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DeSoto ISD Substitute Teacher Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Student
Bryson Newton is accused of sodomizing a child last year while teaching at Ruby Young Talented and Gifted Academy.
AG Paxton Files Suit Against Genetic Testing Company Over Privacy Concerns
Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have filed suit against the direct to consumer genetic testing company, 23andMe, over concerns regarding the sale of personal information.
Texas Republicans Secure Border Enforcement, Face Setbacks on Broader Immigration Legislation
Legislation to mandate E-Verify failed to pass the House.
Harris County Officially Ends Failed Guaranteed Basic Income Program
The county never disbursed the funds to anyone, despite spending millions to administer the program.
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A Declining Church in America
A new Gallup poll shows church attendance is lower than the pre-COVID lockdown levels and dropping. The church is reaping today the lessons it taught back in 2020. In the four years before COVID, around 34 percent of U.S. adults said they had attended worship services...
Gov. Greg Abbott Announces Third Special Session Agenda
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has announced the agenda for the third legislative special session. It is slated to begin on Monday at 1 p.m. “I am bringing the Texas Legislature back for Special Session #3 to continue building on the achievements we accomplished during the...
Baylor College of Medicine to Require COVID-19 Shots
HOUSTON—Baylor College of Medicine in Houston has announced it will be requiring students, faculty, and staff to receive the COVID-19 booster shot. In an email to the BCM community last week, the college says that due to new strains of COVID-19, they urge everyone to...
Texas Lawmakers Propose Plan to ‘Clean Up and Clean Out’ Colony Ridge
With a special legislative session slated to begin next week, four members of the Texas House have outlined a plan to address alleged cartel activity in Colony Ridge—including a potential conservatorship over the county where the development is located. Located...
Wayne Richard Launches Campaign for Texas House
Plano businessman Wayne Richard announced he is running in the March 2024 Republican primary for Texas House District 66 in Collin County. “Our community deserves a representative who will stand against the political regime and radical activism,” Richard said in his...
Northwest ISD Principal Charged with Sexual Abuse of a Child
FORT WORTH—Another Texas educator has been charged with a sex crime involving a child. This time, the accused is an administrator in Northwest Independent School District in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Mose Brown was arrested Monday and charged with continuous...
Tarrant County Commissioners Reject Funding for Girls Inc.
Tarrant County Commissioners voted to block funding for an organization that has openly supported woke ideology and advocated against pro-life laws. On Tuesday, commissioners were asked to allocate $115,334 in state grants for a “progressive” non-profit organization...
Parents Blast Plano School Board Over Sexually Explicit Books
PLANO—After waiting five hours for a chance to speak, Plano parents blasted their elected school board trustees for failing to remove dozens of books that the district has acknowledged are sexually explicit but still decided to keep in students’ libraries. “You are...
Texas Senator Calls for Federal Reimbursement for Educating Illegal Aliens
A Texas lawmaker is calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to add legislation requiring the federal government to reimburse the state for the cost of educating illegal alien children in Texas’ government schools to the special legislative session. State Sen. Drew Springer...