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Trump to Cancel Student Visas of Pro-Hamas Protesters
The executive order is directed toward international students who participated in pro-Hamas protests.
Texas Republicans May Redraw Congressional Maps Thanks to Redistricting Win
Several minority “coalition” districts could be redrawn this year to help the GOP maintain a U.S. House majority in 2026.
Texas Tech Class Encourages Critical Race Theory in Human Resources Departments
The class includes assignments based on readings that peddle critical theories surrounding race, gender, disability, and religion.
Killeen ISD Teacher Resigns Over Alleged Misconduct With Student
The teacher has not been named but has been scrubbed from the school district’s website.
The Archive
Virginia Lee Townsend: Momma OWL
Virginia Lee Townsend is eighty-four years young, and is as smart, witty, and outspoken as ever. Born in San Antonio in 1934 at Rescue Home, a refuge for unwed mothers, she was raised in the PSJA (Pharr, San Juan, Alamo) area. Growing up as an only child, early on she...
The O.W.L.S. in South Texas
Who are the O.W.L.S.? Some have joked that the acronym represents “Old White Ladies-Looking for Something.” However, the non-partisan group Objective Watchers of the Legal System is open to all races, young and old, men and women – anyone who wishes to hold their...
Odessa Activists Celebrate Major Victory
An ongoing citizen-led effort to amend Odessa’s city charter celebrated a major victory today as the signatures of over 4,200 voters were submitted in a petition to city hall. The petition calls for a May election that gives local residents an opportunity to change...
Temple Public Library Censored Alternate Views on Its Controversial Display
The Temple Public Library is facing a dilemma after censoring certain viewpoints on a controversial promotional display. Backlash from the community culminated in a library board meeting Tuesday morning, one that was highly publicized and packed with almost three...
Boersma and Paddie Debate in Marshall Candidate Forum
MARSHALL, Texas—As citizens across the nation were preparing to listen to President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address, voters in the East Texas town of Marshall were listening to a debate between an incumbent state representative and his conservative...
Republicans Had Ample Reason to Censure Straus
When the State Republican Executive Committee voted on Saturday to censure Speaker Joe Straus, liberal commentators clambered to explain it away as being solely about the privacy legislation Straus obstructed and ultimately killed last year. Indeed, Straus’ own...
Kenneth Sheets Not Interested In Joining House Freedom Caucus
At least one Republican primary candidate running for Congress isn’t interested in joining the most conservative caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives. Former State Rep. Kenneth Sheets (R–Dallas) told attendees at a candidate forum Tuesday night that, if elected...
Is DMN’s “Watchdog” More Conservative Than House Republicans?
A liberal newspaper’s watchdog supports the same property tax reform the Texas House refused to pass—a body with a two-thirds Republican majority. Does this sound hard to believe? I don’t blame you. But don’t take my word for it. Read the words of taxpayer-advocate...
Largent Emails Show Hostility to Republican Officials and Policies
In his weekly district-wide emails, Granbury ISD Superintendent Jim Largent – who is now running against a conservative incumbent in the Republican Primary for state representative – repeatedly criticized Republican officials and conservative legislation. For example,...