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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.

ICE Arrests Illegal Aliens Guilty of Heinous Crimes
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced that illegal aliens charged with heinous crimes were...

Belton ISD Teacher Faces Federal Child Porn Charges
UPDATED July 21. Another Belton Independent School District teacher has been accused of sex crimes involving...

Ex La Marque City Manager Arrested in Dallas Area, Facing Felony Charges
La Marque's city manager officially stepped down from his position on July 7 following allegations of discrepancies on his employment application. Joshua Blaine Pritchett was formally appointed city manager in May. In June, the La Marque Police Department began...

Harris County Taxpayers Foot $1.1 Million Bill for Illegal Alien Legal Defense
Harris County has spent $1,141,056 in taxpayer funds during fiscal year 2025 to provide legal services for illegal aliens in removal proceedings or detention, according to records obtained through a public information request by Texas Scorecard. This spending covers...

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.

Three Years Later: Still No Accountability for Prosper ISD Sex Abuse Scandal
Moms continue to challenge the claim that no one in Prosper ISD is at fault in the now three-year-old sex abuse scandal and cover-up.

Texas House Approves Stricter Cap on Local Property Tax Increases
Conservative amendments proposed during debate strengthened the legislation.

House Republicans Reject Effort to Punish Democrat Quorum Breakers
The debate comes days after Gov. Greg Abbott added “legislation to impose penalties or punishments for legislators who willfully absent themselves during a session” to the special session agenda.

Cruz, Paxton Back Rivals in Heated GOP Primary for Attorney General
The Republican primary race for Attorney General is shaping up to be one of the most watched races in the 2026 cycle.

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.

ICE Arrests Illegal Aliens Guilty of Heinous Crimes
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced that illegal aliens charged with heinous crimes were...

Belton ISD Teacher Faces Federal Child Porn Charges
UPDATED July 21. Another Belton Independent School District teacher has been accused of sex crimes involving...

Ex La Marque City Manager Arrested in Dallas Area, Facing Felony Charges
La Marque's city manager officially stepped down from his position on July 7 following allegations of discrepancies on his employment application. Joshua Blaine Pritchett was formally appointed city manager in May. In June, the La Marque Police Department began...

Harris County Taxpayers Foot $1.1 Million Bill for Illegal Alien Legal Defense
Harris County has spent $1,141,056 in taxpayer funds during fiscal year 2025 to provide legal services for illegal aliens in removal proceedings or detention, according to records obtained through a public information request by Texas Scorecard. This spending covers...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
OUTRAGEOUS: Democrats Are Out For Blood
After Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned Army Sgt. Daniel Perry for the shooting death of an armed protester, Democrat attorneys general from more than a dozen states are calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to open a federal criminal civil rights probe into the incident.

1.14.2025: Will Texans get a tax cut?
Comptroller Reveals $24 Billion Surplus… Lawmakers Want Action on Communist China's Infiltration of Texas...

1/13/25 You Need to Know This Before Tomorrow
- Dan Patrick Links Lawmakers’ Bank Ties to Texas Speaker Race - Report: Communist China Infiltration of...
Border Security Push
A newly elected congressman from Texas has introduced a measure that aims to codify into federal law some of...

Texas Speaker Vote Special…Part 2
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Jonathan Saenz, President & Attorney for Texas Values, has 20 years of...

7/25/25 Major Allegations Against a Texas Lawmaker
- Giovanni Capriglione Faces Allegations of Long-Term Affair, Abortion Payments - Illegal Alien Arrested on...

Some BIG Wins For President Trump On Education
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Corey DeAngelis is a senior fellow at the American Culture Project. He’s the...

Yes, You Do Legislate Morality
In the greatest hits of “truisms that are lies,” few are as tiresome as a line that undergirds much of our...

7.25.2025: Recruiting RINOs
Lawmakers Eye $13B in Federal Refunds for Property Tax Relief… Patterson Accused of Recruiting Challengers...