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Rep. Pfluger Pushes To Revoke Endangered Species Listings To Boost Energy Industry
Lawmakers move to end weaponized Biden administration environmental policies hindering American energy.
AG Paxton Files Brief Supporting Trump’s Border Security Orders
The attorney general argued that the U.S. Constitution assigns the federal government the responsibility of protecting states from invasion.
Congressional Subcommittee To Question Prosecutor of Texas Children’s Hospital Whistleblower
The hearing aims to examine the Department of Justice’s prosecution of Dr. Eithan Haim following allegations of wrongdoing at Texas Children’s Hospital.
US Rep. Troy Nehls Calls to End Taxpayer Funding for NPR and PBS
The movement to stop sending taxpayer money to media outlets continues to grow.
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When They Tell You Who They Are…
It is fine to assume the best about people; in many ways, it is what allows civil society to function. But sometimes, individuals tell us who they really are. When they do, we really should believe them. There is an unfortunate trend in politics where voters often...
9.5.2025: Truckers on notice in Texas
Abbott Directs DPS To Enforce English Fluency Requirements for Truckers… Texas Appeals Injunction Against 'Ten Commandments' in Classrooms… Chinese Shipment of Meth Precursors Intercepted on Way to Cartel… Inmate Death: Drugs, Restraint, and Irregular...
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9/4/25 What Got Done in Austin?
-Texas Legislature Wraps Up Summer Special Sessions -Texas Appeals Injunction Prohibiting Ten Commandments in Classrooms -US Officials Intercept Chinese Shipment of Meth Precursors Headed to Cartel
Gov. Abbott Directs DPS To Enforce English Fluency Requirements for Truckers
Following reports that Texas was not complying with a presidential executive order requiring English proficiency for commercial truck drivers, Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to enforce the requirement for the safety of all drivers....
Farmersville Considers Lower Tax Rate, Budget Cuts
Farmersville City Council members met this week to consider more spending cuts so they can lower their proposed double-digit property tax increase and still balance the budget for the upcoming year. During a budget work session on Tuesday, Finance Director John...
Sen. Creighton Appointed Sole Finalist for Texas Tech Chancellor
State Sen. Brandon Creighton has been named the sole finalist for the chancellorship of the Texas Tech University System. “With his nearly 20-year tenure as an elected official in Texas, along with deep knowledge of higher education, strong relationships and...
Forensic Report: Drugs, Restraint, and Irregular Heartbeat Killed Harris County Inmate
The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences has ruled the death of jail inmate Alexis Cardenas a homicide, citing drugs, cardiac dysrhythmia, and restraint as contributing factors. Alexis Cardenas, a Harris County jail inmate, died during a struggle with officers...
Texas Appeals Injunction Prohibiting Ten Commandments in Classrooms
Attorney General Ken Paxton is escalating efforts to require the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, appealing a federal injunction and instructing districts not affected by ongoing litigation to comply with the new law. Following a federal...
US Officials Intercept Chinese Shipment of Meth Precursors Headed to Cartel
In an operation at the Port of Houston, federal authorities seized 1,300 barrels of methamphetamine precursor chemicals—marking the largest bust of its kind in U.S. history and disrupting a shipment allegedly bound for the Sinaloa Cartel. According to the U.S....