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Texas Lawsuit Challenges Federal Overreach
Attorney Clayton Calvin said his client wants the courts “to recognize the limits in the Commerce Clause are real.”
President Trump Visits Texas Hill Country: Pledges Federal Support After Deadly Floods
First Lady Melania Trump said, “We are here to honor them and to give them support.”
Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Committees Created Ahead of Special Session
The new House and Senate committees will examine certain issues on the governor’s special session call regarding mitigating the effects of natural disasters.
Dallas District Judge Sanctioned Twice
Judge Amber Givens was found to have violated constitutional rights and exhibited disrespect toward defendants, counsel, and fellow judges.
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Austin Proposes Another Record Setting Budget
As Texas’ capital city continues to deal with a politically created affordability crisis, the city government is preparing to increase the burden. Austin’s new city manager released his proposed $5.9 billion budget on Friday. It includes higher rates for electricity,...
Houston Set to Consider $25M Art Contract
Houston City Council members are set to consider re-approving the Houston Arts Alliance as the vendor for a $25 million 2-year contract, with the option of 3 one-year extensions, for the management and conservation of the City of Houston’s art collection. The price...
State Sen. Bob Hall Seeks to Curb Influence of International Organizations in Texas
Republican State Sen. Bob Hall of Edgewood is calling for new legislation to safeguard the sovereignty of Texas from the overreaching influence of international organizations such as the World Economic Forum, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations. "By...
Republicans Demand Rep. Crockett Resign Over Legislation to Revoke Trump’s Security
Republicans in the Texas Legislature are calling on Democrat U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas to resign after she co-sponsored a bill to strip former President Donald Trump of Secret Service protection. First reported by the Daily Caller, the letter is signed by...
Trump Shot in Assassination Attempt: Texans React
At a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on Saturday, former President Donald Trump was shot in the ear, with a bullet narrowly missing his head. BREAKING: Shots were fired directly at President Trump, watch the moment he reaches for his neck pic.twitter.com/rj5S2YZdvG —...
Lt. Gov. Patrick Promises Senate Will Get Answers From CenterPoint
While over a million Texans have been left without power for days after Hurricane Beryl, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is highlighting questions for electricity distributor CenterPoint, which he and the Senate will seek answers to. Patrick posted on X, “For various reasons,...
Federal Government Stretches Conservation Arm to Snatch More Private Land in Texas
Under the guise of “land protection,” the federal government aims to acquire 700,000 acres of private land in the Southern High Plains region—which sits along the Texas-New Mexico border. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently finalized its Land Protection Plan....
Carroll ISD Secures Preliminary Injunction on Biden Administration’s Title IX Rewrite
A federal judge has granted Carroll Independent School District’s request for a preliminary injunction against the Biden administration’s Title IX rewrite. In April, the Biden administration released a nearly 1,500-page rewrite of Title IX—which is the federal civil...
New Victim Revealed in Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Lorena ISD
A third victim has come forward in a lawsuit over a teacher’s sexual abuse of pre-K students at Lorena Primary School, further implicating the school's embattled principal. The newly discovered information was revealed in an amended complaint filed June 26 by the...