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Texas Universities Assist Flood Relief Efforts
Several universities have stepped up during Texas’ hour of need.

New Sex Crime Charges Filed Against Former Comal ISD Teacher
A female teacher from Comal Independent School District is facing four new felony sex crime charges related...

Two Weeks Out, Questions Remain Ahead of Special Legislative Session
With just two weeks remaining until lawmakers return to Austin, Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to announce what...

New State Law Limits School Superintendents’ Severance Pay
Starting in September, the size of severance payments to school superintendents will be limited, saving Texas taxpayers money and eliminating costly penalties on excessive payouts. Severance payments have been skyrocketing in recent years, along with superintendents’...

Lampasas ISD Band Director Arrested for Sexual Misconduct With Student
A band teacher who resigned from Lampasas Independent School District in January has been officially accused of sexual misconduct with a female student. Jeremy Lyndell Flint, 35, a former band director at Lampasas Middle School, was arrested Thursday and charged with...

IRS Moves To Allow Pastors To Endorse Political Candidates
President Trump’s IRS is working with plaintiffs to invalidate prior interpretations of the Johnson Amendment.

Court Rules Texas Can Release 2024 School Accountability Ratings
The A-F ratings serve as “report cards” for how well Texas schools are serving students and taxpayers.

Trump Administration To Revoke Legal Status of Over 70,000 Hondurans, Nicaraguans
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stressed that Temporary Protected Status was intended to be “just that—temporary.”

Feds Arrest 10 for Ambush Attack on ICE Agents in Texas
The organized attackers lured officers outside and then began shooting.

Conroe ISD Poised To Reject UIL Access for Homeschoolers Under New State Law
District officials cite logistics concerns.

Baylor University Receives Grant to Promote ‘LGBTQIA Inclusion’
The Baptist-aligned university moves to promote a left-wing agenda in American churches.

Rollins: ‘No Amnesty’ for Illegal Alien Farm Workers
Speaking in front of the USDA with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and others, Brooke Rollins took a hard line against national security threats to the food industry.

Attorney General Paxton Says State Will Continue Defending Border Security Law After Setback
While Texas’ law was blocked by a federal appeals court last week, Paxton says the state is not giving up.

Texas Universities Assist Flood Relief Efforts
Several universities have stepped up during Texas’ hour of need.

New Sex Crime Charges Filed Against Former Comal ISD Teacher
A female teacher from Comal Independent School District is facing four new felony sex crime charges related...

Two Weeks Out, Questions Remain Ahead of Special Legislative Session
With just two weeks remaining until lawmakers return to Austin, Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to announce what...

New State Law Limits School Superintendents’ Severance Pay
Starting in September, the size of severance payments to school superintendents will be limited, saving Texas taxpayers money and eliminating costly penalties on excessive payouts. Severance payments have been skyrocketing in recent years, along with superintendents’...

Lampasas ISD Band Director Arrested for Sexual Misconduct With Student
A band teacher who resigned from Lampasas Independent School District in January has been officially accused of sexual misconduct with a female student. Jeremy Lyndell Flint, 35, a former band director at Lampasas Middle School, was arrested Thursday and charged with...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
Texas Will Assist Federal Immigration Enforcement Efforts
The new legislation requires all Texas sheriffs who operate or contract to operate a jail to pursue formal cooperation agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

6/20/25 Illegal Aliens Smuggled into Texas
- Former US Soldier Sentenced for Smuggling Illegals Into Texas - General Mills Will Remove Artificial Dyes...

Could the Senate Make The Reconciliation Bill “Better”…For Change?
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Congressman Brandon Gill represents the 26th congressional DISTRICT IN THE...

Don’t Be An Idiot
Our property taxes will only go down when our local engagement goes up.

6.20.2025: Comptroller race rattled
Hancock Leaves Senate, With Appointment Set to Upset Comptroller Race… Shake Up for TLR After Political...

Salcedo Show Axiom #6- It’s Best Not To Give Government More Power, Lest It be Abused
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Salcedo Show Axiom #6.

Salcedo Show Axiom #5 – Leftists Lie…They Always Lie
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Chris Salcedo Show Axiom #5.

Making America Great
By all outward appearances, there was no difference between July 3, 1776, and July 5. The American colonies...

7.4.2025: Senate shake-up.
Wave of Retirements and Campaign Launches Reshaping Texas Senate… Texas Joins Other States in Banning...