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Harris County Jail Hit With Third Noncompliance Notice of 2025
Harris County has resorted to housing hundreds of inmates in other jails to ease overcrowding at its facility.
Fourth Female School Employee Jailed This Month for Sexual Misconduct
Another Texas teacher is accused of a sex crime involving a student, marking the fourth female school...
Attorney General Paxton Announces Investigation Into US Masters Swimming
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office is launching an investigation into possible violations of state...
Magnolia ISD Teacher’s Aide Jailed, Fired for Sexually Assaulting a Student
A Magnolia Independent School District educator was jailed and fired following accusations that she sexually assaulted a male student. Sheila Leticia Valdivieso, 46, was arrested Saturday and charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact, a second-degree...
East Texas Judge Accused of Making Death Threat To Secure Plea Deal
Allegedly threatening the life of a defendant has landed a northeast Texas judge in serious legal trouble. Rains County Justice of the Peace Robert Jenkins Franklin is accused of coercing defendant Coby Clifton Wiebe into accepting a plea deal in The State of Texas...
Houston Research Centers Among Targets in Chinese COVID-19 Espionage Scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment against two Chinese nationals accused of espionage.
IRS Moves To Allow Pastors To Endorse Political Candidates
President Trump’s IRS is working with plaintiffs to invalidate prior interpretations of the Johnson Amendment.
Court Rules Texas Can Release 2024 School Accountability Ratings
The A-F ratings serve as “report cards” for how well Texas schools are serving students and taxpayers.
Trump Administration To Revoke Legal Status of Over 70,000 Hondurans, Nicaraguans
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stressed that Temporary Protected Status was intended to be “just that—temporary.”
Feds Arrest 10 for Ambush Attack on ICE Agents in Texas
The organized attackers lured officers outside and then began shooting.
Conroe ISD Poised To Reject UIL Access for Homeschoolers Under New State Law
District officials cite logistics concerns.
Baylor University Receives Grant to Promote ‘LGBTQIA Inclusion’
The Baptist-aligned university moves to promote a left-wing agenda in American churches.
Rollins: ‘No Amnesty’ for Illegal Alien Farm Workers
Speaking in front of the USDA with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and others, Brooke Rollins took a hard line against national security threats to the food industry.
Harris County Jail Hit With Third Noncompliance Notice of 2025
Harris County has resorted to housing hundreds of inmates in other jails to ease overcrowding at its facility.
Fourth Female School Employee Jailed This Month for Sexual Misconduct
Another Texas teacher is accused of a sex crime involving a student, marking the fourth female school...
Attorney General Paxton Announces Investigation Into US Masters Swimming
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office is launching an investigation into possible violations of state...
Magnolia ISD Teacher’s Aide Jailed, Fired for Sexually Assaulting a Student
A Magnolia Independent School District educator was jailed and fired following accusations that she sexually assaulted a male student. Sheila Leticia Valdivieso, 46, was arrested Saturday and charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact, a second-degree...
East Texas Judge Accused of Making Death Threat To Secure Plea Deal
Allegedly threatening the life of a defendant has landed a northeast Texas judge in serious legal trouble. Rains County Justice of the Peace Robert Jenkins Franklin is accused of coercing defendant Coby Clifton Wiebe into accepting a plea deal in The State of Texas...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
Texas Senate Swiftly Moves Through Latest Special Session
As the third legislative special session continues, the Texas Senate passed measures relating to school choice, border security, and ending COVID-19 employer vaccine mandates. Meanwhile, the Texas House referred a handful of measures to committees on Thursday morning. Only some of those measures—border security proposals sent to the House State Affairs Committee—relate to the governor’s agenda. Read the full story here
The Biased Press Goes Full Marxist & Totalitarian
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Jack Buckby is a British-born author, journalist, and business owner based in...
Is Jail Overcrowding a Problem in your County?
Across Texas, jails are overcrowded, and taxpayers are dealing with the repercussions.
8.22.2024: Paxton probes noncitizens registering to vote.
Paxton Probes Claims of Noncitizens Being Registered to Vote… Election Integrity Unit Carries Out Search...
8/21/24 Texas Children’s Hospital FIRES Whistleblower
-Texas Children’s Hospital Whistleblower Fired After Alleging Medicaid Fraud for Child Gender Mutilations
-Group Sues Attorney General Paxton to Halt Online Age Verification Law
-Texas A&M Radical Gender Class
Which Polls Can You Trust?
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Mark Mitchell is Head Pollster of the nationally renowned, and more...
5.28.2025: Destruction of college sports.
College Sports Face 'Rapid Destruction’… Predators Will No Longer Be Allowed To Hide Behind Agreements…...
5/27/25 Will the Texas House Pass Jocelyn’s Law?
- ‘Jocelyn’s Law’ Stalled in Texas House as Democrats Withhold Support - Sources: Kelly Hancock Angling for...
Reckoning For The Press Pushing The BIG Lie
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Chris Putnam is a recovering conservative candidate, successful businessman...