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Texas Lottery Littered With Scandals This Year
Texas Lottery stakeholders helped craft the new law banning lottery ticket resellers.
EXCLUSIVE: Paxton Backs Texas GOP, Opposes Secretary of State in Lawsuit To Close Primaries
The attorney general called on Secretary of State Jane Nelson to stop opposing the case.
Redistricting Trial Day 8: Texas Lawmakers Defend Process, Intent
The case is set to determine whether Texas’ new congressional boundaries may be used in the 2026 elections.
Celina ISD Middle School Coach Faces New Child Porn Charge
Moore Middle School teacher/coach Caleb Elliott was arrested last week on a charge of invasive visual recording.
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Another Marfa ISD Teacher Accused of Sex Crimes Against Student
For a second time in two months, a teacher in Marfa Independent School District is accused of sexual misconduct with a high school student. Juan Tarango Martinez, 54, was arrested and charged with improper relationship between educator and student and indecency with a...
Whitesboro Officials Say City Can Raise Property Taxes Despite New Law
Whitesboro City Council is still on track to raise residents' property taxes by as much as 61 percent, despite questions and concerns about the legality of the tax hike and its impact on local homeowners. During a special meeting Tuesday night, Whitesboro officials...
Texas State To Remove LGBT Course Following Legislative Pushback
Texas State University will remove an LGBT course from its catalog following criticism. Earlier this week, State Rep. Brian Harrison (R–Midlothian), cited the description of “COMM 3316I: LGBTQ+ Communication Studies” in the Texas State Course Catalog. Harrison...
UNT Called Out for ‘Lack of Action’ Against Student Who Celebrated Charlie Kirk’s Murder
After Texas State and Texas Tech universities took swift action when students were found to have celebrated Charlie Kirk’s murder, a mother is asking why the University of North Texas has not. The mother, Randee Hallmark, wrote to university leadership after her...
Round Rock ISD Defies Texas Law, Refuses To Display Ten Commandments in Classrooms
Reports have circulated that Round Rock ISD is refusing to comply with Texas’ new law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in government school classrooms. In an email to Christie Slape, chair of Moms for Liberty Williamson County, Round Rock ISD General...
Texas State Expels Student Who Mocked Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
A second student at another taxpayer-subsidized university in Texas has been expelled for mocking conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s assassination. In a recording posted by activists CJ Pearson and Libs of TikTok, the student can be seen slapping the side of his...
Is the Texas Ethics Commission’s Very Existence a Threat to Texans?
A former legislator’s fight against the Texas Ethics Commission highlights the threat the agency poses to average citizens, often discouraging them from participating in the political process. Former State Rep. Chris Paddie (R–Marshall) was fined by the TEC after he...
Fired Texas State Professor To Sue University
Attorneys for a terminated Texas State University professor have announced an impending lawsuit. The professor was fired after revelations that he had called for the overthrow of the U.S. government. It was widely reported on Tuesday that attorneys for former...
Another Kemp ISD Teacher Charged With Sexual Misconduct
Another Kemp Independent School District teacher has been accused of sexual misconduct. Anthony Aaron Trahan, 35, was arrested and charged with improper relationship between educator and student, a second-degree felony punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison....