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Federal Court Rules Texas Can Keep Razor Wire Along the Rio Grande
The ruling allows Texas to maintain razor wire barriers along the Rio Grande without interference from Border Patrol.
DEI Quotas No Longer Flying at Southwest Airlines
A complaint from America First Legal targeted the DEI practices at three major airlines.
ICE Houston Deports Foreign Fugitive Wanted for Rape
The Salvadoran national was wanted in his home country for rape as a continuous criminal act and violent conduct against women.
Paxton Files Brief in Support of Child Protection Law With US Supreme Court
The law requires porn sites to verify users ages.
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Y’All Answered: Paying Illegals’ Healthcare Tab
Last year, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order that state hospitals report the treatment costs for illegal aliens. The first report was just issued, and it found that in just a single month, illegal aliens cost Texas taxpayers at least $121.8 million in...
4.29.2025: DNA testing at the border.
Lawmaker Wants DNA Testing at Southern Border to Prevent Child Trafficking… USDA Secures Water Delivery Agreement with Mexico… Three-Time Loser Beto O’Rourke Hints at Another Run… School Employee Jailed on 5 Counts of Sexually Assaulting Student…
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4/28/25 Is Beto Running Again?
- Beto O’Rourke Hints at Yet Another Run - Lawmakers Consider Measures to Ensure Only US Citizens Vote in Texas Elections - South Texas Teacher Arrested for Sex Crimes Against Student Allowed to Resign
Houston ISD Scores C Grade in 2023 TEA Accountability Report, Worse Than in 2022
Houston Independent School District received an overall ‘C’ grade from the Texas Education Agency for the 2022–23 academic year, marking a decline for the state’s largest school district from its ‘B’ rating the previous year. More than 120 school districts sued...
House Lawmaker Proposes DNA Testing at Southern Border to Prevent Child Trafficking
Lawmakers in the Texas House are considering a proposal requiring state law enforcement to conduct rapid DNA tests on certain suspicious individuals trying to enter the country. Brought before the House Committee on State Affairs on Monday, representatives debated and...
USDA Secures Water Delivery Agreement With Mexico for Texas Farmers
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins has announced an agreement ensuring that Texas farmers and ranchers will receive critical water deliveries from Mexico. This marks a significant victory for American agriculture after years of drought and treaty...
Pro-life Legislation Held Hostage
Pro-life legislation in a Texas House committee is reportedly not moving forward because the committee chair feels it would require him to also consider legislation designating Islamic holidays as optional observances for state employees.
Odessa School Employee Jailed on 5 Counts of Sexually Assaulting Student
UPDATED with a comment from Harmony that McCoy was an employee of a third-party contractor hired by the school. An Odessa charter school contract employee is facing six felony charges following accusations he sexually assaulted a student. Maurice Devante McCoy, 31,...
Fourth Time’s the Charm? Beto O’Rourke Hints at Another Run
Robert Francis “Beto” O'Rourke’s political career has been defined by a familiar pattern: big crowds, lots of media attention, and ultimately, coming up short on election night. After losing to U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018, fizzling out of the Democratic presidential...