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Casino Lobby Bets Big on Huffman in North Texas Senate Race
With more than $9 million in cash on hand, Las Vegas Sands has become a big spender in Texas politics.
Feds Arrest Southlake Substitute Teacher for Facilitating Financier’s ‘Sex Dungeon’
UPDATED October 3 with information from Carroll ISD. A married Southlake mom of three who worked as a...
Paxton Orders Cities to Halt Tax Hikes Amid Potential Audit Law Violations
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is ordering multiple Texas cities to halt their newly adopted property tax...
Houston ISD Teacher’s Assistant Removed After 4-Year-Old’s Sexual Assault Allegation
A teacher’s assistant in the Houston Independent School District has been removed from their position after a mother came forward alleging the assistant sexually assaulted her 4-year-old daughter. The child’s mother and grandmother, whose last names have been withheld...
UT-Austin College of Education Dean To Step Down
The Dean of the University of Texas at Austin’s College of Education will leave the position at the end of the current academic year. Dean Charles Martinez announced the transition in an open letter posted to the college’s website. “Although I have expressed my...
Garland ISD Athletic Trainer Jailed for Child Sex Crime
Shamond Hamilton, a trainer at North Garland High School, worked at El Campo High School last year.
Houston Announces New $16 Million Low-Barrier Homeless ‘Super Hub’
The City of Houston is spending $16 million to turn a former migrant shelter into a homeless “super hub”—a facility officials say will streamline access to services, but critics warn will damage the city’s image ahead of international events.
Paxton Launches Investigation Into Leftist Terror Groups
The investigation follows the assassination of Charlie Kirk and attacks on ICE facilities across the country.
Victim’s Brother Pushes Back on Claims of Innocence for Convicted Killer Robert Roberson
Robert Roberson is scheduled for execution next week for killing his two-year-old daughter in 2002.
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 A&M Sports Textbook Promotes Critical Race Theory and the LGBT Agenda
The university’s Center for Sport Management Research and Education is the publisher.
Paxton Accuses Texas Medical Association of Undermining New COVID Vaccine Guidance
The new federal guidelines promote informed consent.
Plano ISD Closes Moldy Murphy Middle School for More Mitigation
The school’s principal announced a week-long closure starting Monday in an email sent Friday night at 11:10 p.m.
Casino Lobby Bets Big on Huffman in North Texas Senate Race
With more than $9 million in cash on hand, Las Vegas Sands has become a big spender in Texas politics.
Feds Arrest Southlake Substitute Teacher for Facilitating Financier’s ‘Sex Dungeon’
UPDATED October 3 with information from Carroll ISD. A married Southlake mom of three who worked as a...
Paxton Orders Cities to Halt Tax Hikes Amid Potential Audit Law Violations
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is ordering multiple Texas cities to halt their newly adopted property tax...
Houston ISD Teacher’s Assistant Removed After 4-Year-Old’s Sexual Assault Allegation
A teacher’s assistant in the Houston Independent School District has been removed from their position after a mother came forward alleging the assistant sexually assaulted her 4-year-old daughter. The child’s mother and grandmother, whose last names have been withheld...
UT-Austin College of Education Dean To Step Down
The Dean of the University of Texas at Austin’s College of Education will leave the position at the end of the current academic year. Dean Charles Martinez announced the transition in an open letter posted to the college’s website. “Although I have expressed my...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
Texas House Democrats Could Lose Their Seats
Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit in the Texas Supreme Court seeking to declare the seats of 13 Democrat House members vacant.
9.9.2025: Texas flagships behaving badly
UT Researchers Worked With Chinese Military-Linked Academics… Federal Investigation of Texas A&M...
9/8/25 Prohibiting Property Taxes…and Sharia Law
- Texas GOP Ballot Will Ask Voters About Property Taxes, and Sharia Law - Open or Closed? The Future of...
The Show Behind The Show, Polite Company Edition
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: The polite company edition.
9.8.2025: Closing the Primary
Texas GOP Sues State To Close Primaries… School Nurses Refusing to Provide Basic First Aid to Students…...
10.2.2025: Closing the GOP Primary?
Federal Judge Delays Effort to Close Texas Republican Primary… Union Advises Texas A&M Faculty to...
Who’s To Blame For Broken County Jails?
No one wants to take the blame for broken county jails in Texas, but you’re left holding the bag.
Why Conservatives Need to Care About the SBOE
The State Board of Education is one of the most important elected bodies in Texas, and today, we will...
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 -...