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Texas Redistricting Trial Day 5: Transparency, Partisan Intent Central Themes as State Begins Defense
State attorneys are defending congressional redistricting as purely partisan rather than racially discriminatory.
Texas Universities Are Auditing Curricula
This article has been updated since publication. More university systems in Texas are initiating audits of...
Leftwing Groups Argue Texas’ New Congressional Map Is Racially Discriminatory
EL PASO—A panel of three federal judges is weighing arguments in a lawsuit challenging Texas' new...
FDA Announces Approval for Drug To Combat Flesh-Eating Screwworm
Following months of warnings from agricultural industry leaders regarding the threatened re-emergance of the New World Screwworm at Texas’ southern border, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced approval of an injectable drug to combat the flesh-eating...
Denton ISD Voters Will Decide on Permanent School Property Tax Increase
Voters in Denton ISD will decide in November whether to permanently raise school property tax rates for district residents and businesses above the maximum increase allowed by state law. In August, Denton Independent School District trustees unanimously approved...
Wesley Hunt Enters US Senate Race Against Cornyn and Paxton
The announcement comes as Cornyn and Paxton have spent months trading public shots.
Redistricting Trial Day 4: Democrats Present First Witness Directly Supporting Racial Gerrymandering Claims
The State rebutted the evidence.
Celina ISD Coach Charged With Invasive Visual Recording of Middle Schoolers
Moore Middle School teacher and coach Caleb Elliott is the son of longtime Celina ISD Athletic Director Bill Elliott.
Redistricting Trial Day 3: Democrats’ ‘Experts’ Falter Under Cross-Examination
Multiple map experts took the stand but faltered under the State’s cross-examination.
Texas A&M Regents Name Former State Senator Interim President
Tommy Williams will serve until regents name a permanent president.
Wylie Police Arrest Substitute Teacher for Sexually Abusing a Child
Wylie ISD said the suspect, identified by police as Arthur Bass, has been fired and his female victim was not a student he “met through our schools.”
Lamar CISD Proposes Bond Package Totaling Over $2 Billion
The district currently has $3.096 billion in outstanding bond debt.
Houston ISD Ties Deportation Crackdowns to School Closure
HISD is shuttering Las Americas Newcomer School after enrollment fell to just 21 students this fall, a collapse officials link to federal immigration crackdowns.
Texas Redistricting Trial Day 5: Transparency, Partisan Intent Central Themes as State Begins Defense
State attorneys are defending congressional redistricting as purely partisan rather than racially discriminatory.
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Texas Universities Are Auditing Curricula
This article has been updated since publication. More university systems in Texas are initiating audits of...
Leftwing Groups Argue Texas’ New Congressional Map Is Racially Discriminatory
EL PASO—A panel of three federal judges is weighing arguments in a lawsuit challenging Texas' new...
FDA Announces Approval for Drug To Combat Flesh-Eating Screwworm
Following months of warnings from agricultural industry leaders regarding the threatened re-emergance of the New World Screwworm at Texas’ southern border, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced approval of an injectable drug to combat the flesh-eating...
Denton ISD Voters Will Decide on Permanent School Property Tax Increase
Voters in Denton ISD will decide in November whether to permanently raise school property tax rates for district residents and businesses above the maximum increase allowed by state law. In August, Denton Independent School District trustees unanimously approved...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
DPS Is Babysitting Democrats
The Texas House once again has a quorum after Democrats walked out to avoid voting on congressional redistricting.
The Big Beautiful Map In TEXAS
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Erin Anderson is a Senior Journalist for Texas Scorecard. She's based in DFW...
9.12.2025: Pressure builds on A&M president
Patrick Questions Welsh’s Future at Texas A&M… School Trainer Accused of Sexually Assaulting Student...
Picking the Right Side
Now is the time for choosing.
9/11/25 Texas Remembers Charlie Kirk
- Texans Mourn Assassination of Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk - Lt. Gov. Patrick Questions Welsh’s...
10/01/25 Will Texas’ New Republican Congressional Districts Pass Judicial Muster?
- Federal Judges To Decide Texas Redistricting Case - UT Austin Announces New Faculty Advisory Structure -...
Texas “Republicans” Allowed Leftists To Destroy Our Institutions
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Aaron Reitz (“rights”) is the Paxton-endorsed candidate for Texas Attorney...
10.1.2025: Abbott ramps up church security
Abbott Directs DPS To Step Up Security at Texas Churches… NRG Energy Awarded $562 Million From Texas Energy...
9/30/25 Stepping Up Church Security
- Gov. Abbott Directs DPS to Step Up Security at Texas Churches - Texas DPS Halts CDLs for Refugees,...