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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.
Hood County Judge Accused of Election Interference
Mitchell Bend resident Cheryl Shadden has accused Hood County Judge Ron Massingill of interfering in her...
Texas Unveils Rules for First Statewide School Choice Program
Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced the publication of proposed rules to implement the state’s new...
Hays CISD Officials Approve Tax Rate Election
Voters in the Hayes Consolidated Independent School District are being asked to approve a property tax hike during the 2025 General Election. District officials say it is needed to offset deficits resulting from operational and maintenance costs. Hays CISD board...
South Texas Judge Suspended After Indictment for Cattle Theft
Kenedy County Justice of the Peace Jerry Miller has been suspended without pay following an indictment by a grand jury for cattle theft. Texas judges continue running afoul of the very law they are sworn to uphold. The grand jury indictment—filed in the 105th District...
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.
Trial Court Shields LGBT Organization From Investigation
PFLAG refuses to produce documents for Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Marfa ISD Teacher Arrested for Sexual Misconduct With Student
Educational aide Rebecca Ontiveros is charged with a second-degree felony.
Paxton Instructs Texas School Districts To Follow State’s Ten Commandments Law
Despite a federal judge’s court order halting display of the Ten Commandments in 11 districts, the rest of the state is still required to follow the new law.
Texas Teacher Arrested on Federal Child Porn Charge
Authorities are seeking information on additional victims.
Gov. Abbott Adds Election and Public Safety Legislation To Special Session Agenda
The special session can only last for up to 30 days.
14 Arrested in Harris County Prostitution Sting Operation
The investigation was prompted by reports that adult males were attempting to solicit high school girls in the area.
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.
Hood County Judge Accused of Election Interference
Mitchell Bend resident Cheryl Shadden has accused Hood County Judge Ron Massingill of interfering in her...
Texas Unveils Rules for First Statewide School Choice Program
Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced the publication of proposed rules to implement the state’s new...
Hays CISD Officials Approve Tax Rate Election
Voters in the Hayes Consolidated Independent School District are being asked to approve a property tax hike during the 2025 General Election. District officials say it is needed to offset deficits resulting from operational and maintenance costs. Hays CISD board...
South Texas Judge Suspended After Indictment for Cattle Theft
Kenedy County Justice of the Peace Jerry Miller has been suspended without pay following an indictment by a grand jury for cattle theft. Texas judges continue running afoul of the very law they are sworn to uphold. The grand jury indictment—filed in the 105th District...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
Murder Suspect Granted Bond After Harris County Prosecutors Miss Deadline
An Afghan national accused of murder has been granted a personal recognizance bond after prosecutors failed to meet the deadline to indict him.
8/5/25 Day 2 and Democrats Are Still Gone
-Paxton Threatens Court Action To Vacate Seats of Fleeing Democrats as House Still Lacks Quorum -Texas...
ARRESTS Incoming?! Texas Governor HUNTS DOWN Runaway Democrats
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is taking aim at House Democrats who fled the state to block legislation. With...
Obama’s Actions Demand JUSTICE
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Joe DiGenova is a former United States attorney for Washington, D.C., and...
8.5.2025: Warrants issued for Democrats.
Gov. Abbott Orders Arrest of Fleeing Democrats… Texas Senate Moves Women’s Privacy Act Closer to Floor Vote…...
Dem’s BOLD 2026 Strategy, Support Crime & Criminals
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: John Nantz, is a former supervisory special agent for the FBI. He also writes...
8.22.2025: Dade calls it quits.
Texas Democrat Slams Megadonors While Cashing Check From Casino Billionaire… Trump Declares ‘Total...
It’s OK To Be Angry
In the modern Christian cult of niceness, it is presumed that we must never be angry. We are to be accepting...
8/21/25 Goodbye Dade Phelan
-Dade Phelan Calls it Quits After Speakership Collapse Last Year - Chip Roy Joins Race for Texas Attorney...