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University of Houston Regents Change Faculty Senate Policy To Comply With New Law
Texas’ university systems are taking different approaches to implementing the new law.
Court of Criminal Appeals Reins in Texas Ethics Commission’s Prosecution Power
The Court found the commission lacks exclusive authority over election crimes.
Senate Committee Advances House Republicans’ Redistricting Map
The Texas Senate’s Congressional Redistricting Committee voted on party lines to advance the House-approved plan.
Trump Declares ‘Complete and Total Endorsement’ of Dustin Burrows
The President credited Burrows with passing redistricting, as well as his work on a number of GOP issues.
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Federal Appeals Court Rules West Texas A&M Cannot Enforce Drag Show Ban
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that West Texas A&M University cannot enforce a policy prohibiting on-campus drag performances while a trial on the merits of the case proceeds. The 2-1 decision grants a temporary injunction...
Texas A&M Seeks to Hide Records on Abortion Research Project
Texas A&M University is attempting to conceal records related to an abortion research project led by one of its professors. On August 3, Texas Scorecard sent Texas A&M a request for records related to a research project that examines the relationship between...
‘Do Not Comply’: Activist Teachers Plot To Defy Texas’ New Ten Commandments Law
As Texas prepares to implement its new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom beginning September 1, some teachers are already vowing to ignore it. On the Reddit community Texas Teachers, with more than 17,000 members,...
Houston Man Caught Smuggling Dozens of Illegals Across Texas Border
A Houston man was arrested after authorities say he attempted to smuggle over three dozen illegal aliens into the United States. Kenneth Gamboa, 25, has been charged with human smuggling after allegedly attempting to transport 40 individuals in a concealed...
Texas House Regains Quorum as Democrats Return From Walkout
For the first time in two weeks, the Texas House was able to gavel in with a quorum on Monday after enough Democrats returned from their out-of-state quorum break. The chamber had been unable to move forward with legislation since Democrats fled to Illinois and other...
Bitcoin Business Tries to Derail Hood County Neighborhood’s Incorporation
UPDATED April 19. Residents of a Hood County community are back on track to vote in November on incorporating as a municipality, despite interference from an out-of-state Bitcoin business that nearly derailed the plan. The neighborhood, Mitchell Bend, is home to about...
Texas Investigates AI Chatbot Companies for Deceptive Mental Health Service Aimed at Children
Texas is investigating AI chatbot platforms Meta AI Studio and Character AI for deceptively marketing themselves as mental health tools. Attorney General Ken Paxton said that both platforms have gone beyond offering general therapeutic advice, and instead come across...
Harris County Jail 2025 Death Toll Climbs to 12 as Funding Changes Announced
Harris County Jail hit its 12th in-custody death of 2025 just as officials are preparing to redirect funding to confront chronic understaffing and overcrowding issues. Last week, the Texas Commission on Jail Standards announced that the death of 32-year-old inmate...
Pro-Late Term Abortion Organization Gave UT-Austin $2.5 Million
A UT-Austin research project on “self-managed medication abortions” received funding from an abortion advocacy group. The payments, discovered via an open records request, span from late 2018 through 2025 and were made from the Society of Family Planning Research Fund...