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Houston-Area Church Safety Director Charged With Impersonating ICE Agent
A part-time employee at Gateway Community Church is facing a felony impersonation charge after allegedly flashing a fake ICE card and threatening a woman with deportation.
Harris County Could Face State Oversight of Voter Rolls
Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson is investigating a complaint that voters are registering at post office box addresses.
UT-Austin Alumni Organization Gives ‘Distinguished Alumnus’ Award to DEI Advocate
Dr. Richard Reddick received the award during halftime at Saturday’s football game.
Austin ISD Votes To Close Schools Amid Budget Deficit
Austin ISD’s board of trustees approved the school closure plan, but now awaits final approval from the Texas Education Agency.
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Paxton Accuses Texas Medical Association of Undermining New COVID Vaccine Guidance
Attorney General Ken Paxton has criticized the Texas Medical Association for allegedly rejecting recent federal advisory guidance that emphasizes patient and parent choice in pediatric COVID-19 vaccination decisions, framing the move as an anti-science shift that...
Plano ISD Closes Moldy Murphy Middle School for More Mitigation
Plano Independent School District is closing Murphy Middle School for more mold mitigation less than two weeks after telling families that the school posed “no health concerns” related to mold. In an email sent Friday night at 11:10 p.m., Principal Tramy Tran told...
Redistricting Trial Day 4: Democrats Present First Witness Directly Supporting Racial Gerrymandering Claims
EL PASO—Court proceedings continued Saturday, as the fourth day of Texas’ 2025 federal redistricting trial saw Plaintiffs finally present a witness who provided evidence directly addressing the heart of their racial gerrymandering claims. The latest congressional map...
Celina ISD Coach Charged With Invasive Visual Recording of Middle Schoolers
Police arrested a middle school teacher and coach in Celina Independent School District who allegedly recorded visual images of students’ intimate areas without their knowledge. William Caleb Elliott, 26, was arrested Friday and charged with invasive visual recording...
Redistricting Trial Day 3: Democrats’ ‘Experts’ Falter Under Cross-Examination
EL PASO—The testimony from Democrat plaintiffs’ expert witnesses in Texas’ 2025 redistricting trial has begun to unravel, as cross-examination revealed glaring flaws in their analyses and conclusions on Friday. Plaintiffs suing over the congressional maps include the...
Texas A&M Regents Name Former State Senator Interim President
Texas A&M System Regents have named Tommy Williams interim president of the College Station campus. Williams, a former state legislator, is returning to Texas A&M. He previously served as the Vice-Chancellor for Federal and State Relations for the Texas...
Wylie Police Arrest Substitute Teacher for Sexually Abusing a Child
UPDATED October 3. A now-former Wylie substitute teacher is accused of sexually abusing a young girl. Arthur "AJ" Bass, 55, was arrested Friday and charged with continuous sexual abuse of a child under the age of 14 years old, a first-degree felony punishable by 25...
Lamar CISD Proposes Bond Package Totaling Over $2 Billion
Voters in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District in Fort Bend County are being asked to approve a bond package, including one that would alone cost taxpayers $1.9 billion. During a special called board meeting in August, Lamar CISD trustees approved the...
Houston ISD Ties Deportation Crackdowns to School Closure
Houston Independent School District announced Thursday it would be moving all the students from Las Americas Newcomer School into Jane Long Academy, an adjacent school. The district cited declining enrollment as the main driver in the school’s closure. When the Texas...