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Proposal Aimed at Reducing ICE Notifications Hits Roadblock at Houston City Hall
A plan to restrict automatic ICE notifications during traffic stops has hit a roadblock, with council members unwilling to advance the measure.
Salado Library Board Votes To Keep Controversial Children’s Book on Shelves
Concerned citizens say there are many books located in the children’s section that are not age-appropriate.
SCOTUS: Texas’ New Congressional Map Stands for 2026
The map creates five new GOP-opportunity districts.
Fourth Lawsuit Filed Against Celina ISD, Coach Caleb Elliott
Another 17 families are accusing the district of gross negligence for enabling Elliott’s illicit locker room recording of male students.
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Texas Redistricting Trial Day 9: Final Witness Testimony & Closing Arguments
EL PASO—Day nine of Texas’ redistricting trial saw prolonged and contentious questioning of the State’s expert witness, Dr. Sean Trende, despite a prior informal courtroom agreement to keep cross-examination brief. Following Trende’s questioning, both parties made...
Regents Appoint DEI Advocate as Texas A&M-Victoria President
Texas A&M University System regents unanimously appointed Christian Hardigree as the president of its Victoria campus during a special Friday meeting. As previously reported, Hardigree’s record has a pattern of advancing DEI. Her curriculum vitae contains three...
Magnolia ISD Voters To Decide on $1 Billion Bond Package
Residents in Magnolia Independent School District are set to vote on three bond propositions on the upcoming November General Election ballot. According to the election order approved by Magnolia ISD trustees, the bond package would cost taxpayers $516,923,887 before...
Texas Tech Faculty Union Criticizes Leadership for Upholding Biological Reality
A professor’s union at Texas Tech published a letter attacking the university system for upholding biological reality. The union demanded that their employers backtrack and give faculty input in policymaking. On October 8, the Texas Tech chapter of the American...
UT-Austin To Host Teaching Seminar on ‘Communism and Dissent’
The University of Texas at Austin is preparing to host a teaching seminar that will train faculty members to instruct students on the horrors of communism. UT-Austin’s School for Civic Leadership partnered with the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation to host...
Texas Lottery Littered With Scandals This Year
In 2023, gambling expansion gained significant legislative traction. Then, in 2025, that expansionist agenda was wrecked when state lawmakers nearly abolished the Texas Lottery after several scandals were revealed. Lawmakers disbanded the Texas Lottery Commission and...
EXCLUSIVE: Paxton Backs Texas GOP, Opposes Secretary of State in Lawsuit To Close Primaries
Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined the Republican Party of Texas in its legal effort to close the state’s GOP primary elections, filing a joint motion with the party to strike down what it calls an unconstitutional provision of the Texas Election Code. The motion,...
Redistricting Trial Day 8: Texas Lawmakers Defend Process, Intent
EL PASO—On the eighth day of Texas’ ongoing high-profile redistricting trial, proceedings centered on the testimony of Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, an expert witness for the State, and two lawmakers in charge of the redistricting process. At issue is Texas’ latest...
Celina ISD Middle School Coach Faces New Child Porn Charge
UPDATED October 9. A Celina ISD coach arrested last week for secretly recording middle school students now faces a new charge of possessing child sexual abuse material, commonly referred to as child pornography. William Caleb Elliott, 26, was arrested and charged with...