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FAA Orders Flight Cuts at Texas Airports as Democrat-Led Shutdown Deepens
The FAA will cut flights by 10 percent at 40 of the nation’s top airports due to staffing shortages among air traffic controllers.
Five-Hour Security Lines: Democrat Shutdown Hits Texas Airports
Travelers are suffering the effects of widespread staff shortages and longer processing times at checkpoints and in control towers.
Federal Appeals Court to Reconsider West Texas A&M Drag Show Ban
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will rehear the case next year in front of the full court.
Trump Nominates State Sen. Brian Birdwell as Assistant Secretary of Defense
Birdwell had already announced that he would not be seeking reelection.
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11/5/25 Billions in Property Tax Increases
- Texas Voters OK Billions in School Property Tax Increases - Casino Cash Fails to Sway North Texas Voters in Senate District 9 Special Election - Houston Officials Push Hiring and Oversight Tools To Curb Department Overtime Costs
Houston Police Union Invites NYC Police Officers to Texas Following Mayoral Election
Soon after Zohran Mamdani won the mayoral election on Tuesday night, the Houston Police Officers’ Union began encouraging New York City police officers to move to the Lone Star State. Following the projection of Mamdani’s win, the union began highlighting work for the...
Texas A&M Sends Left-Wing Professors To Advise Accreditation Agency
Two of the Texas A&M University System’s professors who advised the Commission for Public Higher Education have academic records positioning them on the political left—despite the commission's intention to counterbalance left-wing ideology in higher education. The...
Second Celina ISD Teacher Charged With Child Endangerment
For the second time in two weeks, a teacher in scandal-plagued Celina Independent School District is accused of endangering students by being intoxicated in the classroom. Micheale Barber “Shelley” Clark, 46, was arrested and charged with endangering a disabled...
ICE Arrests Suspected MS-13 Gang Member
ICE Houston nabbed an illegal alien and suspected MS-13 gang member after a failed escape left him stuck on a business sign.
Houston Officials Push Hiring and Oversight Tools To Curb Department Overtime Costs
Houston officials have sounded the alarm over ballooning overtime spending in key departments—including police, fire, and solid waste—that has already driven costs far beyond what was budgeted for the year. At a Houston City Council budget meeting on Tuesday,...
Kilgore Teacher Gets No Prison Time for Student Sex Crime
A former Texas teacher’s aide pleaded guilty to felony sexual misconduct with a student but won’t serve any time for her crime. Kayla Nicole O’Dell, 34, was arrested in February and charged with improper relationship between educator and student, a second-degree...
Texas Voters OK Billions in School Property Tax Increases
Most Texas voters skipped Tuesday’s elections, but those who voted in their local school district contests collectively approved billions in new bond debt and permanent property tax rate increases. More than 2.5 million Texans voted statewide on constitutional...
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11.5.2025: Election results
All 17 Constitutional Propositions Pass… Casino Cash Fails to Sway Voters in Senate District 9 Special Election… Texas A&M To Pay Former President $3.5 Million… Two Lovejoy ISD Teachers on Leave Over Alleged Misconduct...