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4.3.2025: Democrat’s special deal.
Lawmaker’s Real Estate Ties Raise Eyebrows in Texas House Deal… DOJ Charges Canadian National for Texas GOP...
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Democrat Deal Exposed
A chairman in the Texas House cut a deal with a powerful leadership-aligned Democrat and got caught.
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4/2/25 No Food Stamps for Junk Food?
- Effort to End Taxpayer-Funded Junk Food Moves Forward - Abbott: Islamic Compound Lacks Construction...
Texas Lottery Vendor IGT Has Been Fined for Contract Violations
The company argues in a legal filing it didn’t knowingly break the rules.
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3/13/25 Litter Boxes in Schools??
- F.U.R.R.I.E.S. Act Would Ban Animal Behavior in Class - Letter Highlights Challenges for Gambling Lobby Amid Lottery Scandal - Texas Senators Tackle MAHA Agenda
Gov. Abbott Calls on Pastors to Counter ‘Education Monopolists’ in Texas
AUSTIN—Gov. Greg Abbott delivered a forceful speech at the Texas Pastors Policy Conference in Austin, urging faith leaders to rally behind school choice legislation and push back against what he called the “government monopoly over education.” Addressing a crowd of...
Texas Senators Consider Returning Power Over Election Crimes to Attorney General
Texas senators on the State Affairs Committee considered election-related measures, including a measure that would return to the attorney general the power to unilaterally prosecute election crimes. Senate Bill 1026, filed by State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola),...
Harris County Joins Lawsuit to Block Trump Administration DOGE Cuts
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee joined a lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump from firing probationary federal employees. U.S. District Judge William Alsup, a Clinton appointee, ordered the reinstatement of several probationary workers a day after...
Texas Senate to Congress: Keep Supreme Court at Nine
Lawmakers in the Texas Senate approved a resolution calling on Congress to protect the composition of the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday. Since 1869, there have only been nine Supreme Court justices at one time. The proposed “Keep Nine” constitutional amendment would...
Attorney General Paxton Investigates Dallas Over Potential Sanctuary City Policies
Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation and issued a records request to the City of Dallas concerning the Dallas Police Department’s potential refusal to comply with state and federal immigration laws. As initially reported by Dallas Express, the...
US House Members Push for Ban on Student Visas for Chinese Nationals
A measure to ban Chinese nationals from acquiring student visas—citing national security threats to America’s sensitive research—is set to be introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday. U.S. Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV) is spearheading the push to secure...
Senator Seeks To Stop School Electioneering on Taxpayers’ Dime
A state senator proposed a measure to stop the persistent problem of Texas public school officials using taxpayer-funded resources to influence the outcomes of elections. The measure would add criminal penalties for school electioneering violations. State Sen. Brian...
IDEA Round Rock Admin Accused of ‘Inappropriately Touching a Student’
An administrator at an IDEA public charter school in Round Rock was arrested for inappropriately touching a 15-year-old student while on school property. Aaron Joseph Freeman, 49, was arrested and charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact, a second-degree...