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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.
Houston Parents Sue HISD Over Daughter’s Secret Social Gender Transition
A Houston family is taking the state’s largest school district to court, claiming their daughter was socially transitioned by school staff in direct defiance of their explicit instructions.
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Y’All Answered: Defund Woke Schools?
Increasingly, public schools in Texas are allowing resources and instruction time to be spent indoctrinating children into radical sex and gender ideologies. With pornographic books in the libraries, LGBTQ parades through the hallways, and cross-dressing teachers in...
US Supreme Court Extends Pause on Texas Border Security Law
This article has been updated with a response from the governor that was posted to social media. The United States Supreme Court has indefinitely extended a pause on the implementation of Texas' new border security law. Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 4...
In Their Own Words: Runoff Candidates on Democrat Committee Chairs
This article has been updated since publication. The decision of Republican lawmakers to allow the appointment of Democrat committee chairs has been an issue that many conservative voters in Texas have opposed. Banning Democrat chairs was one of the GOP priorities...
Houston City Council Members Raise Questions Over Firefighter Deal
Two Houston City Council members are raising “several key questions and concerns” over the newly crafted settlement agreement between Mayor John Whitmire and the Houston firefighters. Council Members Ed Pollard of District J and Tiffany Thomas of District F sent the...
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US Supreme Court Sides with West Texas A&M Against Drag Shows
Amid a lengthy legal battle between students wanting to host a drag show on campus and West Texas A&M University’s President Walter Wendler canceling it, the U.S. Supreme Court has held that the president is allowed to stop the event from taking place. On Friday,...
DEI and the University of North Texas
This article was updated with a response by State Sen. Brandon Creighton. Three employee resource groups focusing on anti-racism, transgender issues, and LGBTQ matters have kept the Denton-based University of North Texas at the center of an ongoing debate about DEI...
Tucker Carlson Talks Texas Border Invasion at Sold-Out Speech in Fort Worth
FORT WORTH—Conservative commentator and journalist Tucker Carlson took a break from interviewing world leaders and newsmakers to speak at a fundraiser for the Tarrant County Republican Party, focusing on the invasion at the southern border and firing shots at Gov....
SOURCES: Dade Phelan Campaign Recruit Rick Perry Staffers
Understanding that more than 80 percent of the time incumbents pushed into runoff elections end up losing, House Speaker Dade Phelan and his allies are attempting to raise and spend unprecedented amounts of money to keep his seat in the Texas Legislature. According to...
Bell County Official Caught Inside Polling Places During Primary Election
Bell County Commissioner Louie Minor may be facing criminal charges after he was caught inside multiple polling locations during the March primary elections. Texas Election Code Section 61.001 prohibits “bystanders” in polling places while voting activities are being...