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Texas Investigates AI Chatbot Companies for Deceptive Mental Health Service Aimed at Children
Paxton’s investigation builds upon a probe into Character AI’s data privacy and safety practices announced in December.
Harris County Jail 2025 Death Toll Climbs to 12 as Funding Changes Announced
Harris County commissioners intend to decrease funding for outsourcing inmates.
Pro-Late Term Abortion Organization Gave UT-Austin $2.5 Million
The Society of Family Planning “opposes the inclusion of gestational duration limits, including viability, in legislation, laws, initiatives, or regulations.”
Court Rejects ‘Qualified Immunity’ for Lorena ISD Admin in Sex Abuse Lawsuit
The Fifth Circuit denied Lorena Primary School Principal April Jewell’s motion to dismiss, clearing the way for the lawsuit against Jewell and the district to proceed.
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How Texans for Lawsuit Reform Paid Pennies While the TEC Targeted an Elderly Activist
In 2015, the Texas Ethics Commission investigated Texans for Lawsuit Reform, one of the most influential political organizations in the state, for failing to file required disclosures about its activities. The TEC found the group had failed to comply with the...
Report: Cody Harris’ ‘Baseless’ Ethics Complaint Dropped Against Texas GOP Chair
A Republican lawmaker's attempt to imprison the chairman of the Republican Party of Texas for urging Republican House members to support the Republican nominee for speaker has reportedly been thrown out by the Texas Ethics Commission. State Rep. Cody Harris...
West Texas Teacher, Coach Charged With Continuous Sexual Assault of a Child
Another Texas educator was arrested for sexually assaulting a child. Justin Wade Esquell, 49, is accused of sexually abusing his victim over a period of four years, starting when the child was under the age of 14 years. Esquell worked as a teacher and coach at Robert...
Texas Racing Commission Faces Continued Scrutiny
A state auditor's report released in the summer of 2024 revealed ongoing financial mismanagement at the Texas Racing Commission, an agency already under legislative scrutiny. An audit of the commission's Horse Industry Escrow Account found that over $3 million in...
Report: CCP Infiltration of Texas Cities
A Texas House committee report warned that the Chinese Communist Party is out to influence local public servants. The report’s writers recommended state lawmakers ban relationships between Texas and Chinese local governments but did not include an enforcement...
Legislation Filed to Give Texas Attorney General Additional Prosecutorial Powers
New legislation has been filed in the Texas Senate to give the attorney general additional prosecutorial powers in certain cases. Senate Bill 846 by State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineloa) amends the government code to grant the attorney general prosecutorial powers in...
Harris County & Houston Issue Opposing Guidance on Prep for Freeze
As Houston prepares for a forecasted hard freeze and snow, local authorities issued conflicting guidance on how citizens should protect their homes from pipes bursting. Conventional wisdom is to drip water from faucets to prevent water from freezing in the pipes and...
Report: Public Utility Commission Yet To Begin Rulemaking for Energy Reliability Laws
A new report shows that the Public Utility Commission of Texas has not yet initiated the rulemaking process for energy reliability statutes outlined by lawmakers in 2023. The Sunset Advisory Commission compliance report issued this month included an overview of...
Report: Chinese Drones Threaten Texas
In December, state lawmakers recommended a statewide ban on first responders buying China-made drones and suggested using taxpayer money to phase out those currently in service. A specialist testified to Texas lawmakers that Chinese-made drones are a national security...