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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.
Rep. Arrington Leads Call for Biden-Harris Admin to Approve LNG Export Permits
Lawmakers urge the Department of Energy to stop “dragging its heels” in approving liquid natural gas permits.
Federal Court Rules Texas Can Keep Border Buoy Barriers in Rio Grande
This comes just over one year after Texas installed the marine barriers—prompting the Biden administration to sue the state for securing the border.
ICE Arrests Peruvian Fugitive Convicted in Argentina, Entered via Texas
The 39-year-old fugitive entered the country illegally near Eagle Pass in 2022.
Federal Archive
EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds Protest Transparency, Border Security at State Capitol
Hundreds rallied at the Capitol on Monday to protest strong borders, federal spending transparency, and the Trump administration. Texas Scorecard reported live on the scene at two different protests that were held outside the Capitol back-to-back. The first was...
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2/17/25 Chinese AI In Texas
- Attorney General Paxton Launches Investigation Into Chinese AI App - Lawmaker Proposes Security Council for Top-Tier Research Universities - Harris County DA Drops Charges Against 8 Former Officers in Harding Street Raid Case
Dallas ‘Church’ Celebrates Drag, Performer Calls for Sacrificing Trump Supporters
A Dallas “church” hosted a service dedicated to celebrating drag performers and “transgender” individuals in defiance of the conservative Texas Legislature. A video shared by Texas Family Project on X captured glimpses of the event at the United Church of Christ...
US Rep. Hunt Calls Video Comparing Cy-Fair ISD GOP Board Members to Nazis ‘Disgusting’
U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt accused a local news station of comparing Republican school board members’ actions to those of the Nazis. The video by NBC affiliate KPRC 2 shows an on-air personality ripping pages from a book interspersed with old footage of Nazis burning books...
Parents Reveal Truth About Smut in Libraries
Videos of Texas parents roasting Allen Independent School District officials for failing to remove sexually explicit books from students’ libraries have gone viral.
Texas Attorney General Sides Against State Agency in Free Speech Fight
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is taking the unusual step of siding against the Texas Ethics Commission in a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Rather than defending the state agency, he has filed an amicus brief supporting Michael Quinn Sullivan, a conservative...
Perryton ISD Football Coach Gets 30 Years for Sexually Abusing 15-Year-Old Student
A high school football coach who admitted to sexually abusing a 15-year-old female student was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison but plans to appeal. During sentencing, the coach's younger sister revealed that he had also victimized her years earlier. Meanwhile,...
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Female Teachers Get Probation After Admitting to Sex With Students
Two female teachers were sentenced to probation after admitting to sex crimes involving students. Neither woman will be required to register as a sex offender. Former Forsan Independent School District coach Kendall Jaye Phillips, 26, pleaded guilty to improper...
Gov. Abbott Demands Investigation Into Alleged Secret Transitioning of Student at Bellaire High School
Gov. Greg Abbott has demanded an investigation into Bellaire High School by the Texas Education Agency after Moms for Liberty spoke during a school board meeting about a concerned parent who claims her daughter was socially transitioned without her knowledge or...