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New Sex Crime Charges Filed Against Former Comal ISD Teacher
Jennifer Massey is facing four new felonies related to her arrest last year for alleged sex with a student.
With Clock Ticking, Texas House Faces Pileup of Legislation After Slow Start
As the Texas House races toward its Thursday night deadline to pass House bills, lawmakers are now...
Plan To Protect Kids From Sexual Content in Public Libraries Passes House
A parent-backed plan to keep children from accessing adult content in public libraries passed the Texas...
Texas House Rejects Mexican Guest Worker Program
A controversial proposal to create a Texas-run guest worker program for Mexican laborers failed to pass the Texas House, after sharp criticism from conservative lawmakers and near-unanimous Republican opposition. House Bill 2858, by Democrat State Rep. Ray Lopez of...
Texas Senators Approve Measure Strengthening Right to Self-Defense
Texas senators have approved a measure strengthening the state’s protections for justified use of force or deadly force in self-defense situations. Senate Bill 1730, filed by State Sen. Bob Hall (R–Edgewood), passed 26-3-2 on Monday. The measure would prevent a...
Texas Medical Board Suspends License of Houston-Area Neurologist Accused of Child Exploitation
The doctor is accused of online solicitation of a minor.
Their Choices Made America Great
Independence was achieved when America’s Founding Fathers chose to declare it.
District Judge Upholds State Fair of Texas’ Controversial Firearms Ban
Judge Emily Tobolowsky in Dallas County dismissed Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against the ban, which was first instituted in 2024.
School Superintendent Investigated for Failure To Report Student’s Alleged Sex Crime
Union Grove ISD Superintendent Kelly Moore is suspected of failing to report a student’s alleged invasive visual recording of another student while on campus.
GOP Lawmakers Urge Gov. Abbott To Add Over-the-Counter Ivermectin to Special Session Call
A measure that would have allowed ivermectin to be sold over-the-counter died without a House floor vote during the regular legislative session.
Ex-Houston ICE Officer Arrested for Bribery, Shielding Criminal Aliens From Deportation
Prosecutors allege the scheme allowed individuals in the Harris County Jail to be released on bond, sidestepping federal removal proceedings.
Wave of Retirements and Campaign Launches Reshape Texas Senate
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is already endorsing some candidates seeking to enter the Texas Senate.
22 Houston Cases Named in Justice Department’s $15 Billion Healthcare Fraud Crackdown
Federal prosecutors have charged more than 320 individuals in the largest healthcare fraud operation in U.S. history.
New Sex Crime Charges Filed Against Former Comal ISD Teacher
Jennifer Massey is facing four new felonies related to her arrest last year for alleged sex with a student.
With Clock Ticking, Texas House Faces Pileup of Legislation After Slow Start
As the Texas House races toward its Thursday night deadline to pass House bills, lawmakers are now...
Plan To Protect Kids From Sexual Content in Public Libraries Passes House
A parent-backed plan to keep children from accessing adult content in public libraries passed the Texas...
Texas House Rejects Mexican Guest Worker Program
A controversial proposal to create a Texas-run guest worker program for Mexican laborers failed to pass the Texas House, after sharp criticism from conservative lawmakers and near-unanimous Republican opposition. House Bill 2858, by Democrat State Rep. Ray Lopez of...
Texas Senators Approve Measure Strengthening Right to Self-Defense
Texas senators have approved a measure strengthening the state’s protections for justified use of force or deadly force in self-defense situations. Senate Bill 1730, filed by State Sen. Bob Hall (R–Edgewood), passed 26-3-2 on Monday. The measure would prevent a...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
9/7/2023 While Paxton’s Suspended, Judge Halts Border Buoy Barriers
The impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton continues, with more witnesses repeating the same years-old allegations -A federal judge says Texas must remove the border buoy barriers it has placed in the Rio Grande River -The most liberal Republican in the Texas House says he’s running again
7.31.2024: Facebook owes Texas $1.4 Billion.
Paxton Secures Historic $1.4 Billion Settlement with Meta… Senators Grill CenterPoint CEO Over Botched...
7/30/24 Facebook to Pay Texas MASSIVE $1.4 Billion Settlement
-Texas Secures Historic $1.4 Billion Settlement with Meta Over Privacy Violations
-Poll: Majority of Texans Support School Choice
-Sen. Cruz Warns of Terrorist-Linked Gazans Crossing US-Canada Border
Kamala Harris IS the Border Czar
While the establishment media tries to rewrite history, let’s all recall Kamala’s record on the border. She went once.
Trump Assassination Attempt Tanks Confidence In Government
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Chris Hinkle, is a former FBI Supervisory Special Agent who served as a federal agent for 25 years. He led the FBI’s Civil Rights Program in Mississippi.
China Land Ban Scandal & Debate
Matt Shaheen, the author of the weakening amendment to the China land ban, has backtracked and then doubled...
5/21/25 Illegals Self-Deporting
- First Charter Flight From Houston Returns Self-Deporting Illegals - Shaheen Claims Error, Then Doubles...
President Trump Right On Trade & Communist China
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Gordon Chang is one of the leading experts on communist China. He’s the...
5.21.2025: Self-deporting illegals.
First Charter Flight From Houston Sends Self-Deporting Illegals Home… House Committee Advances Senate Bill...