburdened power grid, instead of constructing new, reliable power generation.
Texas, FTC Reach Settlement With Ad Giants Over Alleged Collusion Targeting Media Outlets
Federal regulators say major ad firms coordinated “brand safety” standards that reduced competition and cut off ad revenue to certain publishers.
Another Carrollton Teacher Charged With Child Sex Crime
Another teacher in the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District has been charged with a child...
Houston Mayor Seeks Repeal of ICE Policy After Gov. Abbott Threatens to Pull $110 Million in Funding
Houston Mayor John Whitmire is calling for a repeal of a city ordinance limiting cooperation between the...
Fort Worth Proposes $1.3 Billion in New Debt
Voters in Fort Worth will be asked to decide on a debt package totaling well over $1 billion in May. The new bond debt is meant to fund city street and infrastructure projects. Documents released by the city show that the proposed bond package totals more than $845...
External Review Suggests Eliminating Kinney County Auditor Position
A recently released forensic audit of Kinney County’s finances has raised new concerns about County Auditor Cheryll Jones. The audit highlighted her lack of cooperation and concluded that her position should be dissolved. Kinney County commissioners and local...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
TAX DAY, Does D.C. Deserve Our Money?
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Grover Norquist, who is president of Americans for Tax Reform, which was...
Real Texans: Bonnie Wallace on the Fight for Texas Children
On this special edition of Real Texans, Sydnie Henry sits down with conservative activist Bonnie Wallace....
4.15.2026: Houston’s Flip-Flop
Houston City Council Set to Consider Repeal of New Sanctuary City Policy… Fort Worth Proposes $1.3 Billion...
4/14/26 Tony Gonzales GONE
-Tony Gonzales Resigns From Congress Amid Ethics Probe -Houston Mayor Seeks Repeal of ICE Policy After Gov....
Terrorist Org Pushes Islam Lessons in TX Schools
CAIR, a foreign terrorist organization, is now pushing for whitewashed lessons about Islam to be included in...
Stopping Dangerous Medical Tyranny & Experimentation
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Dr. Mary Talley Bowden is a board-certified otolaryngologist and sleep...
4.14.2026: State Slashes Houston Funding
Houston Loses State Funding In Response to Sanctuary City Revival… Tony Gonzales Resigning Today From...
4/13/26 $30 Billion Power Grab?
-Nonprofit’s Alarm: Bureaucrats’ Extra-High-Voltage Permian Basin Lines Ignore Abbott, Threaten Landowners...