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State Reprimands Judge for Lying To Help Death Row Inmate
Judge Natalia Cornelio created a fake court date to transfer the convicted mass murderer for an MRI to assist in his appeal.
Texas Teacher Gets Life Sentence for Sexually Abusing Students
A Texas elementary school teacher who sexually abused multiple students during his 20-year career will spend...
Taxpayer-Backed NRG Power Plant Awarded Additional Tax Break
Gov. Greg Abbott has announced that a 456 megawatt natural gas power plant being built in Harris County by...
35 Illegal Aliens Detained Under Paxton’s Federal Immigration Enforcement Partnership
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that his Criminal Investigative Division has detained and turned over for deportation 35 illegal aliens. According to the attorney general’s office, the arrests were carried out under the framework of a Section 287(g) agreement...
Trump Nominates State Sen. Brian Birdwell as Assistant Secretary of Defense
President Donald Trump has nominated Republican State Sen. Brian Birdwell of Granbury for the role of assistant secretary of defense. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick celebrated the news on X, praising Birdwell’s record of service and calling him “one of the greatest senators...
Celina ISD Faces State Criminal Inquiry Over Claimed Coverup of Coach Preying on Boys
AG Ken Paxton said his office will investigate the district’s alleged coverup of Coach Caleb Elliott’s sexual misconduct after State Rep. Jeff Leach asked him to intervene.
Anti-Accountability Professors’ Union Holding Higher Education Summit
College professors are set to attend a secret meeting to organize a response to national and state academic accountability reforms.
North Texas Doctor Sued for Prescribing Cross-Sex Hormones to Minors Surrenders Medical License
The lawsuit filed by Attorney General Ken Paxton against Dr. May Lau for violating Texas law is still ongoing.
Hondo ISD Teacher Charged With Sex Crimes Against Student
Thomas Hill taught at Hondo High School.
AG Paxton Probes ‘Scheme’ by Nonprofit and PAC To Raise Austin Property Taxes
Proposition Q on Austin’s November ballot would raise property tax bills by 20 percent.
Abbott Appoints Kyle Hawkins to Texas Supreme Court
Hawkins is the former state solicitor general.
Lawmaker Calls for State To Investigate Celina ISD Scandal
State Rep. Jeff Leach asked Attorney General Ken Paxton to conduct a criminal investigation of district officials’ actions ahead of Coach Caleb Elliott’s locker room recordings.
Conroe ISD Trustees Approve Restrictions on DEI, Social Transitioning, and Ideological Lessons
New policies go beyond state requirements to give parents more notice regarding instruction on human sexuality and tighten limits on gender, pronoun, and DEI-related instruction.
State Reprimands Judge for Lying To Help Death Row Inmate
Judge Natalia Cornelio created a fake court date to transfer the convicted mass murderer for an MRI to assist in his appeal.
Texas Teacher Gets Life Sentence for Sexually Abusing Students
A Texas elementary school teacher who sexually abused multiple students during his 20-year career will spend...
Taxpayer-Backed NRG Power Plant Awarded Additional Tax Break
Gov. Greg Abbott has announced that a 456 megawatt natural gas power plant being built in Harris County by...
35 Illegal Aliens Detained Under Paxton’s Federal Immigration Enforcement Partnership
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that his Criminal Investigative Division has detained and turned over for deportation 35 illegal aliens. According to the attorney general’s office, the arrests were carried out under the framework of a Section 287(g) agreement...
Trump Nominates State Sen. Brian Birdwell as Assistant Secretary of Defense
President Donald Trump has nominated Republican State Sen. Brian Birdwell of Granbury for the role of assistant secretary of defense. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick celebrated the news on X, praising Birdwell’s record of service and calling him “one of the greatest senators...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
Punishing Quorum Breakers
Gov. Greg Abbott announced an expansion of the ongoing special session agenda to include punishments for lawmakers who break quorum.
Fraud Costs, But How Much?
Fraud isn't just for credit cards or card games; it's happening where you live.
Qatar Sending Millions to Texas A&M
Why is a radical foreign nation trying to use our state universities and why didn’t a bill pass to stop it?...
9/24/25 ‘Anti-ICE’ Shooting in Dallas
- Shooter Targets Dallas Facility in Deadly ‘Anti-ICE’ Attack - Texas GOP To Consider Censures of 10...
Megyn Kelly Visits Before The Kirk Assassination
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Megyn Kelly will be hitting the road with her first ever nationwide tour,...
Make My Publisher Happy, Get “The Rise Of The Liberty Loving Latino”
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Mathew Klickstein is an American screenwriter, journalist, author, and...
10.22.2025: Noncitizens registered to vote
Texas Finds Noncitizens Registered to Vote… Federal Lawsuit Challenges Texas’ New App Store Age Checks… DEI...
10/21/25 Accountability for App Stores?
- Federal Lawsuit Challenges Texas’ New App Store Age Verification - Texas Verifies All Voters’...
Inside the ‘No Kings’ Rallies — Violent Protests EXPOSED
What really happens at these so-called “peaceful” No Kings rallies? My friend Alex Stein went inside a...