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How Is Illegal Immigration Impacting Your Jail?
New numbers show that illegal immigration is overburdening our jail system and making it less reliable and...

3.27.2025: Abbott moves against EPIC.
State Issues Cease-and-Desist to Islamic Group Over Funeral Violations… State Rep. Calls for End to UT...

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3/26/25 Islamic Center Operating Illegal Funerals?
-State Issues Cease-and-Desist to Islamic Group Over Funeral Violations -US Rep. Troy Nehls Calls to End...

Republicans Try Reviving Red-Light Camera Ticketing for School Buses
Opponents say photo-enforced ticketing is an unconstitutional form of policing that fails to make Texans safer.
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Texas Senator Proposes State Homeland Security Division
Republican State Sen. Tan Parker of Flower Mound has filed legislation intended to strengthen Texas’ security infrastructure. Senate Bill 780 would establish a Homeland Security Division within the Texas Department of Public Safety to coordinate multiagency and...
East Texas Teacher, Coach Arrested for Sexual Assault of a Child
An East Texas physical education teacher and coach was arrested Wednesday and charged with sexual assault of a child. D'Marjai Dearion, 25, is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old female. Dearion worked for Longview Independent School District but resigned...
Meet the Freshmen: Joanne Shofner
Joanne Shofner, who defeated incumbent Travis Clardy in the Republican primary, now represents House District 11 in the Texas House. A former ministry leader and grassroots organizer, Shofner says her campaign was rooted in a commitment to conservative principles and...
Overspending Is Killing Us! If Politicians Can’t Stop, They Should Resign
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Congressman Ralph Norman represents the 5th congressional district in South Carolina. He has a background in the construction business as a commercial real estate developer. As such, he brings unique and necessary local business...
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Is Housing Affordability on the Legislative Agenda?
Housing costs have increased in recent years. Will the legislature address it?
1.16.2025: Burrows starts the slow-walking.
New Speaker Delays House Rules Debate to Latest Date Since '09… Texas Completes 1.5-Mile Border Wall in Starr County… University Degrees Would be Reviewed for Economic Value… Harris County Commissioners Court Attendance Sparks Debate…
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5 Ways Conservatives Won This Week
We have a speaker; it’s not who conservatives support, and it is who the Democrats chose, but this week has been a huge win for conservative Republicans.
Cruz Secures Promise from Trump AG Pick Pam Bondi to Investigate Missing Children
President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. Attorney General has promised to make every effort to investigate and find the 300,000 missing children who entered the country illegally at the southern border. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) posed the question to Pam Bondi...
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1/15/25 The Session Starts Slowly in Austin
- House Rules Debate Comes Late as GOP Seeks End to Democrat Chairs - Starr County Ranch Border Wall Completed - State Sen. Brandon Creighton Named President Pro Tempore as Session Begins