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Greg Abbott Sets Third Special Session For October 9
Tell Lt. Gov. Patrick and Speaker Phelan to “notify your respective members.”
Travis County Attorney Says DPS Troopers Increase Her Workload
Delia Garza said the additional caseload slows down the processing of all cases.
Report: Biden Administration Funds Texas Drug Recovery Group Distributing Crack Pipes
The organization received $800,000 in federal grant money last year.
Elon Musk Visits Texas-Mexico Border to Expose Crisis
Musk was joined by U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales, whom the Texas GOP censured for violating party principles.
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West Texas County Restricts Abortion Trafficking on Its Highways
Cochran County Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt an ordinance outlawing abortion and abortion trafficking within the unincorporated area of Cochran County. On Thursday, Cochran County Commissioners adopted a proposal that prohibits the killing of an unborn...
Woke Pastor Works with Mansfield ISD to Pass Anti-School Choice Resolution
MANSFIELD—A Texas pastor who has promoted gender mutilation in minors spoke at a Mansfield Independent School District school board meeting in favor of a resolution against Gov. Greg Abbott’s school choice initiative. One of the items on this week's agenda was a...
Texas Democrats Vote Against Federal Aid for Border Crisis
Texas’ congressional Democrats unanimously supported an effort to prevent any federal funds from reimbursing the state’s Operation Lone Star border initiative. The vote came after San Antonio Democrat U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro filed an amendment to the congressional...
New York and Texas Clash Over Border Crisis
As the border crisis worsens, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she “will not be taking advice” from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on the influx of illegal aliens in her state. While speaking at the Manhattan Institute in New York City earlier this week, Abbott refuted claims...
Tony Gonzales Joins Democrats, Votes Against Defunding Military Drag Shows
After Republican U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas proposed an amendment to the U.S. House spending bill to defund drag shows and "Pride month" events at the Department of Defense, U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales was the only Texas Republican to join Democrats in killing it. During...
Grand Prairie Teacher Gets 15 Years in Prison for Sex Crimes Against Student
A now-former Texas teacher at an all-girls school in Grand Prairie was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sex crimes against a 16-year-old student. Matthew Ramos, 34, pleaded guilty in July to improper relationship between educator and student, a second-degree felony...
Texas AG Ken Paxton Sues Yelp Over Discrimination of Pregnancy Resource Centers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the review website Yelp, alleging the company added “inaccurate and misleading language” to listings of pregnancy resource centers. The lawsuit states that Yelp added language to the pages of pregnancy resource centers—that...
Democrat US Senator Criticizes China Buying American Farmland
As tensions between China and the U.S. rise, Democrat U.S. Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania brought attention to China’s purchases of American farmland. “The Chinese government and other US adversaries should own zero, zero agricultural land in our country. I...
The Ayes of Texas are Upon You: Better Keep Your Head on a Swivel
I must admit I’d never expected to be mesmerized by the grand waste of my money that was the Ken Paxton impeachment extravaganza. Furthermore, I’m not proud to say that I hadn’t really been paying that much attention to the ministrations of Texas politics recently,...