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Texas Sues Biden Admin Over Requirement to ‘Affirm’ Foster Care Children’s Gender Identity
Attorney General Ken Paxton says the Texas foster care system would be held hostage to unscientific, fringe beliefs.
Gov. Abbott Offers $5k Reward for Information on Venezuelan Gang Members
The governor’s Public Safety Office will pay up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of known or suspected members of the Tren de Aragua gang.
Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Resigns
Angélica Ramsey’s last day as superintendent will be October 1.
Houston Mayor Reaches Agreement With Municipal Employee Union
The 3-year contract includes an increase in the city’s $15 per hour minimum wage to $16.75 this year, $17.25 next year, and $18 in 2026, the final full year of the contract.
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New Federal Subsidies for Unreliable Energy Sources Far Outpace Reliables
A new study explains the driving impetus behind the country’s energy transition is the growth in federal subsidies for unreliable energy sources and the decrease in subsidies for reliables. According to a new Energy Alliance study, subsidies for unreliable energy have...
Texas Comptroller Releases Study on Housing Affordability Challenges
As Texas gears up for a discussion of housing affordability in the 2025 legislative session, a new report from Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s office has added fuel to the fire. “Texans continue to suffer from elevated prices and high interest rates that put significant...
Houston ISD Bond Polls Show Striking Differences
New polls show striking differences in perspective on Houston ISD’s upcoming $4.4 billion school bond. Days apart, Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and the Texas chapter of the American Federation of Teachers released polls showing wildly...
Another DPS ‘Most Wanted’ Illegal Alien Captured
Just days after he was added to the list of the top 10 most wanted illegal aliens in Texas, Jose Miguel Zelaya-Ponce was arrested in the Houston area. Zelaya-Ponce, 20, was apprehended for aggravated sexual assault of a child under the age of 14. Originally from...
Texas A&M Promotes LGBT Ideology in Memorial Student Center
Texas A&M signage on campus includes a photo of students sporting temporary tattoos featuring an LGBT flag with the university’s logo. The photo collage signage, displayed at the Memorial Student Center, includes the photo in a section that reads “Living....
Project Veritas Got FDA Lawyer on the Record: War Against Ivermectin was a Mistake
Project Veritas has released footage of a Food and Drug Administration attorney admitting that the agency he represented “unquestionably” went beyond its authority by dissuading the American public from taking ivermectin to fight COVID-19. Isaac Belfer, who defended...
Now-former Abilene ISD Teacher Arrested for Sexual Relationship With Student
A now-former Abilene Independent School District teacher has been arrested for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with one of his students. Lawrence Brandt Grigg, 54, was arrested August 21 by the Abilene Police Department and charged with improper...
Lawsuit Seeks to End Austin’s Property Tax Collection for Project Connect
A new class action lawsuit filed in Travis County 126th District Court claims that the City of Austin is collecting annual property tax illegally to fund Project Connect since the project is not following through on delivering the public transit development that...
Dade Phelan’s New Chief of Staff is a Democrat Donor
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s new chief of staff Mike Toomey is a Democrat donor. The former lawmaker-turned-lobbyist previously earned millions representing groups such as the pro-casino Las Vegas Sands and several taxpayer-funded institutions, such as the...