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Reform Advocate Says Texas’ New Laws Are Improving Child Protective Services
Carrie Wilcoxson, a former investigator for the Department of Family and Protective Services, highlighted two new measures that passed this session.
Texas Lawmakers Respond to Parents Demanding Protections for Children
Legislators took big steps to stop the sexualization of Texas kids, but a few key bills did not make it across the finish line.
Left-Wing Groups Fight Against Termination of In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens
A federal judge has been asked to let groups intervene in the settlement that ended the Texas Dream Act.
Video: Children Attend Dallas Drag Show
The video footage was captured by Texas Family Project, which has advocated for protecting children from sexually explicit content.
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Leander School District Walks Back Rejection of Pocket Constitutions for Students
LEANDER—Leander Independent School District rejected a donation of pocket constitutions for the district’s 8th graders on the grounds that it violated district neutrality, before reversing their decision following public pressure. The 917 Society is a non-profit...
Tarrant County GOP Supports Phelan Censure
Tarrant County Republican Party activists adopted a resolution supporting the censure of Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan for violating the principles of the Texas GOP. Locally elected precinct chairs who make up the party’s executive committee approved the resolution...
San Antonio City Council Approves Abortion Travel Fund
Ten San Antonio City council members voted to force taxpayers to pay the travel expenses of women seeking an abortion outside of Texas. With 10 voting in favor and one abstaining, the council approved the ‘Reproductive Justice Fund,’ which will distribute money to...
Deliberation Begins in Ken Paxton Impeachment Trial
With closing arguments out of the way, senators will now determine the future of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. On Friday morning, representatives for both the House prosecutors and Paxton made their final pleas to senators ahead of a decision that could result in...
Fort Worth ISD Says They’ve Discontinued ‘Inclusivity’ Training for Music Teachers
Last school year, Fort Worth Independent School District paid for music teachers to attend a training course teaching them how to foster an “inclusive” classroom environment. FWISD administrators say they have since discontinued the training. The training course was...
Legislating Morals
To be accepted in the polite company of the intellectual elite, some pastors have learned to tell a certain lie. It is a lie that allows them to enter the rarified social and political climes into which they would otherwise not be accepted. And it is a lie that, if...
Senate Prepares for Vote in Paxton Impeachment Trial
Both the prosecution and defense have rested their case in the Senate’s impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton, signaling a coming conclusion to the procedure which has lasted for eight days. On Wednesday night, Rusty Hardin—a lawyer for the...
Fredericksburg Residents Plead for Property Tax Relief
FREDERICKSBURG—Longtime Fredericksburg residents are being taxed out of their homes and are imploring their elected city officials for property tax relief. Fredericksburg City Council members want to adopt the highest property tax rate allowed without having to get...
Elon Musk Draws Attention to Border Crisis
Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin recently reported on the latest numbers of illegal alien encounters with the U.S. Border Patrol. Elon Musk then reposted this report and asked if the public was “aware of the scale of issue.” “Per CBP sources, yesterday alone,...