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Paxton Accuses Texas Medical Association of Undermining New COVID Vaccine Guidance
The new federal guidelines promote informed consent.
Texas Halts CDLs for Refugees, Asylees, and DACA Recipients After Federal Audit
The Texas Department of Public Safety has suspended the issuance of certain commercial driver licenses in...
Whitesboro Officials Approve Huge Property Tax Increase
Residents in the small North Texas city of Whitesboro are about to get hit with big property tax increases,...
NRG Energy Awarded $562 Million From Texas Energy Fund for Baytown Natural Gas Plant
NRG Energy has once again secured a major taxpayer-backed loan to construct a power plant near Baytown. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday that NRG Energy will receive a $562 million low-interest loan through the Texas Energy Fund to build a new natural gas power plant...
Gov. Abbott Directs DPS To Step Up Security at Texas Churches
Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to ramp up security around places of worship across the state. The announcement comes after a horrifying assault over the weekend at a Mormon church in Michigan, where authorities say 42-year-old...
Celina ISD Coach Charged With Invasive Visual Recording of Middle Schoolers
Moore Middle School teacher and coach Caleb Elliott is the son of longtime Celina ISD Athletic Director Bill Elliott.
Redistricting Trial Day 3: Democrats’ ‘Experts’ Falter Under Cross-Examination
Multiple map experts took the stand but faltered under the State’s cross-examination.
Texas A&M Regents Name Former State Senator Interim President
Tommy Williams will serve until regents name a permanent president.
Wylie Police Arrest Substitute Teacher for Sexually Abusing a Child
Wylie ISD said the suspect, identified by police as Arthur Bass, has been fired and his female victim was not a student he “met through our schools.”
Lamar CISD Proposes Bond Package Totaling Over $2 Billion
The district currently has $3.096 billion in outstanding bond debt.
Houston ISD Ties Deportation Crackdowns to School Closure
HISD is shuttering Las Americas Newcomer School after enrollment fell to just 21 students this fall, a collapse officials link to federal immigration crackdowns.
Texas Redistricting Lawsuit: Day 2 Testimony Further Undermines Democrats’ Case
Democrats are alleging that Texas’ new congressional map is racially discriminatory, rather than a permissible partisan redraw that creates five new GOP-opportunity districts.
UT-Austin Invited to Join Major Trump Administration Initiative
The “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” contains a number of reform initiatives.
Paxton Accuses Texas Medical Association of Undermining New COVID Vaccine Guidance
The new federal guidelines promote informed consent.
Texas Halts CDLs for Refugees, Asylees, and DACA Recipients After Federal Audit
The Texas Department of Public Safety has suspended the issuance of certain commercial driver licenses in...
Whitesboro Officials Approve Huge Property Tax Increase
Residents in the small North Texas city of Whitesboro are about to get hit with big property tax increases,...
NRG Energy Awarded $562 Million From Texas Energy Fund for Baytown Natural Gas Plant
NRG Energy has once again secured a major taxpayer-backed loan to construct a power plant near Baytown. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday that NRG Energy will receive a $562 million low-interest loan through the Texas Energy Fund to build a new natural gas power plant...
Gov. Abbott Directs DPS To Step Up Security at Texas Churches
Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to ramp up security around places of worship across the state. The announcement comes after a horrifying assault over the weekend at a Mormon church in Michigan, where authorities say 42-year-old...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
8/29/25 Taxpayer-funded Gay Softball?
- Harris County Approves Nearly $470K for Gay Softball World Series - Texas House Moves to Shut Down...
Countering Leftists And Their Violent & Destructive Ways
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Robert Montoya is the investigative reporter at Texas Scorecard. Editor's...
Glory Stealers
In all ages, government power draws egomaniacs and sycophants.
8.29.2025: Women’s Privacy Act Finally Passes
Women’s Privacy Act Overcomes Years of Resistance… Senate Moves To Ban Fundraising During Special Sessions…...
Our Young People Are Pushing Back On the Hate-filled & Violent Left
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Jack Robertson is a junior at Stratford High School In Spring Branch ISD....
9.30.2025: UNT (finally) agrees to protection
Court Orders Texas State University To Reinstate Fired Professor… UNT Police Agree To Protect Conservative...
9/29/25 Deadly Texas Casino Shooting
- Deadly Shooting at Eagle Pass Casino Leaves Two Dead, Five Wounded - Court Orders Texas State University...
The Show Behind The Show, A Time Of Choosing Edition
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Chris and Sean talk about the drone revolution, another attack on a church in...