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5/8/25 A Mexican Guest Worker Program in Texas?
- Texas House to Vote on Mexican Guest Worker Plan While Immigration Priorities Sit Idle - Texas May Soon ID...

Analysis: The Texas Lottery’s 100% Track Record of Corruption
Executive directors of the Texas Lottery: 1992 to present.

House Lawmakers Pass Onerous Regulations for PAC Treasurers
The measure would prevent most campaign treasurers from concurrently overseeing both a candidate’s and a political action committee’s finances.

Harris County Deputies Demand Higher Pay as Houston Police Set for Major Raises
Houston Mayor Whitmire recently proposed a plan that would pay first-year HPD officers $24,000 more than HCSO Deputies.
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Houston ISD Teacher Incentive Allotment: Incentive To Obey
Houston ISD is promoting the Teacher Incentive Allotment as an opportunity for teachers to shine and be recognized through an increased salary. Yet a teacher will only be rewarded for following pre-packaged HISD lesson plans and presenting the materials in a manner...
Gates of Eagle Pass Park Reopen After One Year of Lockdown
The gates of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass are now open after over a year of lockdown, according to local residents. Lone Star Defenders—which purports to defend people apprehended at the southern border—posted that Shelby Park, which was once a hotspot for illegal...
Misplaced Priorities: Where’s the Outcry for Georgetown Kids?
Publishers flagged 150 books within the Georgetown High School library catalog as “mature-adult themes.” Going forward, these books will not be eligible by the publisher to order for any ISD or campus based on the age level. As a proactive approach, Georgetown ISD...
It’s “Draggieland” for “Aggieland”
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Will Biagini - Field reporter for the Texas Scorecard.
Never Gonna Break God’s Stride
How sturdy must a wall be built to keep God out? And why are we so insistent on trying? Those questions have weighed on me each time I visit Mount Olivet, looking toward Jerusalem’s ancient city walls. Though today it is covered with family crypts, 2,000 years ago,...
4.11.2025: House advances budget.
Texas House Advances Largest Budget in State History… Dan Patrick Uses Board Game to Make Case for Homestead Exemption… Texas Tech Class Pushes Radical Feminism… Mall Investigation Uncovers Massive US Theft Syndicate Tied to Cartel…
Texas House Advances Record $337 Billion Budget
In a marathon session that lasted until after 3 a.m., the Texas House moved forward with its version of the state’s biennial budget, marking the largest budget in state history at $337 billion. Despite 393 amendments having been pre-filed on Senate Bill 1 ahead of the...
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4/10/25 900 Murder Suspects Out on Bond
- Mayor: 900 People Charged With Murder Are Free on Bond in Houston - Race to Replace Paxton Begins as John Bash Launches AG Campaign - Texas Parents Strongly Back Legislation Requiring Parental Approval for App Store Purchases
Harris County Sues Over Federal Funding Freeze for Illegal Alien Healthcare
Harris County is suing the Trump administration over funding tied to a clinic that provided free health care to illegal aliens. While the clinic continues to provide free services to refugees, it has suspended services for people who entered the country illegally and...