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Kilgore Teacher Gets No Prison Time for Student Sex Crime
Kayla O’Dell pleaded guilty to an “improper relationship” with a Kilgore High School student but received deferred adjudication.
Abbott Investigates Elgin Over Financial Mismanagement
This article has been updated since publication to include comment from the City of Elgin. Gov. Greg Abbott...
Experts Criticize Unauthorized State Energy Project
Originally intended to be a regional grid-strengthening plan, the new statewide transmission line project...
Unnamed IDEA Charter School Teacher Under Investigation for Sexual Misconduct
A Houston charter school teacher is under investigation after a 13-year-old female student accused the now-former educator of inappropriate touching and sending her lewd social media messages. According to a search warrant reviewed by ABC 13, the 28-year-old...
Texas Supreme Court Allows Judges To Refuse Officiating Same-Sex Weddings
Texas’ Supreme Court has clarified that judges are not required to perform same-sex weddings, an issue that had been working its way through the courts. The order, issued last week, was not an explicit response to any specific litigation, but instead added comment to...
UT-Austin Invited Conservative To Help Draft Academic Integrity Statement
Professor Mark Regnerus was previously subjected to a far-left cancellation campaign.
Retired Judge Reprimanded for Telling Juveniles She Hopes ‘Big Black Men’ Use Them as ‘Sex Toys’
Judge Eggen was found to have made many similar statements.
Texas A&M To Pay Former President Mark Welsh $3.5 Million
This is the latest high-profile settlement regents have authorized over the past two years.
Houston Doctor Joins Lawsuit Against the Federation of State Medical Boards
The lawsuit accuses the Federation of State Medical Boards, along with several state medical boards, of violating physicians’ First Amendment rights.
Can the Texas Medical Board Police Campaign Speech?
An ongoing court battle is set to decide the issue.
Two Lovejoy ISD Teachers on Leave Over Alleged Misconduct
Sean McMurry and Mike Rodriguez teach at Lovejoy High School.
Another Celina ISD Coach on Leave Over Alleged Misconduct
Wrestling coach Neil Phillips is accused of making sexually inappropriate comments to students in Melissa ISD, where he previously worked.
Federal Appeals Court To Take Up Texas’ Ten Commandments Law
The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the case en banc.
Kilgore Teacher Gets No Prison Time for Student Sex Crime
Kayla O’Dell pleaded guilty to an “improper relationship” with a Kilgore High School student but received deferred adjudication.
Abbott Investigates Elgin Over Financial Mismanagement
This article has been updated since publication to include comment from the City of Elgin. Gov. Greg Abbott...
Experts Criticize Unauthorized State Energy Project
Originally intended to be a regional grid-strengthening plan, the new statewide transmission line project...
Unnamed IDEA Charter School Teacher Under Investigation for Sexual Misconduct
A Houston charter school teacher is under investigation after a 13-year-old female student accused the now-former educator of inappropriate touching and sending her lewd social media messages. According to a search warrant reviewed by ABC 13, the 28-year-old...
Texas Supreme Court Allows Judges To Refuse Officiating Same-Sex Weddings
Texas’ Supreme Court has clarified that judges are not required to perform same-sex weddings, an issue that had been working its way through the courts. The order, issued last week, was not an explicit response to any specific litigation, but instead added comment to...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
Record-Breaking Meth Precursor Bust by Federal Agents
In an operation at the Port of Houston, federal authorities seized 1,300 barrels of methamphetamine precursor chemicals.
10.3.2025: Democrats undermine their case
Democrats' Testimony Undermines Democrats' Case… Paxton Orders Cities To Halt Tax Hikes… Texas Universities...
Your Rights From … Government?
Your rights are inconvenient to the whims of tyrants.
10/2/25 Illegal Tax Hikes?
- Paxton Orders Cities to Halt Tax Hikes Amid Potential Audit Law Violations - Texas Universities Are...
Trump Is For MAHA thus, Dems Are Against It.
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Dr. Robert Malone, is a bioethicist who is an internationally recognized...
A Visit With The Legal Eagles On Justice For Our People
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Joe Digenova is a former United States Attorney for Washington, D.C. and...
10.29.2025: Paxton goes after Tylenol
-Texas Sues Big Pharma for Deceptively Marketing Pain Relievers to Pregnant Mothers… - ICE Raid in Pasadena...
10/28/25 Texas Is Suing Big Pharma
- Texas Sues Johnson & Johnson, Kenvue for Deceptively Marketing Tylenol to Pregnant Mothers - Federal...
The HORRIFYING Secret This Texas School District Tried to Hide
A shocking new lawsuit claims Celina ISD covered up a child predator football coach — protecting HIM instead...