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Texas Senate Cracks Down on Abortion-Inducing Drugs
The legislation targets the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs.

ICE Arrests Trump Burger Operator Amid Lawsuits and Eviction
The Houston-area restaurant chain Trump Burger is mired in lawsuits, evictions, and now immigration...

Lawsuit Filed Against Man Accused of Murdering Unborn Daughter by Slipping Mother Abortion Pill
A complaint has been filed in a South Texas federal court alleging a Marine murdered his unborn child by...

Supreme Court Sets Month-Long Briefing Schedule for Quorum Busters Case
The Supreme Court of Texas has announced a briefing schedule in Gov. Greg Abbott's bid to remove the House Democrat Caucus chairman, Gene Wu of Houston, from the legislature. It combined that with the case brought by Attorney General Ken Paxton against Wu and a dozen...

Texas Senate Committee Approves Measure Targeting Abortion Drug Distribution
On Monday, the Senate State Affairs Committee passed a measure targeting the distribution of abortifacient drugs, creating a civil penalty for violators. Known as the Women and Child Protection Act, Senate Bill 6, by State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola), creates a...

Specialist: UT-MD Anderson Has Risky Connections With China
Questions were raised about funding sources for MD Anderson researchers.

Killeen ISD Employees On Leave Over ‘Inappropriate’ Conduct With Students
Two unnamed Aycock Middle School employees now under investigation are the latest district educators accused of misconduct.

Texas House Rejects Scaled-Back Property Tax Bill
If Senate Bill 10 had passed, it would not have lowered property tax bills.

Left-Wing Groups Sue Texas Over Ban on DEI, Gender Ideology in K-12 Schools
The law took effect on September 1.

SOURCES: Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban Dying in House
Despite strong support within the chamber, State Affairs Chairman Ken King is reportedly blocking it.

State Sen. Creighton Positioned to Become Texas Tech Chancellor
A lawmaker will now be tasked with implementing the law he wrote.

Waco ISD Teacher’s Aide Charged With Sexually Grooming 16-Year-Old Student
Jody Edwards was fired from Waco High School after his arrest for felony child grooming.

From School Choice To Bail Reform: Hundreds of Laws Now Enforceable
On September 1, hundreds of new laws took effect in Texas.

Texas Senate Cracks Down on Abortion-Inducing Drugs
The legislation targets the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs.

ICE Arrests Trump Burger Operator Amid Lawsuits and Eviction
The Houston-area restaurant chain Trump Burger is mired in lawsuits, evictions, and now immigration...

Lawsuit Filed Against Man Accused of Murdering Unborn Daughter by Slipping Mother Abortion Pill
A complaint has been filed in a South Texas federal court alleging a Marine murdered his unborn child by...

Supreme Court Sets Month-Long Briefing Schedule for Quorum Busters Case
The Supreme Court of Texas has announced a briefing schedule in Gov. Greg Abbott's bid to remove the House Democrat Caucus chairman, Gene Wu of Houston, from the legislature. It combined that with the case brought by Attorney General Ken Paxton against Wu and a dozen...

Texas Senate Committee Approves Measure Targeting Abortion Drug Distribution
On Monday, the Senate State Affairs Committee passed a measure targeting the distribution of abortifacient drugs, creating a civil penalty for violators. Known as the Women and Child Protection Act, Senate Bill 6, by State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola), creates a...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
Texas Border Ranch
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham has offered a sizable plot of land in Starr County to President-elect Donald Trump to construct deportation facilities.

4.15.2025: House showdown set on school choice.
School Choice Showdown Set for Wednesday in Texas House… Officials Continue Investigations Into North Texas...

4/14/25 School Choice Fight Ahead
- School Choice Showdown in Texas House - Coalition Urges Hearing on Retail Decency Act to Shield Children...

The Show Behind The Show, Palm Sunday Edition
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Chris and Sean talk about Palm Sunday, the court system, and the left-wing...

4.14.2025: Cowboys profit off the Lottery.
Perennial Playoff Failures, Dallas Cowboys Focus on Profiting off the Texas Lottery… Senator Wants a State...

8/13/25 Are Democrats Coming Back?
- Report: House Democrats Planning Return to Texas Capitol - Senators Pass Legislation To Eliminate the...

It’s Time America Stopped Government-Sponsored Racism
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Congressman Tom Tiffany grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. He currently...

Reckoning for O’Rourke?
Abbott Vows Immediate Second Special Session… Paxton Says O’Rourke Flagrantly Violated Fundraising Ban…...

8/12/25 Locking Up Beto O’Rourke
-Paxton Says O’Rourke Flagrantly Violated Fundraising Ban -Abbott Vows Immediate Second Special Session as...