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Kemp ISD Teacher Charged With Sexually Grooming Student
Ryan Hedges taught at Kemp High School.
House Leadership Accused of Holding Pro-Life Bill Hostage to Islamic Holiday Push
Stalled legislation would recognize June 24—the day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe—as a state holiday.
Senate Committee Advances Legislation Requiring Use of E-Verify
The legislation disincentivizes hiring illegal aliens and assists in combating human trafficking.
Conroe Kindergarten Teacher Arrested for Online Solicitation of a Minor
The principal told families Brian Schultz’s arrest was not related to Snyder Elementary.
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Biedermann Will Not Seek Re-election to Texas House of Representatives
On Friday, State Rep. Kyle Biedermann (R–Fredericksburg) announced he would not be seeking re-election to the Texas House of Representatives. Biedermann was first elected in 2016, ousting the incumbent liberal Republican Doug Miller. He currently represents Texas...
Allen Activists Expose Who’s Paying for ‘Deceptive’ Campaign to Extend Term Limits
A group of politically engaged Allen residents has exposed the sources of cash funding a controversial campaign to lengthen the city’s term limits for elected officials. “We have all been curious as to who was aiding the mayor in the deceptive attempts to extend the...
Deck Starts to Shuffle and Opportunity Emerges for Texas Conservatives
Deck Starts to Shuffle and Opportunity Emerges for Texas Conservatives Every election cycle provides an opportunity to reshuffle the proverbial deck of lawmakers in the Texas Legislature. This cycle will be no different, with the addition of the potential to replace...
Huffines: Texas Must Stop Releasing Illegal Aliens
Each month brings a dangerous new record of illegal immigration to our southern border. While much of the blame lies with President Joe Biden, an appreciable amount of it also lies with the waffling and ineffective policies of Texas Governor Greg Abbott. Under Abbott,...
Real People, Holding Firm
Almost by definition, the stories of great battles are the stories of soldiers specifically trained to carry out the art and science of war. With the balm of time and physical distance, the horror of a battle is sanitized by telling ourselves that – even when the...
Democrats Deploy an Army of Attorneys to Attack Texas Election Integrity Act
Democrats and their allies on the left are deploying an army of attorneys to fight against Texas Republicans’ newly enacted election integrity law, hoping courts will do what they couldn’t accomplish via the legislative process. It was a foregone conclusion that...
Gov. Greg Abbott Absent as Challengers Share Their Visions for Texas
In the first of what is expected to be many such forums over the next several months, three Republican challengers vying to be the next governor of Texas met in Decatur on Wednesday evening to answer questions about what they would do if given the opportunity to lead...
Trump Endorses Buckingham for Texas Land Commissioner
On Wednesday, former President Donald Trump continued his involvement in the ongoing 2022 Texas election cycle by announcing yet another endorsement. Endorsing Republican State Sen. Dawn Buckingham (Lakeway) in her campaign for Texas land commissioner, Trump said: A...
Pratt: Warped Use of COVID ‘Relief’ and Definition of Distance Learning at Odessa College
Is buying a new high-tech Steinway Spirio player piano for a junior college, with your tax dollars, an appropriate use of the federal CARES Act Emergency Relief slush fund? I’ve had a piano in my home for all but a handful of years. My mother plays piano. I took many...