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Lawmakers Address China Threat
One of the measures passed by lawmakers creates an advisory committee to assess Texas’ supply chains in the scenario of a geopolitical conflict.
Banking Lobbyists Reportedly Urging Gov. Abbott to Veto Transactional Gold Legislation
The legislation permits the state comptroller to authorize the use of gold and silver as currency.
New $10.5M Houston Police Department Training Center Will Not Require Taxpayer Funding
Private donations will cover the construction of the training facility designed to bolster officer readiness.
Winnsboro ISD Teacher, Coach Arrested for Sex With Student
Nicholas Gabriel was a football coach and teacher at Winnsboro High School.
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Legislation Bringing Prayer Back to Schools Passes the Senate
Legislation expanding religious liberties in public schools has passed the Senate and now heads to the House. Senate Bill 1396 authored by State Sen. Mayes Middleton (R–Galveston) would allow for school districts' board of trustees or the governing body of...
Majority of House Members Indicate Support for More Corporate Welfare Handouts
With the Texas Legislature heading into the final month of the legislative session, a majority of lawmakers in the Texas House have indicated their support for reviving a controversial corporate welfare program. Chapter 313 allowed school districts to offer large tax...
It’s Time for Change in Fort Worth ISD
Fort Worth Independent School District is in dire need of transformational change on May 6. On this day, voters in Fort Worth ISD will be able to vote out incumbents from the three FWISD school board districts that have caused so much chaos and failed leadership for...
‘Are Buildings Free?’: Lawmakers Debate Whether School Bonds Increase Property Taxes
As Texans prepare to vote on a combined $25 billion in school bond propositions, two Republican state lawmakers sparred over whether bonds that must be repaid with property taxes are property tax increases. The debate was sparked by legislation proposed in both the...
Lt. Gov. Patrick Lauds Senate’s Efforts to End ‘Woke Policies’ in Higher Education
Marking the passage of yet another legislative priority for Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the Texas Senate advanced legislation that would end the practice of awarding tenure to professors in state-funded colleges and universities. Senate Bill 18 by State Sen. Brandon...
Lawmaker Calls for the Texas Legislature to ‘Properly Resolve’ Child Gender Mutilation
In response to a recently published documentary on a multi-state investigation by Project Veritas, a Texas lawmaker is calling on the Legislature to end child gender mutilation once and for all. Project Veritas’ investigation exposed healthcare workers with the World...
North Texas Teacher, Wrestling Coach Arrested for ‘Improper Relationship’ With Student
Another Texas teacher is charged with having an “improper relationship” with a student, and police say there could be more victims. Ruben Francisco Martin, 29, a teacher and assistant wresting coach at Trinity High School in Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School...
Victory Against The Odds
Defeat usually begins in one of two ways: believing success to be impossible, or assuming your victory is assured. On April 21, 1836, the Texians achieved independence at San Jacinto because they were willing to fight a last-chance, impossible battle against an enemy...
Lewisville ISD Teacher Faces 99 Years for Sexual Assault of 10-year-old Student
Another Texas teacher has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a student. Lewisville Independent School District teacher John Collett was arrested Wednesday and charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child, a first-degree felony, and indecency with...