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From School Choice To Bail Reform: Hundreds of Laws Now Enforceable
On September 1, hundreds of new laws took effect in Texas.
KIPP Academy Teacher Arrested for Indecency With a 15-Year-Old Student
Priscilla Castro is accused of fondling a female student at a KIPP charter school in San Antonio.
Gov. Abbott Signs ‘Big Beautiful’ Texas Congressional Map Into Law
The redistricting plan makes Texas “more red,” adding five new Republican-opportunity U.S. House seats.
Pearsall ISD Fires Teacher’s Aide for ‘Inappropriate Communication’ With Student
Alizandra Berrelez worked as a paraprofessional at Pearsall Junior High.
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Amid Construction Surge, Austin Rental Prices Fall
While Texas’ capital city is often seen as an example of what not to do, one recent trend points in the opposite direction. According to press reports, residential rent prices in Austin have fallen 6 percent in the past year and 10 percent in the past two years. This...
Texas GOP Priority: Secure Texas Elections
Last month, Texas GOP delegates met and decided priorities for the next legislative session. The second priority of the eight chosen is to Secure Texas Elections, with ten reforms that Republicans would like to see the legislature pass. Requiring proof of citizenship...
Patrick Rebukes Phelan for Shelving Ten Commandments Classroom Legislation
In the latest move exposing tension between leadership in the House and the Senate, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has publicly condemned Speaker Dade Phelan for effectively killing legislation aimed at mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms....
Texas Children’s Hospital Now Under Investigation For Alleged Fraud
Now that Texas Children’s Hospital’s sterilization practices on minors have been exposed, the state of Texas has taken action and Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into the medical center. This follows a second whistleblower coming forward...
ANALYSIS: State Speech Police Vote to Target Citizens
The Texas Ethics Commission has voted to approve rules that experts warn will chill free speech in Texas. Shortly after the 2024 primary election, the TEC proposed a rule amending disclosure requirements for grassroots activists posting on social media, including...
Poll: Majority of Hispanics Now Support Mass Deportation of Illegal Aliens
New poll results published by the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin report that the number of Hispanics who strongly support a mass deportation effort of illegal aliens jumped from 25 percent in June 2023 to 38 percent as of most recently....
Tussle Over East Texas Wind Farm Headed to Trial
Residents in rural East Texas are suing to stop development of a 30,000-acre wind farm known as the Bug Tussle Wind Ranch. Local landowners argue the project’s offshore-size turbines will result in destruction of property value and loss of livelihood, violating Texas...
Round Rock ISD Uses Taxpayer Money on Sexual Identity Swag
As school districts complain about a lack of funding, the Round Rock Independent School District used taxpayer funds to buy rainbow-themed memorabilia for the first-ever Round Rock Pride event. A public information request revealed that the district spent $640.53 on...
Restoring Sanity, Reliability, and Affordability to the Texas Electric Grid
After several years of the Texas electric grid being overwhelmed by renewable energy, the big news is that natural gas is back in the game. The Public Utility Commission of Texas has received 125 notices of intent that propose over 55,000 megawatts of new generation,...