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Thousands of Unaccompanied Minors Encountered at Border Despite Drop In Overall Crossings
It has been suggested that the drop in overall border crossings is due, in part, to a deal President Biden struck with Mexico as the November election season nears.
Biden-Harris Administration Freezes Illegal Alien Parole Program
Lawmakers have already been questioning whether the U.S. Department of Homeland Security can adequately monitor more than 1 million parolees.
ICE Houston Removes Guatemalan Fugitive Wanted for Child Abuse
Lina Elizabeth Chilel Bail was encountered in Texas in 2022 but was released.
Biden-Harris Admin Pulls Plug on Gulf Coast Wind Project
Federal officials canceled a BlackRock-backed offshore wind project planned near Port Arthur, Texas, and Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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What’s Your Local Law Enforcement Doing to Push back On Illegal Immigration?
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Roy Boyd is the Sheriff of Goliad County, Texas. And Bill Waybourn is the Sheriff of Tarrant County, Texas.
2.19.2025: Democrats get tax-funded payday.
House Committee Unilaterally Raises Office Budgets, Gives Democrat Vice Chairs $3.6M in New Pay… USDA Exploring Federal Ban on China Buying U.S. Farmland… Texas Joins Coalition Lawsuit Against New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act… City of Austin Incubating DEI and...
House Committee Unilaterally Raises Office Budgets, Gives Democrat Vice Chairs $3.6M in New Pay
In an unprecedented move, the Texas House Administration Committee has unanimously approved significant increases to legislative office budgets without a vote from the full House. Traditionally, such budgetary changes are enacted through a housekeeping resolution,...
Texans for Vaccine Choice Rally Celebrates Medical Liberty
State and federal lawmakers spoke out in support of medical liberty and family values at the 10th anniversary celebration of Texans for Vaccine Choice. The rally was held on Tuesday afternoon at the Capitol. A lineup of speakers, including U.S. Rep. Chip Roy...
Lorena ISD Sides With District Against Mom Cut From Substitute Teaching
Lorena ISD school board members sided with the district in a parent's complaint over why embattled Primary School Principal April Jewell cut the mom’s substitute teaching position. During a special meeting Monday night, Lorena Independent School District trustees...
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2/18/25 Texas House Gives Democrats a Raise
- House Committee Unilaterally Raises Office Budgets, Gives Democrat Vice Chairs $3.6M in New Pay - Trump’s USDA Exploring Federal Solution to Stop China from Buying U.S. Farmland - Texas Joins Coalition Lawsuit Against New York's Climate Change Superfund Act
Dallas County GOP Censures 2 Lawmakers Over House Speaker Vote
The Dallas County Republican Party has censured Republican State Reps Morgan Meyer of Dallas and Angie Chen Button of Richardson for actions deemed “in opposition to the core principles of the Republican Party of Texas’s Platform and the Legislative Priorities.” The...
Texas Senate Committee Mulls Measure Establishing Strategic Bitcoin Reserve
Texas lawmakers on the Senate Business and Commerce Committee discussed establishing the first strategic Bitcoin reserve in the nation. Senate Bill 21, filed by State Sen. Charles Schwertner (R-Georgetown), was considered during a two-part hearing on Tuesday alongside...
Houston Public Works Needs Billions To Replace Failing Water Plant Serving 75% of Residents
Houston Public Works leaders are calling for funding to repair and replace the city’s aging water plant. In a tour of the East Water Treatment Plant with reporters, Deputy Director Greg Eyerly revealed serious infrastructure problems like cracked walls and leaks....