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Cruz and Cornyn File Legislation To Hold Mexico Accountable for Water Delivery Requirements
The legislation follows requests sent to the Trump administration for the 1944 Water Treaty to be enforced.
Texas A&M Sends Left-Wing Professors To Advise Accreditation Agency
Two of the Texas A&M University System’s professors who advised the Commission for Public Higher...
Second Celina ISD Teacher Charged With Child Endangerment
For the second time in two weeks, a teacher in scandal-plagued Celina Independent School District is accused...
Houston Officials Push Hiring and Oversight Tools To Curb Department Overtime Costs
Houston officials have sounded the alarm over ballooning overtime spending in key departments—including police, fire, and solid waste—that has already driven costs far beyond what was budgeted for the year. At a Houston City Council budget meeting on Tuesday,...
Kilgore Teacher Gets No Prison Time for Student Sex Crime
A former Texas teacher’s aide pleaded guilty to felony sexual misconduct with a student but won’t serve any time for her crime. Kayla Nicole O’Dell, 34, was arrested in February and charged with improper relationship between educator and student, a second-degree...
Mount Pleasant Teacher Accused of Sex Crimes Against Student
JaQuaven Rogers was a special education teacher’s aide at Wallace Middle School but has since been fired.
Abbott Pledges To ‘Drive a Stake Through’ Property Tax Hikes in Fourth-Term Bid
If Greg Abbott wins again, he would be on track to become the longest-serving governor in Texas history.
Florida’s ‘Chinese Land Ban’ Upheld in Federal Court: A Good Sign for Texas
A lawsuit against Texas’ Foreign Land Ban is currently before the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Killeen Band Director Resigns After Police Find ‘Inappropriate’ Photos
Tyler Claycomb was an associate band director at Harker Heights High School in Killeen ISD.
Hood County Sheriff Arrests Man for Social Media Posts
The man’s defense attorney said he has never seen anyone arrested for “posting a meme.”
Celina ISD Coach Faces Third Arrest as More Families Join Lawsuit
A dozen families are now part of the original lawsuit against the district and Caleb Elliott, who faces a new felony charge of sexual performance by a child.
Paxton Sues Galveston ISD for Refusing Ten Commandments Displays
Galveston ISD is not among the districts exempted from displaying the Ten Commandments by federal court order.
Texas’ Criminal Court Upholds Taylor Rene Parker’s Death Sentence
Her defense had been claiming she was “fat shamed” during trial.
Cruz and Cornyn File Legislation To Hold Mexico Accountable for Water Delivery Requirements
The legislation follows requests sent to the Trump administration for the 1944 Water Treaty to be enforced.
Texas A&M Sends Left-Wing Professors To Advise Accreditation Agency
Two of the Texas A&M University System’s professors who advised the Commission for Public Higher...
Second Celina ISD Teacher Charged With Child Endangerment
For the second time in two weeks, a teacher in scandal-plagued Celina Independent School District is accused...
Houston Officials Push Hiring and Oversight Tools To Curb Department Overtime Costs
Houston officials have sounded the alarm over ballooning overtime spending in key departments—including police, fire, and solid waste—that has already driven costs far beyond what was budgeted for the year. At a Houston City Council budget meeting on Tuesday,...
Kilgore Teacher Gets No Prison Time for Student Sex Crime
A former Texas teacher’s aide pleaded guilty to felony sexual misconduct with a student but won’t serve any time for her crime. Kayla Nicole O’Dell, 34, was arrested in February and charged with improper relationship between educator and student, a second-degree...
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.
Islamic Takeover of Texas? They Don’t Want You To See This…
Something strange is happening in Texas- is there another Islamic Epic City on the rise? Another small town...
Is The GOP Rising To Meet Left-wing Violence?
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Congresswoman Beth Van Duynerepresent the 24th Congressional district in the...
10.7.2025: Blue-State War Zones
Abbott Approves National Guard Deployment to Blue States… Paxton Accuses TMA of Undermining New COVID...
10/6/25 Send in the Guard
- Abbott Approves National Guard Deployment to Restore Order at ICE Facilities in Blue States - Wesley Hunt...
11/4/25 A $3.5 Million Payout at Texas A&M?
- Texas A&M To Pay Former President Mark Welsh $3.5 Million in Settlement - Federal Appeals Court To...
If Paxton Replaces Cornyn, Who Replaces Paxton?
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Congressman Chip Roy is the effective conservative who represents the 21st...
11.4.2025: Democrats’ shutdown
Democrat Shutdown Hits Texas Airports… ICE Agents Arrest Fleeing Illegal Alien Stuck on Sign… Another Celina...
11/3/25 Election Day Is Tomorrow
- Texas Voters To Decide Whether Violent Offenders Can Be Denied Bail - ICE Houston Arrests Fleeing Illegal...