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A&M Regents Likely To Eliminate More ‘Low-Performing’ Programs
Dozens of programs are potentially on the chopping block.
Texas Teen Killed by Illegal Alien
18-year-old Ava Moore was reportedly hit & killed by an illegal alien on a jet ski at Lake Grapevine.
ICE Announces New Houston Arrests as HPD Delays Bodycam Footage From Prior ICE Incidents
Multiple illegal aliens were arrested in connection with a wide-reaching drug trafficking scheme in Houston.
Texas Legislature Sends Foreign Land Ownership Ban to Governor
The law would mark one of the most sweeping state-level efforts in the nation to restrict foreign land ownership tied to national security threats.
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Houston ISD Investigated by Both AG and DA Over Electioneering Allegations
Last November, Houston Independent School District proposed the largest bond measure in Texas history—a $4.4 billion initiative that, including interest, would have cost taxpayers nearly $9 billion. At the center of a growing controversy is a $2 million budget line...
Lawmakers Look to Slash School Superintendents’ Severance Pay
Texas lawmakers moved closer to cutting the size of severance payments that school districts can give superintendents without incurring a penalty, saving tax dollars meant for educating students. Such payouts have been skyrocketing in recent years, along with...
House Members Push to Pass Abortion Pill Ban Before Time Runs Out
Updated following SB 2880's passage out of the State Affairs Committee. With just days left before the Texas House deadline to pass Senate bills, a group of Republican lawmakers warned Friday that key conservative priorities could die unless leadership acts fast....
The Good, Bad & Very Ugly In The Texas Legislative Session
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Luca Cacciatore - Reporter at the Texas Scorecard
Saving the Words
In 1946, ancient scrolls were discovered by Bedouin shepherds in the caves of Qumran, near the Dead Sea. Eventually, nearly a thousand scrolls were found by archaeologists. The scrolls covered most of what we know as the Old Testament, as well as commentaries on those...
5.23.2025: THC ban moves forward.
Time Running Out for Senate To Pass Bill Ending In-State Tuition for Illegals… House Approves Crackdown on THC Products Following Push From Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick… Lawmakers Want to Prohibit Soda Sales with SNAP Cash… Leading the SEC, Texas A&M Paid $27.5M in 2024...
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5/22/25 Texas Cracks Down on THC
- Texas House Approves Crackdown on THC Products Following Push from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick - Texas House Advances Legislation to Block Local Abortion Travel Funding - Harris County Sheriff’s Office Plans Return of Outsourced Inmates
Substitute Teacher Accused of Showing Students Sexually Explicit Videos
A 38-year-old substitute teacher working in Kennedale Independent School District is accused of exposing 14-year-old students to sexually explicit videos and “X-rated” conversations. Ashley Nicole Evans was arrested and charged with two counts of display of harmful...
House Lawmakers Pass Legislation Cracking Down on AI-Generated Child Porn
Texas House lawmakers passed a measure creating criminal penalties for possession or promotion of obscene visual material that appears to depict a child under 18 years old. The penalty will apply regardless of whether the depiction is of a real child, a cartoon,...