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5/12/25 Google to Pay Texas $1.4 Billion
- AG Paxton Secures Record $1.375B Data Privacy Settlement With Google - Texas House Moves To Restore AG’s...

Texas Senators Approve Measure Strengthening Right to Self-Defense
While Texas is already a castle doctrine state, individuals whom a grand jury declines to prosecute may still face civil action after exercising self-defense.

Grassroots Uproar Pushes Democrat To Pull ‘HPV Plan’ Legislation
The proposal from the self-proclaimed “reigning queen of the tyranny squad” could still re-emerge as an amendment before the end of the session.

Taxpayer-Funded Entities Sponsor LGBT Agenda in Houston
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Harris County Constable Alan Rosen, and METRO are sponsoring a Houston LGBT parade.
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5.1.2025: ‘Antisemitic’ resolution draws fire
Abbott Pushes Bail Reform in Houston… Central Texas Teacher Accused of Using Student Photos To Create Child Porn… San Marcos’ Funding Threatened if Officials Pass ‘Antisemitic’ Resolution House Approves Former Speaker Dade Phelan’s Meme Regulation...
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Chairman Ken King Kills Conservative Priorities
Dustin Burrows’ State Affairs chair is killing immigration, transgender, and taxpayer-related conservative policies. Today, we talk about the consequences of the more liberal committee appointments by the speaker and how it’s making things much harder to pass, even...
Texas House Approves Former Speaker Dade Phelan’s Meme Regulation Bill
The Texas House has approved legislation by former Speaker Dade Phelan that would criminalize the distribution of altered political media, such as memes, videos, or audio recordings, unless they contain a government-mandated disclaimer. Despite tweaks in a recently...
Gov. Greg Abbott Pushes Bail Reform Constitutional Amendment
Gov. Greg Abbott pushed his bail reform proposal at a Houston Crime Stoppers roundtable alongside families of victims murdered by dangerous criminals out on bond. Flanked by local law enforcement, Crime Stoppers CEO Rania Mankarious, and the families, Abbott...
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4/30/25 You Could Go to Jail for Memes
- Texas House Approves Former Speaker Dade Phelan’s Meme Regulation Bill - Will Senators Revive Proposed Ban on Lawmakers’ Children Benefiting From School Choice Funds? - Harris County Sues Trump Administration Over Federal Workforce Cuts
Social Transgender Transitioning Ban Languishing in the Texas House
In a world where children are increasingly exposed to conflicting messages about identity, Texas must take bold action to prevent them from being psychologically groomed to embrace a false gender identity. House Bill 2258, authored by State Rep. Steve Toth, the...
Austin-Area Teacher Accused of Using Student Photos To Create Child Porn
Former Eanes Independent School District teacher Zachary Barnett is facing additional charges after previously being arrested for possession of child pornography. Barnett is accused of inducing the sexual performance of a child under the age of 14 after the...
Gov. Abbott Threatens To Cut San Marcos’ Funding if Officials Pass ‘Antisemitic’ Resolution
Gov. Greg Abbott has condemned a proposed resolution by the city of San Marcos as "antisemitic" and is threatening to cut off the city from state grants. The remarks came in a letter sent by Abbott to San Marcos Mayor Jane Hughson. The symbolic resolution from April...
Beto O’Rourke Running Again?
The thrice-failed candidate is teasing another run for office.