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Girls Groomed by Great Lakes Academy Teacher Sue School
Plaintiffs are also suing the Plano private school’s principal and the predatory teacher who confessed to sex crimes against one of the girls.
Day 6: Mapmaker Takes Stand & Confirms Partisan Redistricting in Texas
EL PASO—Adam Kincaid, the mapmaker at the center of Texas’ 2025 redistricting case, took the stand on...
Texas State University Partnered With ‘Equity’ Non-Profit on Internship Program
This article has been updated to include a statement from Texas State University. The political science...
Central Texas School District Confirms ‘Alphabet Soup’ Club on Hold Pending Review
Following questions about a middle school club, New Braunfels Independent School District confirmed that the “Alphabet Soup” club was “paused” while all district clubs undergo an “extensive review process to ensure compliance” with Senate Bill 12. SB 12, known as the...
Garland ISD Athletic Trainer Jailed for Child Sex Crime
A high school athletic trainer in Garland Independent School District is accused of a sex crime involving a minor. Shamond Hamilton, 26, was arrested and charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact, a second-degree felony. Hamilton began working as an...
Analysis: Expectations Following Texas’ Redistricting Hearings
The outcome of this case will determine whether Texas’ new congressional map is used for the 2026 midterm elections.
UT-Austin Students Protest Trump Initiative
More than a hundred students gathered in front of the UT Tower to “stop the compact.”
Data Center Water Use Shrouded in Uncertainty
During drought conditions when water is finite, critical planning based on reliable data is imperative to responsibly allocate resources.
Texas Attorney General Candidates On the Record: Online Gambling in Texas
Candidates revealed how they will deal with the illegal activity in office.
Paxton Demands Answers From Houston Methodist on Vaccine Mandate for Organ Transplants
A new law prohibits discrimination against organ transplant recipients on the basis of vaccine status.
Paxton Sues Over Scheme To ‘Take Over’ Loving County
The attorney general has called the scheme “deceptive and unlawful.”
Texas GOP Approves Censures of Five House Republicans, Stops Short of Ballot Ban
Five other censures were rejected, including one for Speaker Dustin Burrows.
Texas Redistricting Trial Day 9: Final Witness Testimony & Closing Arguments
The outcome of this case will determine whether Texas’ new congressional map is used for the 2026 midterm elections.
Girls Groomed by Great Lakes Academy Teacher Sue School
Plaintiffs are also suing the Plano private school’s principal and the predatory teacher who confessed to sex crimes against one of the girls.
Day 6: Mapmaker Takes Stand & Confirms Partisan Redistricting in Texas
EL PASO—Adam Kincaid, the mapmaker at the center of Texas’ 2025 redistricting case, took the stand on...
Texas State University Partnered With ‘Equity’ Non-Profit on Internship Program
This article has been updated to include a statement from Texas State University. The political science...
Central Texas School District Confirms ‘Alphabet Soup’ Club on Hold Pending Review
Following questions about a middle school club, New Braunfels Independent School District confirmed that the “Alphabet Soup” club was “paused” while all district clubs undergo an “extensive review process to ensure compliance” with Senate Bill 12. SB 12, known as the...
Garland ISD Athletic Trainer Jailed for Child Sex Crime
A high school athletic trainer in Garland Independent School District is accused of a sex crime involving a minor. Shamond Hamilton, 26, was arrested and charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact, a second-degree felony. Hamilton began working as an...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
Democrats Are Still Threatening to Walk Out
The special legislative session has officially begun in Texas, but House Democrats are still threatening to walk out in protest of congressional redistricting.
9/2/25 Where’s the Relief?
- Texas House Rejects Scaled-Back Property Tax Bill - Left-Wing Groups Sue Texas Over Ban on DEI, Gender...
Fake-Republicans Stand Between Texas & The FULL Trump Agenda
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Michael Quinn Sullivan is a graduate of Texas A&M, former newspaper...
9.2.2025: Tax-funded lobbying ban dying in House
Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban Dying in House… Groups Sue Texas Over Ban on DEI, Gender Ideology in K-12...
The Show Behind The Show, Make Parents “PARENTS” again Edition
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Chris & Sean tackle the age-old question of proper parenting. Chis also...
10/7/25 Texas Investigates ANTIFA
- Paxton Launches Investigation Into Leftist Terror Groups - Victim’s Brother Pushes Back on Claims of...
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...