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Paxton Launches Investigation Into Leftist Terror Groups
The investigation follows the assassination of Charlie Kirk and attacks on ICE facilities across the country.
Victim’s Brother Pushes Back on Claims of Innocence for Convicted Killer Robert Roberson
Robert Roberson is scheduled for execution next week for killing his two-year-old daughter in 2002.
Texas Redistricting Trial Day 5: Transparency, Partisan Intent Central Themes as State Begins Defense
State attorneys are defending congressional redistricting as purely partisan rather than racially discriminatory.
Texas A&M Sports Textbook Promotes Critical Race Theory and the LGBT Agenda
The university’s Center for Sport Management Research and Education is the publisher.
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Leftwing Groups Argue Texas’ New Congressional Map Is Racially Discriminatory
EL PASO—A panel of three federal judges is weighing arguments in a lawsuit challenging Texas' new congressional districts, with a coalition of left-wing advocacy groups contending the maps are racially discriminatory. The new districts include five GOP-opportunity...
Denton ISD Voters Will Decide on Permanent School Property Tax Increase
Voters in Denton ISD will decide in November whether to permanently raise school property tax rates for district residents and businesses above the maximum increase allowed by state law. In August, Denton Independent School District trustees unanimously approved...
Legal Effort To Close the Texas Republican Party Primary Delayed
A federal court has granted the state a 30-day extension to respond to the Texas GOP’s legal challenge to close the Republican primary. Currently, any Texas voter can participate in a party primary regardless of political affiliation. The Republican Party of Texas has...
Union Advises Texas A&M Faculty To ‘Resist’ Reform and Accountability
A self-identified professors' union has advised Texas A&M faculty to “resist” their employers' efforts to hold them accountable for classroom instruction. In a letter, the organization outlines strategies such as documenting interactions with supervisors while...
Plano Private School Teacher Gets 20 Years for Sex Crimes Against Student
UPDATED October 2 with comments from the Collin County District Attorney. A Plano private school teacher was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to sex crimes against a 15-year-old female student. Jacob Thomas Allred, now 34, was arrested in January...
Texas Tech Regents Appoint Brandon Creighton as New Chancellor
During a short meeting, the regents of the Texas Tech University System appointed State Sen. Brandon Creighton as its new chancellor and chief executive officer. The vote was unanimous. “This is a historic day for Texas Tech University System,” Regent Chairman Cody...
Voters in Belton, Temple ISDs To Determine Upcoming Bond Elections
Trustees from both Belton and Temple independent school districts have placed bonds on the November ballot, with Temple also putting forth a voter approval tax rate election. According to Belton ISD’s bond election call, trustees approved a bond package that would add...
UT-Austin Announces New Faculty Advisory Structure
The University of Texas at Austin has unveiled a major overhaul in faculty governance, formally announcing the creation of two new advisory bodies in response to sweeping changes mandated by a recent state law. In an open letter posted to the university website,...
Academy ISD Employee Jailed After Alleged Sexual Assault of a Student
An Academy Independent School District maintenance employee is in jail following allegations that he sexually assaulted a student. William Anthony Blackburn, 47, was arrested Monday and booked into the Bell County Jail on a charge of displaying harmful material to a...