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Houston ISD Teacher’s Assistant Removed After 4-Year-Old’s Sexual Assault Allegation
The teacher’s assistant has been removed from campus while an investigation takes place.
UT-Austin College of Education Dean To Step Down
Dean Charles Martinez has overseen a series of woke endeavors.
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Texas Universities Are Auditing Curricula
The accountability measures are mandated by a new state law.
Leftwing Groups Argue Texas’ New Congressional Map Is Racially Discriminatory
The map creates five new GOP-opportunity districts.
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Houston Faces Lawsuit Over Continued Membership in Regional Planning Council
Houston is facing a lawsuit from government accountability advocates after city officials renewed membership in the Houston-Galveston Area Council, costing $93,000 in dues, despite a voter-approved city charter amendment requiring otherwise. The lawsuit, filed by Fair...
Criminal Charges Filed After Houston Girl Alleges She Was Hit by Substitute Teacher at School
Aldine Independent School District has removed a substitute teacher and referred charges to the district attorney’s office following a student’s claim she was slapped in class at Lewis Middle School. Sixth grader Kheristian Hutchinson, 12, says the incident occurred...
Legislation to Bar Funding for Libraries That Host Drag Shows Dies in House
House lawmakers failed to vote on a bill that would have barred libraries from receiving state funding if they hosted drag shows or drag queen story hours for minors. Senate Bill 18, authored by State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R–Mineola), was placed near the end of the House...
Former East Texas Principal Indicted on Child Porn Charges
A former Hardin Independent School District administrator has been indicted on two counts of possessing child pornography. Chad Dwight Barrett, 56, was a principal at Hardin Junior High School when he was arrested last November following an investigation that found he...
Illegally in U.S. And Released, Now Tied to Deadly Jet Ski Crash
Four individuals suspected to be involved in the tragic death of 18-year-old Ava Moore on Lake Grapevine over Memorial Day weekend were in the country illegally, having entered during the Biden administration, with most encountered and released by federal authorities....
Midnight Deadline Hits as Texas House Enters Final Stretch of Legislative Session
As the clock struck midnight, the Texas House reached one of the last major deadlines of the 2025 legislative session: the opportunity to give initial approval to Senate legislation. Any Senate bills that failed to receive second reading—the stage where members...
Federal Court Temporarily Permits Llano County To Remove Explicit Books
A federal appeals court has reversed a lower court ruling that members of the Llano County Library Advisory Board must temporarily return explicit books to their municipal library. In the majority opinion, authored by Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan on Friday, the Fifth...
‘Trey’s Law’ Means Nondisclosures No Longer Protect Sexual Predators
Legislation to stop secret settlements in sex abuse cases is headed to the governor’s desk after receiving unanimous support in the Texas Senate and House. Senate Bill 835 by State Sen. Angela Paxton (R–McKinney), known as "Trey's Law," prohibits the use of...
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Analysis: Sen. Cruz and Campbell Take On Big College Sports
Last week, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz called a CBS news article “nonsense” before requesting that President Donald Trump form a college sports commission “as soon as possible.” A May 22 article by the beleaguered CBS criticized a proposed effort to reform college sports led...