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Specialist: Former Russian Mercenary Will Likely Be Used for Intelligence Gathering
Timur Praliev was carrying a drone, cash, and multiple passports when he was apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol agents after crossing the Rio Grande.
BlackRock Joins Major Banks Leaving UN Climate Initiatives After AG Paxton Pressure
State Street is now the last of the country’s largest asset managers to remain in the Net-Zero Asset Managers initiative.
Girls Win: Biden’s Radical Title IX Rewrite Struck Down Nationwide
Female athlete-turned-activist Riley Gaines called the ruling a “huge win for girls and women everywhere!”
Texas Congressman Introduces REMAIN In Mexico Act
The new legislation aims to codify one of President-elect Donald Trump’s most successful immigration policies into federal law.
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You Are Never Alone
There is no end to the discouragement we can find if we look at ourselves long enough. Self-pity is a bottomless pit when we make our lives about ourselves. Consider the ancient prophet Elijah. In 1 Kings 18, he was witness to an awesome display of God’s power. He saw...
7.18.2025: Mutilating children.
NGOs Facilitating Out-of-State Gender Treatments for Texas Minors… Man Charged in Attack on North Texas ICE Detention Center… THC Classification Battle Reaches Texas Supreme Court… Paxton Sues US Masters Swimming…
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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 - Houston Expands Civility Ordinance to 24 Hours in Downtown Areas - Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Releases Index
NGOs Revealed to Facilitate Out-of-State Gender Treatments for Texas Minors
HOUSTON—In an exclusive interview at a sparsely attended "Good Trouble Lives On" protest, Mandy Giles, founder of Parents of Trans Youth, revealed that non-governmental organizations are assisting in transporting Texas children to New Mexico and other states for...
AG Ken Paxton Sues US Masters Swimming for Allowing Men To Compete in Women’s Sports
This article was updated on 7/18 with a comment from U.S. Masters Swimming. Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Masters Swimming for allowing the participation of biologically male athletes in women's competitions. “U.S. Masters Swimming’s...
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Releases 2025 Legislative Index
A newly released index reveals the voting performance of state lawmakers on legislation with fiscal implications. Texans for Fiscal Responsibility published its index rating the performance of lawmakers from the 89th Legislature on issues of the size and role of...
Man Charged in Attack on North Texas ICE Detention Center, Previously Arrested in Austin Protests
Benjamin Song, a suspect charged in the recent July 4 attack on law enforcement officers outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, was apprehended in Dallas after nearly two weeks on the run. However, this is not Song’s first arrest. A former U.S. Marine...
Houston Expands Civility Ordinance to 24 Hours in Downtown Areas
A new 24-hour civility ordinance will prohibit sitting, lying, or storing belongings on sidewalks in downtown and East Downtown, as Houston begins a pilot program to reshape its homelessness response. For years, Houston has enforced civility ordinances across numerous...
Hemp-derived THC Classification Battle Reaches Texas Supreme Court
Hemp-derived THC’s classification as a Schedule I controlled substance is being challenged in the Texas Supreme Court, with allegations that it was not classified through the proper legal process. A Schedule I controlled substance is considered by Texas law to have a...