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Plano ISD Under Investigation Following Reports of Antisemitic Incidents
Attorney General Ken Paxton said the investigation is in response to community concerns.
Trial Court Shields LGBT Organization From Investigation
An LGBT organization is fighting a demand to produce records regarding illegal gender mutilation procedures...
Marfa ISD Teacher Arrested for Sexual Misconduct With Student
A teacher for Marfa Independent School District is accused of sexual misconduct with a student. Rebecca...
Paxton Instructs Texas School Districts To Follow State’s Ten Commandments Law
Attorney General Ken Paxton is instructing Texas school districts to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms under a new state law. While ongoing litigation has halted the displays in 11 districts, Paxton is warning that the rest of the state is still expected to...
Texas Teacher Arrested on Federal Child Porn Charge
A former Texas teacher and camp counselor was arrested for sexually exploiting children. Robert Jerome Custer, 56, was arrested on a federal charge of accessing child sexual abuse material, commonly called child pornography. Custer previously worked as an educator and...
Chinese National Charged With Stealing Sensitive Data from UT-MD Anderson
The incident highlights the need for research security in Texas higher education.
No Prison for Brazosport ISD Teacher Guilty of Sexually Assaulting Student
Former Brazoswood High School teacher Brandyn Hargrove was sentenced to 10 years of probation and must register as a sex offender for life.
Legislature Advances Over-the-Counter Ivermectin Bill
Texas would join Idaho, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Louisiana as the only states to enact legislation making ivermectin available over-the-counter.
Moms Arrested for Running North Texas Choir Booster Club
Cleared of charges, moms still lost choir booster club money to the school district.
Farmersville Proposes Double-Digit Tax Increase
City officials drafted a balanced budget based on the highest property tax increase allowed without a public vote.
Houston Doctor to Appeal Case With Texas Medical Board
Dr. Bowden has been under the scrutiny of the Texas Medical Board since 2022 after prescribing ivermectin to a patient during the COVID-19 pandemic.
After Regular Session Defeat, House Votes To Restore AG’s Election Fraud Powers
This renewed effort comes after a breakdown earlier this year, when similar legislation advanced during the regular session but died in conference committee.
Judge Sends Lottery Rigging Case Back to Travis County District Court
The case had been in the state’s newly established Business Court since May.
Plano ISD Under Investigation Following Reports of Antisemitic Incidents
Attorney General Ken Paxton said the investigation is in response to community concerns.
Trial Court Shields LGBT Organization From Investigation
An LGBT organization is fighting a demand to produce records regarding illegal gender mutilation procedures...
Marfa ISD Teacher Arrested for Sexual Misconduct With Student
A teacher for Marfa Independent School District is accused of sexual misconduct with a student. Rebecca...
Paxton Instructs Texas School Districts To Follow State’s Ten Commandments Law
Attorney General Ken Paxton is instructing Texas school districts to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms under a new state law. While ongoing litigation has halted the displays in 11 districts, Paxton is warning that the rest of the state is still expected to...
Texas Teacher Arrested on Federal Child Porn Charge
A former Texas teacher and camp counselor was arrested for sexually exploiting children. Robert Jerome Custer, 56, was arrested on a federal charge of accessing child sexual abuse material, commonly called child pornography. Custer previously worked as an educator and...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
Texas Map Adds Five New Republican U.S. House Seats
Republican lawmakers have proposed new district maps that could increase the number of GOP-held U.S. House seats in Texas by five.
Will Democrats Be Punished?
Today, we discuss Ken Paxton suing Big Pharma, conservative policies that might be added to the next special...
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…...
8.26.2025: GOP rejects punishment for DEMs
Republican Caucus Rejects Effort to Punish Democrat Quorum Breakers… Cruz, Paxton Back Rivals in GOP Primary...
8/25/25 Will Democrats Be Punished?
- House Republicans Split on Punishing Democrat Quorum Breakers - Texas Senate Greenlights GOP Congressional...
The Show Behind The Show, Farm To Table Edition
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Chris and Sean talk about the virtues of home gardens and the deficit of good...
8.25.2025: Senate sends map to Abbott
Texas Senate Greenlights GOP Congressional Map… Rules Announced For Texas' First Statewide School Choice...