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New Texas Laws Protect Parental Rights
Lawmakers paid special attention to issues arising in family courts.
Allen ISD Elementary Teacher Indicted for Sexual Contact With Students
Austin White was placed on leave from Preston Elementary in October 2024.
US Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age-Verification Law for Online Porn Sites
The Court found that the law is a constitutionally permissible exercise of the state’s authority to protect children from sexually explicit content.
State Lawmakers Ask Abbott To Add Conservative Priorities to Special Session Agenda
Requested additions include banning taxpayer-funded lobbying and banning in-state tuition for illegal aliens.
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Fort Worth Police Chief: Border Security Measure ‘Will Not Change’ Mission
Fort Worth’s top law enforcement officer insisted that city police “will not change” their mission even if Texas' new border security measure were to take effect. Police Chief Neil Noakes issued a video statement Monday on X, pledging that, although the Fort Worth...
Dallas Charter Review Commission to Consider Allowing Non-US Citizens to Serve on Government Boards
With more illegal aliens living among U.S. residents, a new filing by a member of the Dallas Charter Review Commission would amend the Dallas city charter to allow non-U.S. citizens to be appointed and serve on all city boards, commissions, and task forces. The...
Craig Goldman’s Fundraising for Dade Phelan May Violate Federal Election Law
Congressional hopeful Craig Goldman, who currently serves in the Texas House, could be violating federal campaign finance laws by helping fundraise for embattled House Speaker Dade Phelan. Last week, Texas Scorecard reported on a high-dollar fundraiser scheduled for...
Texas School Fund Divests $8.5 Billion From BlackRock Over Anti-energy Policies
With some major investment firms boycotting energy companies, the state of Texas is fighting back, pulling $8.5 billion in assets from global asset manager BlackRock. This movement has been referred to as “Environmental, Social, and Governance” investing. Put simply,...
Lt. Gov. Patrick Endorses More Candidates Ahead of Runoff Elections
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has endorsed three more candidates for both the Texas House and the U.S. House via social media posts ahead of the 2024 primary runoff elections. On March 7, Patrick endorsed Katrina Pierson for House District 33. She is running against incumbent...
University of North Texas: Marxism and Taxpayer-Funded Woke Classes
State taxpayers funded classes at the University of North Texas that pushed intersectionality and feminism. The university also employs a "Marxist Geographer" and a history professor that used a textbook with a bias against former President Donald Trump. As explored...
UT-Austin Think Tank Hosts Discussion on Internet Censorship
The Salem Center at UT-Austin, a five-year-old right-of-center think tank housed in the McCombs School of Business, hosted a discussion regarding the various costs and benefits of different approaches to big tech censorship. Entitled “Big Tech, Net Neutrality, and...
Former Houston Teacher Accused of Sex with Middle School Students
A now-former middle school teacher accused of having sex with underage students has been arrested and charged with multiple felonies. Reginald Van Long, 27, was arrested earlier this month and charged with two counts of sexual assault of a child 14-17 years of age,...
Illegal Alien Tied to Islamic Terrorist Group Attempts to Cross the Border
An illegal alien who was caught attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border admitted to officials that he was part of an Islamic terrorist group. The 22-year-old Lebanese national, Basel Bassel Ebbadi, attempted to enter the United States near El Paso, where he told...