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CBP Officers Seize Over $1 Million of Cocaine in South Texas
A canine alerted officers to the nearly 77 pounds of cocaine.
ICE Arrests More Than 200 Illegal Aliens Who Have Sexually Abused Children
The federal government has prioritized the arrest of the most dangerous criminal aliens over the past 6 months.
AG Paxton Files Legal Petition Against New York Clerk Over Violation of Texas Abortion Law
The purpose of the petition is to ensure Dr. Margaret Carpenter is held accountable for breaking Texas’ abortion laws.
Texas A&M’s Bush School Continues To Push DEI Statements
Is A&M creatively skirting state law?
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Dallas HERO Calls on Senate Committee to Hold City Governments Accountable
Dallas HERO’s Executive Director Pete Marocco called on the Senate State Affairs Committee to “take bold, decisive steps” to prevent city governments from undermining citizens. Dallas HERO, a non-profit focused on public safety and government transparency, organized...
Investigations, Local, South Texas, State
TAMU-San Antonio Library Highlights ‘Anti-Racist’ Resources
The Texas A&M-San Antonio University Library highlights “anti-racist” research guides in their online book selections. Research guides are listed on the university’s library website to help students navigate class topics and assignments. A list of “Racial Justice...
AG Paxton Sues North Texas Doctor for Illegally Providing Children Cross-sex Hormones
Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Dr. May C. Lau for violating Texas’ law protecting children from gender mutilation procedures. Lau, who's listed as an adolescent medicine physician at Children’s Health Specialty Center Dallas, is also an...
Austin, Investigations, Local, State
Patterns of Negligence: The Kellys’ Georgetown ISD Story
After reports emerged that a school district failed to protect a victim of sexual assault, another student alleged the district did nothing to protect her from a stalker. This is the final part of a three-article series on allegations from families who have attended...
Analysis: The Texas Lottery Commission is Allowing Players to Break the Law
On Tuesday, senators heard testimony from a Texas Lottery Commission official regarding the sales of online lottery tickets, which the commission has allowed—violating state law—since 2020. During the hearing, State Sen. Mayes Middleton (R-Galveston) elicited...
Tarrant County Judge Reassures Voters Election Security Measures Are in Place
In anticipation of the November General Election, Tarrant County has made changes to tighten election security and increase transparency in the process. Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare posted a list of the new security measures his county is taking for the general...
Specialists Push House Lawmakers to Address Cyber Attack Risks on State Infrastructure
Lawmakers in the Texas House held a hearing Wednesday on the threat of cyber attacks from foreign adversaries. The Select Committee on Securing Texas From Hostile Foreign Organizations sought to address growing concerns surrounding the state’s preparedness for...
Huffines Foundation: ‘Texas Should End Forced Medicalization With Fluoride’
Following a federal judge’s ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency should regulate to a greater extent the addition of fluoride into drinking water, one organization is calling on Texas to end the practice. Adding fluoride into public drinking water began in...
Texas Prisons Ban Sexually Explicit Content While Schools Keep It Accessible
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice bans sexually explicit books from state prisons, but some public school libraries enable children to access those same books. According to TDCJ’s policy, inmates are not allowed to obtain magazines or books that contain...