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Texas Agency Orders Universities To Disclose Illegal Alien Students
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s directive follows a June 4 ruling that illegal aliens cannot receive in-state tuition in Texas.
Texas Education Board Proposes New Standards for School Trustee Training
If adopted, the revised Framework for School Board Development will represent a fundamental shift in public school governance.
24/7 Ban on Homeless Sleeping Outdoors Coming to Houston Under Updated Ordinance
In a bid to curb street homelessness and connect people with shelters, Houston plans to implement a 24/7 outdoor sleeping ban in key neighborhoods, backed by new funding and federal support.
Prosecutors Seek Cell Phone of Student Solicited for Sex by Elgin ISD Coach
Coach Devin Anderson was charged last year with having an illicit sexual “relationship” with a female student.
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Houston ISD Extends Superintendent Miles’ Contract After STAAR Test Gains
The state-appointed Houston Independent School District Board of Managers voted in a private meeting to give Superintendent Mike Miles a five-year contract extension. This means he will continue leading the district throughout the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA)...
DeSoto ISD Substitute Teacher Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Student
A Dallas-area substitute teacher is accused of sodomizing a student, and local parents say the school district never notified them of the allegations, even after the suspect was arrested. Bryson Lanier Newton, 23, was arrested in March and charged with sexual assault...
AG Paxton Files Suit Against Genetic Testing Company Over Privacy Concerns
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he has filed suit against 23andMe, a California-based DNA testing company, over its plan to sell customers' genetic information. After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year, 23andMe sought to include in the sale...
Texas Republicans Secure Border Enforcement, Face Setbacks on Broader Immigration Legislation
Border security was one of the Republican Party of Texas’ legislative priorities this session, and lawmakers took some steps to address the issue. However, additional measures that would have disincentivized illegal immigration failed to pass. Republicans...
Harris County Officially Ends Failed Guaranteed Basic Income Program
Harris County Commissioners voted Thursday to officially end its troubled guaranteed income pilot program and reallocate $14 million in unspent federal COVID-19 relief funds. The program, originally launched as Uplift Harris and later rebranded as the Community...
Texas Teacher Faces New Sex Crime Charge After Arrest for Child Porn, Bestiality
An East Texas teacher arrested earlier this year for bestiality and possessing child pornography is facing a new charge of sexually touching a child. Hillary Danielle Williams, 34, was arrested Tuesday and charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact, a...
Trump DOJ Official Aaron Reitz Enters Race for Texas Attorney General
Aaron Reitz, a former deputy attorney general under Ken Paxton and recent Trump administration appointee, announced his campaign for the Republican nomination for Texas attorney general. Reitz made the announcement Thursday, a day after resigning as assistant attorney...
New STAAR Results Reveal Students ‘Not Where They Need To Be Academically’
Newly released results of Texas high school students’ End-of-Course assessments for 2025 show “too many students are still not where they need to be academically,” according to the state agency that oversees public education. The Texas Education Agency released Spring...
Houston Doctor Warns Texas Needs More Robust Medical Freedom Protections
Houston-based Dr. Mary Talley Bowden recently shared in an appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast that Texans need robust medical freedom protections in the face of the state's massive medical industry. In the episode released Tuesday, Bowden told Rogan that since Texas is...