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Texas Education Agency Releases School Accountability Ratings for 2025 & 2024
Legal challenges had halted the release of last year’s ratings.
Gov. Abbott Signs Anti-Squatting Legislation
Gov. Abbott said the new laws will provide homeowners “an efficient means of evicting squatters from their property.”
Prosecutors: Fort Bend County Judge Used Campaign Funds for Personal Bills
Prosecutors say Fort Bend County Judge KP George raided his campaign account for property taxes, a house down payment, and other personal costs—and then lied about it on official reports.
Special Session Ending, and Starting, Today
As a second special session begins, the Texas Senate is expected to quickly pass all the measures—again—within the first several days.
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House Lawmaker Proposes Measure To Protect From Warrantless Game Warden Searches
Republican State Rep. Wes Virdell of Brady filed a measure to further protect private property. House Bill 1379 would stop game wardens and Parks and Wildlife peace officers from entering private property without warrants. “When you talk to the average Texan, and you...
Texas Senators Weigh Religious Protections for Public School Employees in Committee
Texas senators considered two measures that would champion the religious freedom rights of school district and charter school employees. During a Monday hearing before the Senate Committee on State Affairs, lawmakers mulled Senate Bill 810 filed by State Sen. Bryan...
Police Investigating Two Belton ISD Employees for Alleged Misconduct
Police are investigating two Belton Independent School District employees for alleged misconduct in separate cases reported within a span of two weeks. On February 28, a South Belton Middle School staff member was placed on administrative leave after the district...
House Committee Considers Property Tax Relief in the Form of Tax Rate Compression
The Texas House Ways and Means Committee met Monday to consider a package of bills aimed at reducing Texans' property tax burden, with an emphasis on lowering school district tax rates through compression rather than increasing the homestead exemption. House Bill 8,...
Senators Hear From the Public on Parental Rights in Education
With the governor’s priority school choice legislation checked off their list, state senators are moving on to other proposals designed to empower Texas parents. The Texas Senate’s Committee on Education K-16 met last week to consider nearly a dozen measures relating...
Video: Colony Ridge Employees Say They Don’t Check Citizenship
Colony Ridge representatives told undercover journalists that they do not check the citizenship status of those seeking to buy land in the Liberty County development. According to the employees, the development is open to bulk land sales to foreign buyers. Sales...
Texas A&M Regents Ban On-Campus Drag Shows
The Texas A&M System Board of Regents passed a resolution banning drag shows across all 11 universities. The regents resolved that the system Chancellor John Sharp, TAMU President Mark A. Welsh III, and all other university presidents must take immediate action to...
‘Texas Strip’: Lone Star State Looks To Carve Out a New Name for a Classic Steak
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he has a beef with the New York Strip. In an X post on Friday, Patrick announced he is cooking up a new initiative to rename the popular steak to the "Texas Strip," arguing that Texas, not New York, deserves recognition for its beef...
Senators Consider Stronger Safeguards Against Sexually Explicit Books in Schools
A state senator has re-introduced legislation to increase safeguards against sexually explicit books in school libraries. “The presence of sexually explicit books in school libraries is indeed still a problem in our state,” said State Sen. Angela Paxton (R-McKinney),...