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Redistricting Trial Day 4: Democrats Present First Witness Directly Supporting Racial Gerrymandering Claims
The State rebutted the evidence.
Texas Halts CDLs for Refugees, Asylees, and DACA Recipients After Federal Audit
The Texas Department of Public Safety has suspended the issuance of certain commercial driver licenses in...
Whitesboro Officials Approve Huge Property Tax Increase
Residents in the small North Texas city of Whitesboro are about to get hit with big property tax increases,...
NRG Energy Awarded $562 Million From Texas Energy Fund for Baytown Natural Gas Plant
NRG Energy has once again secured a major taxpayer-backed loan to construct a power plant near Baytown. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday that NRG Energy will receive a $562 million low-interest loan through the Texas Energy Fund to build a new natural gas power plant...
Gov. Abbott Directs DPS To Step Up Security at Texas Churches
Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to ramp up security around places of worship across the state. The announcement comes after a horrifying assault over the weekend at a Mormon church in Michigan, where authorities say 42-year-old...
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 Lawsuit: Day 2 Testimony Further Undermines Democrats’ Case
Democrats are alleging that Texas’ new congressional map is racially discriminatory, rather than a permissible partisan redraw that creates five new GOP-opportunity districts.
UT-Austin Invited to Join Major Trump Administration Initiative
The “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” contains a number of reform initiatives.
Feds Arrest Southlake Substitute Teacher for Facilitating Financier’s ‘Sex Dungeon’
Jennifer Powers is charged with trafficking women for violent sex with her then-boss Howard Rubin in New York before she moved to Texas and taught in Carroll ISD.
Paxton Orders Cities to Halt Tax Hikes Amid Potential Audit Law Violations
Four cities are in the crosshairs for potentially raising taxes illegally.
Houston ISD Teacher’s Assistant Removed After 4-Year-Old’s Sexual Assault Allegation
The teacher’s assistant has been removed from campus while an investigation takes place.
UT-Austin College of Education Dean To Step Down
Dean Charles Martinez has overseen a series of woke endeavors.
Redistricting Trial Day 4: Democrats Present First Witness Directly Supporting Racial Gerrymandering Claims
The State rebutted the evidence.
Texas Halts CDLs for Refugees, Asylees, and DACA Recipients After Federal Audit
The Texas Department of Public Safety has suspended the issuance of certain commercial driver licenses in...
Whitesboro Officials Approve Huge Property Tax Increase
Residents in the small North Texas city of Whitesboro are about to get hit with big property tax increases,...
NRG Energy Awarded $562 Million From Texas Energy Fund for Baytown Natural Gas Plant
NRG Energy has once again secured a major taxpayer-backed loan to construct a power plant near Baytown. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday that NRG Energy will receive a $562 million low-interest loan through the Texas Energy Fund to build a new natural gas power plant...
Gov. Abbott Directs DPS To Step Up Security at Texas Churches
Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to ramp up security around places of worship across the state. The announcement comes after a horrifying assault over the weekend at a Mormon church in Michigan, where authorities say 42-year-old...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
Gov. Abbott Ordered the Arrest of Texas House Democrats
The ongoing quorum break by Democrats has paralyzed the Texas House, leaving the body unable to pass legislation on congressional redistricting, flood relief, and property tax cuts.
9.4.2025: Second Special Session Ends
Texas Legislature Wraps Up Summer Special Sessions… Paxton Sues PowerSchool Over Massive Data Breach…...
9/3/25 Stopping Same-Day Voter Registration
- Legislature Reverses Course on Same-Day Voter Registration Changes - House Votes To Prohibit Fundraising...
Property Tax Reform Battle Hit All-Time High
Senator Paul Bettencourt, Morgan Meyer, and Ellen Troxclair got in a battle with Tony Tinderholt, Mitch...
Imploding Democrats- Bad For Leftists, Good For America
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Congressman Tim Burchett is a Conservative who serves the 2nd congressional...
9.30.2025: UNT (finally) agrees to protection
Court Orders Texas State University To Reinstate Fired Professor… UNT Police Agree To Protect Conservative...
9/29/25 Deadly Texas Casino Shooting
- Deadly Shooting at Eagle Pass Casino Leaves Two Dead, Five Wounded - Court Orders Texas State University...
The Show Behind The Show, A Time Of Choosing Edition
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Chris and Sean talk about the drone revolution, another attack on a church in...
9.29.2025: Indians plan new Texas casino
Indian Tribe Building Casino Offsite of Main Reservation… Texas Tech Memo Mandates Faculty Uphold Biological...