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State Rep. Harrison Calls Out House Leadership for ‘Protecting’ DEI in Universities
New legislation by State Rep. Cody Harris would allow for DEI courses in degree programs that focus on “racial, ethnic, or gender studies.”
Harris County Reveals $120 Million Shortfall for Active Flood Drainage Projects
Harris County commissioners had passed a framework for how to prioritize projects that was not followed.
Harris County Empowers Attorney to Sue Trump Administration Over Executive Actions
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee recently joined a lawsuit against Trump’s order blocking birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens.
North Texas Teacher Arrested for ‘Improper Relationship’ With Student
Ruel “JR” Barbee taught art at Newman International Academy, a charter school in Arlington.
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Voters Paint Midland Red
Voters painted Midland County red Tuesday as Republican statewide and countywide candidates won by an average of 79 percent over their Democratic challengers, according to unofficial voting results from Midland County. At the federal level, U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway...
Federally Indicted Judge Wins the Rio Grande Valley
Remember when former Judge Rodolfo "Rudy" Delgado was arrested, indicted, suspended, and resigned his seat on the 93rd District Court earlier this year, due to federal bribery charges concerning his courtroom? We did, but it seems as if the Rio Grande Valley forgot or...
Dan Patrick Re-Elected as Lieutenant Governor
Voters across Texas are celebrating tonight after Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was re-elected by an impressive margin. Patrick, a former talk radio host turned Republican politician, centered his re-election campaign on an aggressive agenda of increasing teacher pay and...
Paxton Victorious in the Face of Political Prosecution
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is celebrating a victory as voters re-elected him to serve a second term as the state’s top lawyer. His victory seemed anything but certain to many political observers a couple of years ago. After Paxton upset the political...
Houston Reapproves Drainage Fee and Green-Lights Firefighter Raises
Houston voters passed the city’s proposed charter amendments Proposition A and Proposition B, also known as the drainage fee and pay parity, respectively. The drainage fee, which voters approved overwhelmingly, was back on the ballot after the Texas Supreme Court...
Abbott Campaign Crushes Democrat Opponent
In an election in which Democrats predicted a “blue wave” of liberal victories, Gov. Greg Abbott has defeated Sheriff Lupe Valdez, his Democrat opponent, to win re-election to Texas’ highest office. Since winning the governor’s office four years ago, Abbott has been...
Harris County Judge Orders Locations to Remain Open Late
A state district judge ordered nine Harris County polling locations to stay open one hour later following delayed openings and technical issues this morning. The locations will be required to stay open until 8 p.m. The emergency ruling came after a lawsuit filed today...
Texas Poll Worker on Illegal Immigrants Voting: “We Got Tons of Them”
A bombshell report by investigative journalists appears to show Texas poll workers enabling and encouraging non-citizens to vote in the current election. A breaking report released by James O'Keefe's Project Veritas a few hours before polls closed purportedly shows...
Legacy Media Attacks and the Grassroots
"You're being attacked, congratulations!" That is the sentiment I send to all grassroots conservatives who fought the good fight this election season. And it should be our heartfelt response any time we see Americans under assault by the establishment media for...