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Comptroller Halts New HUB Certifications Pending Review of Program’s Constitutionality
Programs that use race and sex-based criteria are facing scrutiny in Texas.
UT-Austin Bests Texas A&M in 2025 National College Rankings
On a new ranking of universities, the University of Texas at Austin placed second in the nation while Texas...
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Committee Adopts Rules Banning In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens
This article has been updated since publication. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Committee...
Federal Judge Declares Texas’ Book Vendor Rating Requirements Unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright declared certain provisions of Texas’ READER Act unconstitutional and blocked the state from enforcing it. House Bill 900—also known as the Restricting Explicit and Adult-Designated Educational Resources Act (READER)—was passed in...
Texas’ Data Center Boom—and the Local Backlash
Data centers are surging in number around Texas—oftentimes to opposition from local residents. State officials must confront the high costs of serving data center companies while protecting local communities and resources. Uncertain water consumption by data centers...
ICE Defends Agents After Pasadena Standoff With Three-Time Illegal Entrant
ICE is disputing witness claims surrounding a Pasadena immigration arrest.
Appeals Court Rules Against Democrats’ Attempt To Block Tarrant’s Republican Redistricting
Opponents of Republicans’ new county commissioner precincts appealed after a district judge denied their request for a preliminary injunction.
Permian Basin Power Fix Becomes $33 Billion Statewide Project
Lawmakers urged the state agency to halt the larger plan for stakeholder and legislative input.
Audit Revealing Millions Missing Sparks Heated Elgin City Council Argument
A city councilmember accused the mayor of wanting to hide mismanaged funds.
Central Texas School District Reviews Books To Ensure Compliance With Law
New Braunfels ISD closed down school libraries for 10 days to review books for sexual content and DEI instruction.
Federal Appeals Court to Reconsider West Texas A&M Drag Show Ban
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will rehear the case next year in front of the full court.
ICE Raid in Pasadena Draws Protests, Ends With Three Arrests
Federal immigration agents detained three men in Pasadena Monday morning.
Texas Sues Johnson & Johnson, Kenvue for Deceptively Marketing Tylenol to Pregnant Mothers
Tylenol is under scrutiny for potentially increasing the risks of neurodevelopmental disorders in children when taken by mothers during pregnancy.
Comptroller Halts New HUB Certifications Pending Review of Program’s Constitutionality
Programs that use race and sex-based criteria are facing scrutiny in Texas.
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UT-Austin Bests Texas A&M in 2025 National College Rankings
On a new ranking of universities, the University of Texas at Austin placed second in the nation while Texas...
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Committee Adopts Rules Banning In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens
This article has been updated since publication. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s Committee...
Federal Judge Declares Texas’ Book Vendor Rating Requirements Unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Alan D. Albright declared certain provisions of Texas’ READER Act unconstitutional and blocked the state from enforcing it. House Bill 900—also known as the Restricting Explicit and Adult-Designated Educational Resources Act (READER)—was passed in...
Texas’ Data Center Boom—and the Local Backlash
Data centers are surging in number around Texas—oftentimes to opposition from local residents. State officials must confront the high costs of serving data center companies while protecting local communities and resources. Uncertain water consumption by data centers...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
Gov. Abbott Ordered the Arrest of Texas House Democrats
The ongoing quorum break by Democrats has paralyzed the Texas House, leaving the body unable to pass legislation on congressional redistricting, flood relief, and property tax cuts.
9/16/25 Texas Universities Working with China
-Report: University of Houston Must End Partnership With Chinese University -Harris County Judge Lina...
SHOCKING College Campus Reactions to Charlie Kirk’s Death
As the country still reels from the trauma of the public assassination of TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk, Sara...
Democrats Unleash Criminals & Try To Disarm The law Abiding
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Maj Toure, the founder of Black Guns Matter and the Solutionary Center in...
9/15/25 Texas Legislature’s Response to Charlie Kirk Assassination
-Legislature To Examine Higher Ed Free Speech Issues in Wake of Charlie Kirk Assassination -Houston Midwife...
10.23.2025: Illegals lose in-state tuition
Higher Ed Rule Will (Finally) Ban In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens… UT-Austin Outranks Texas A&M in...
Public-Private Partnerships, Innovation, or Growing Problem?
P3s are popular across the state and are billed as innovative solutions to public projects, but do they...
10/22/25 Deporting Illegal Aliens
- 35 Illegal Aliens Detained Under Paxton’s Federal Immigration Enforcement Partnership - DEI Advocate...
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...