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Houston Approves $11.4M to Overhaul Failing Solid Waste Department
The funds will go toward new vehicles and equipment.
House Committee Prioritizes Controversial ‘HPV Plan’ Over National Security Measures in Higher Ed
A Republican-controlled committee is pushing a pro-Big Pharma proposal while a measure to better protect higher education from national security threats lacks key enforcement.
Camp Becomes 8th County in Texas To Outlaw Abortion & Abortion Trafficking
The ordinance passed unanimously.
Laughing At The Left…It Helps
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Tim Young is a very talented comedian, pundit, and writer. Tim Young is a...
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US Rep. Chip Roy Reintroduces Bill to Block Taxpayer Funding of UN Human Rights Council
Republican U.S. Rep. Chip Roy has reintroduced a measure to stop taxpayer funding of the United Nations Human Rights Council. “This globalist, anti-western propaganda machine doesn't deserve a dime of our money or an ounce of our credibility,” said Roy...
Texas Senator Proposes State Homeland Security Division
Republican State Sen. Tan Parker of Flower Mound has filed legislation intended to strengthen Texas’ security infrastructure. Senate Bill 780 would establish a Homeland Security Division within the Texas Department of Public Safety to coordinate multiagency and...
East Texas Teacher, Coach Arrested for Sexual Assault of a Child
An East Texas physical education teacher and coach was arrested Wednesday and charged with sexual assault of a child. D'Marjai Dearion, 25, is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old female. Dearion worked for Longview Independent School District but resigned...
Meet the Freshmen: Joanne Shofner
Joanne Shofner, who defeated incumbent Travis Clardy in the Republican primary, now represents House District 11 in the Texas House. A former ministry leader and grassroots organizer, Shofner says her campaign was rooted in a commitment to conservative principles and...
Overspending Is Killing Us! If Politicians Can’t Stop, They Should Resign
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Congressman Ralph Norman represents the 5th congressional district in South Carolina. He has a background in the construction business as a commercial real estate developer. As such, he brings unique and necessary local business...
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Is Housing Affordability on the Legislative Agenda?
Housing costs have increased in recent years. Will the legislature address it?
1.16.2025: Burrows starts the slow-walking.
New Speaker Delays House Rules Debate to Latest Date Since '09… Texas Completes 1.5-Mile Border Wall in Starr County… University Degrees Would be Reviewed for Economic Value… Harris County Commissioners Court Attendance Sparks Debate…
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5 Ways Conservatives Won This Week
We have a speaker; it’s not who conservatives support, and it is who the Democrats chose, but this week has been a huge win for conservative Republicans.
Cruz Secures Promise from Trump AG Pick Pam Bondi to Investigate Missing Children
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Attorney General has promised to make every effort to investigate and find the 300,000 missing children who entered the country illegally at the southern border. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) posed the question to Pam Bondi...