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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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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...
Texas Senate Moves Quickly as Patrick Releases More Legislative Priorities
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has announced the second round of his top 40 priority bills for the 89th Legislative Session, highlighting new initiatives on teachers' rights, business tax relief, and border security. “The Texas Senate has started the 89th regular legislative...
F.U.R.R.I.E.S. Act Would Ban Animal Behavior in Class
A Texas lawmaker is taking aim at “furries” in public schools with new legislation that would prohibit students from engaging in non-human behavior on campus. House Bill 4814 by State Rep. Stan Gerdes (R–Smithville), also known as the Forbidding Unlawful...
Analysis: If You Don’t Want to Register as a Lobbyist, Just Hire One
At Tuesday’s meeting of the Texas Ethics Commission, Chairman Randy Erben candidly admitted the state’s laws regulating “lobbying” can apply to Texans in unexpected ways. Want to avoid registering as a lobbyist yourself? Hiring a professional lobbyist to do things for...
Senate Bill 336 Hands Leftists a Legal Bludgeon To Smash Dissent
Texas prides itself on being a beacon of liberty, but a proposed bill threatens to undermine free speech and civic engagement while inviting politically motivated legal harassment. Senate Bill 336, currently before the Texas Senate, would gut key protections in the...
You Won’t Believe What One Org Discovered About Texas Gov-ed
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Russell Fish is with the Open Records project. They unearth all the dirty secrets government tries to keep from you.
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Why Does Homelessness Only Seem to be Getting Worse?
Despite all of the money and time spent on the issue of homelessness, why does it seem to just get worse in our cities?
3.13.2025: Protecting gun rights.
Dade Phelan Doubles Down on Meme Regulation… Senators Pass Measures Clamping Down on AI-Generated Porn… Lawmakers Challenge Gambling Lobby Amid Lottery Scandal… Texas Congressman Wants to Block Federal Gun Control During Emergencies… Lawmaker Grills TASB…
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Bathrooms, Gambling, and Congressional Legend
Men are still going into women’s restrooms in the capitol, a Texas congressman is a legend, and gambling is really, really dead.