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Houston ISD Joins Lawsuit Against Social Media Companies
Over 200 school districts have joined the lawsuit claiming companies have caused psychological damage to students.
Senators on Texas Education Committee Advance Teacher Pay Raises
The measure would also expand teachers’ opportunities to receive performance-based bonuses and provide them with free pre-kindergarten.
Dustin Burrows Is in a Position To Bring Republicans Together
I hope he takes it.
Houston Public Works Has 1,400 Unresolved Work Orders Amid Infrastructure Issues
Officials acknowledged the significant backlog and pointed to two primary causes: aging infrastructure and adverse weather conditions.
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Houston NGOs Layoff Workers as White House Halts Funding To Illegal Aliens
Hundreds of employees at two Houston-area charities are being laid off now that the Trump administration has blocked payments to programs providing services to illegal aliens. Both Catholic Charities and YMCA in Houston have laid off hundreds of employees that were...
Analysis: Texas Lottery Vendor IGT Sued Alongside Lottery.com and Former Director
Longtime lottery watchdog Dawn Nettles has sued the former executive director of the Texas Lottery, the vendor responsible for administering the lottery, and Lottery.com for fraud. For the past year, controversy has swirled around the Texas Lottery, its leadership,...
Texas Senators Approve Constitutional Amendment Restricting Bail for Human Trafficking Suspects
Members of the Texas Senate passed a constitutional amendment that would allow judges to deny bail to certain individuals accused of violent or sexual offenses or continuous trafficking of persons. Senate Joint Resolution 5 by State Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) was...
New Poll Shows Strong Support for School Choice as Texas House Files Bill
School choice legislation has been filed in the Texas House, setting up another battle over Gov. Greg Abbott’s top priority as new polling shows a majority of Texans support the issue. In 2023, school choice was blocked in the House after a coalition of Democrats and...
Texas Attorney General’s Office and 2 Counties Join ICE’s Reinstated Task Force Model
Goliad and Smith counties along with the Texas attorney general’s office have joined ICE’s 287(g) Task Force Model, a program that allows ICE to collaborate with local law enforcement to identify and remove illegal aliens. The Task Force Model, discontinued in 2012...
Jim Davis Named Interim President of UT Austin
Following Jay Hartzell’s resignation as president of the University of Texas at Austin, the UT System Board of Regents has appointed the university’s chief operating officer, Jim Davis, as interim president. Hartzell stepped down to take the presidency at Southern...
Lawmakers Propose Limits on School Superintendent Salaries
Two Texas lawmakers have proposed legislation to limit the salaries of school superintendents. Last school year, the state’s highest superintendent salary topped half a million dollars. Eight superintendents received salaries above $400,000, and another 81 received...
Pressure Mounts on Supreme Court To Review Texas Ethics Commission’s Speech Regulation
Two additional amicus briefs have been filed in support of Michael Quinn Sullivan’s petition before the U.S. Supreme Court, further amplifying arguments that Texas’ lobbying registration law violates the First Amendment. The Manhattan Institute, a public policy think...
Texas Senate Passes Items Denying Bail to Criminal Illegals, Certain Violent Offenders
In nearly unanimous votes, members of the Texas Senate advanced legislation that would deny bail to illegal aliens charged with felonies and certain violent offenders. On Wednesday, senators passed Senate Joint Resolution 1 by State Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston), also...