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Harris County Taxpayers Foot $1.1 Million Bill for Illegal Alien Legal Defense
Thus far in fiscal year 2025, Harris County has spent $1,141,056 on legal services for illegal aliens.
Measure to Protect Children From Sexual Content in Public Libraries Dies in Texas Senate
Senate lawmakers failed to vote on a measure protecting children from sexual content in libraries before the...
Little Elm ISD Custodian Jailed for Sexually Abusing Elementary Student
A custodian who was employed by Little Elm Independent School District is in jail following accusations that...
Harris County Bureaucrats Among America’s Highest-Paid Government Employees
Harris County’s top officials are among the highest-compensated government employees in America, with nine department heads earning more than the U.S. president’s $400,000 salary. Forty-five county employees now receive compensation that surpasses the $250,600 salary...
Houston Ends Traffic Stop Quotas in Unanimous Vote
Houston has officially ended its policy requiring daily traffic stops by police officers, following a decisive move by Police Chief Noe Diaz and a unanimous city council vote. Just hours before the city council was scheduled to vote on the matter, Diaz formally...
Harris County Commissioners Seek Details on Judge Hidalgo’s Proposed Child Care Tax
Hidalgo is advocating to raise local taxes to keep spending on programs that were federally subsidized by COVID-era disaster funds.
Texas House Democrats Threaten Quorum Break Over Redistricting
If Democrats follow through on their threat to flee the state, it would mark the third time in two decades that they’ve done so.
US Rejects World Health Organization’s 2024 International Health Regulations
Texas Republicans have been speaking out against the WHO’s new regulations for the past year.
Texas Attempts To Tax VELO Nicotine Pouches as Tobacco
VELO contends the pouches are not a tobacco leaf product in a battle going before the Texas Supreme Court.
NGOs Revealed to Facilitate Out-of-State Gender Treatments for Texas Minors
The founder of Parents of Trans Youth revealed the information at the “Good Trouble Lives On” protest in Houston.
AG Ken Paxton Sues US Masters Swimming for Allowing Men To Compete in Women’s Sports
Ken Paxton continues the fight to protect women’s sports.
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Releases 2025 Legislative Index
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility gave the 89th Legislature an overall score of 59.
Man Charged in Attack on North Texas ICE Detention Center, Previously Arrested in Austin Protests
Benjamin Song has been captured after a two-week manhunt.
Harris County Taxpayers Foot $1.1 Million Bill for Illegal Alien Legal Defense
Thus far in fiscal year 2025, Harris County has spent $1,141,056 on legal services for illegal aliens.
Measure to Protect Children From Sexual Content in Public Libraries Dies in Texas Senate
Senate lawmakers failed to vote on a measure protecting children from sexual content in libraries before the...
Little Elm ISD Custodian Jailed for Sexually Abusing Elementary Student
A custodian who was employed by Little Elm Independent School District is in jail following accusations that...
Harris County Bureaucrats Among America’s Highest-Paid Government Employees
Harris County’s top officials are among the highest-compensated government employees in America, with nine department heads earning more than the U.S. president’s $400,000 salary. Forty-five county employees now receive compensation that surpasses the $250,600 salary...
Houston Ends Traffic Stop Quotas in Unanimous Vote
Houston has officially ended its policy requiring daily traffic stops by police officers, following a decisive move by Police Chief Noe Diaz and a unanimous city council vote. Just hours before the city council was scheduled to vote on the matter, Diaz formally...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
Democrat County Judges Challenge New Texas Immigration Law
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and other Democrat county judges across Texas are calling on the Biden administration to intervene against a new state law to punish illegally crossing Texas’ border. To read the full article by Emily Medeiros, click here
Texas GOP Ramps Up Canvassing
Dade Phelan got 2 new challengers, one of them being a Democrat. The Mayor of Houston is tackling wasteful...
9/18/24 365 Days of Secrecy
-Phelan Refuses to Disclose Costs of Paxton Impeachment -Paxton Urges Action from Secretary of State on...
How Do You Spot A BAD Poll?
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Jim McLaughlin is a nationally recognized public opinion expert, strategic...
9.18.2024: 365 Days of Secrecy.
U.S. House Votes to Hold WHO in Check… Phelan Refuses to Disclose Costs of Paxton Impeachment… Zero Elective...
6.9.2025: Banks opposing gold.
Banking Lobbyists Reportedly Urging Abbott to Veto Transactional Gold… Judge Orders Lottery To Protect a...
Real Texans: Barry Wilmore
In this week's episode of REAL TEXANS, Sydnie Henry visits with Captain Barry "Butch" Wilmore, a test pilot...
6/6/25 Biden-Style Loan Repayments in Texas
- Republicans Urge Abbott to Veto ‘Biden-Style’ Loan Repayments for School Counselors - Banking Lobbyists...
If You Want To Be Safe, Don’t Elect Democrats
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Ben Weingarten is Editor at Large at RealClearInvestigations and a Senior...