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House Passes Legislation Prohibiting Purchase of Soda With SNAP Benefits
The execution of the bill is dependent on receiving a waiver from the USDA.
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Texas A&M Paid $27.5M in 2024 Coaching Buyouts
Two Texas schools make the top three list for SEC contract buyouts.
Time Running Out for Senate To Pass GOP-Backed Bill Ending In-State Tuition for Illegals
Currently there are over 59,000 illegal aliens enrolled in colleges and universities across the state.
Texas House Approves Crackdown on THC Products Following Push From Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
The issue has been one of Patrick’s top priorities for the session.
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Communist China in Texas: Spies in State Government
Chinese Communist Party (CCP) drones are embedded in Texas government, representing a clear and present danger to Texans’ security. Weeks ago, the Biden administration permitted a CCP spy balloon to leave China, enter American airspace, and conduct surveillance over...
Battle Brewing Over Who Picks New Tarrant Appraisal District Board Member
A battle is brewing over who will select a new board member for the troubled Tarrant Appraisal District, the agency responsible for setting property values used by local governments to calculate property tax bills. Kathryn Wilemon, chair of the appraisal district’s...
Texas Lawmakers File Thousands of Bills
The deadline to file legislation in the Texas House and Senate has passed, with Texas Lawmakers filing a staggering 5,301 bills in the Texas House–more than ever before–and 2,565 bills in the Texas Senate. Proposed legislation has until May 29 to pass through both...
A Physical Barrier is Necessary: Finish Trump’s Border Wall
The testimony of border experts attest to the fact that sections of the border with a substantial physical barrier, specifically the border wall system constructed during the Trump administration, is an effective tool in aiding law enforcement's response to attempted...
Lawmaker Seeks to Block School Districts from Paying Groups that Employ Lobbyists
Legislation has been filed in the Texas House that would force organizations like the Texas Association of School Boards to choose between continuing to do business with public schools or employing highly paid lobbyists who often advocate for policies that favor...
Undercover Footage: Frisco ISD Trustees to Squelch Conservative Voices
Secretly recorded footage reveals three Frisco school trustees have been working to silence the voices of conservative parents and other trustees—and they plan to keep doing so. The audio and video are from a left-leaning parent-led meeting. The stated topic of the...
Stop Making Excuses
When starstruck teenagers pine over the latest Hollywood manufactured heartthrob, excusing their bad behaviors and looking for the barest of redemptive qualities, we laugh in the knowledge that such behavior will pass. Yet when it is an adult whose infatuation isn’t...
Senate Bill Filed To Protect Women’s College Sports
A legislative priority of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was been filed in the Texas Senate this week, seeking to protect women student athletes in collegiate athletic programs from having to unfairly compete against biological males. The bill was filed by State Sen. Mayes...
Special Ed Teacher Who Coached Girls’ Soccer Arrested for ‘Inappropriate Contact’ With Student
Another Texas teacher has been charged with improper relationship with a student, a second-degree felony, and local police say there may be other victims. New Braunfels Independent School District teacher Bryant Shephard, 41, was arrested Tuesday, according to...