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Paxton Slams Texas Judicial System After ‘Insane Decision’ To Help Beto O’Rourke
Paxton had asked the courts to terminate Powered by People’s authority to do business in Texas for violating criminal laws.
Federal District Court Blocks Texas’ Ten Commandments Law, Paxton to Appeal
A federal judge in San Antonio has temporarily prohibited 11 Texas school districts from posting the Ten...
AG Paxton Moves to Block Mailed Abortion Drugs
Attorney General Ken Paxton has sent letters demanding that several pro-abortion organizations immediately...
Regents Name Davis Permanent UT-Austin President
AUSTIN—Regents of the University of Texas System formally approved Jim Davis as the permanent president of the flagship campus in Austin. Davis has served as interim UT-Austin president since February. He previously held a variety of on-campus positions and also...
Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban Faces Uncertain Future in Texas House
As the Texas Legislature continues its second special session, legislation aimed at banning taxpayer-funded lobbying has once again been referred to the House State Affairs Committee, prompting questions about whether the House will act. The push to prohibit local...
Legislature Advances Over-the-Counter Ivermectin Bill
Texas would join Idaho, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Louisiana as the only states to enact legislation making ivermectin available over-the-counter.
Moms Arrested for Running North Texas Choir Booster Club
Cleared of charges, moms still lost choir booster club money to the school district.
Farmersville Proposes Double-Digit Tax Increase
City officials drafted a balanced budget based on the highest property tax increase allowed without a public vote.
Houston Doctor to Appeal Case With Texas Medical Board
Dr. Bowden has been under the scrutiny of the Texas Medical Board since 2022 after prescribing ivermectin to a patient during the COVID-19 pandemic.
After Regular Session Defeat, House Votes To Restore AG’s Election Fraud Powers
This renewed effort comes after a breakdown earlier this year, when similar legislation advanced during the regular session but died in conference committee.
Judge Sends Lottery Rigging Case Back to Travis County District Court
The case had been in the state’s newly established Business Court since May.
Trial Court Shields LGBT Organization From Investigation
PFLAG refuses to produce documents for Attorney General Ken Paxton.
Marfa ISD Teacher Arrested for Sexual Misconduct With Student
Educational aide Rebecca Ontiveros is charged with a second-degree felony.
Paxton Slams Texas Judicial System After ‘Insane Decision’ To Help Beto O’Rourke
Paxton had asked the courts to terminate Powered by People’s authority to do business in Texas for violating criminal laws.
Federal District Court Blocks Texas’ Ten Commandments Law, Paxton to Appeal
A federal judge in San Antonio has temporarily prohibited 11 Texas school districts from posting the Ten...
AG Paxton Moves to Block Mailed Abortion Drugs
Attorney General Ken Paxton has sent letters demanding that several pro-abortion organizations immediately...
Regents Name Davis Permanent UT-Austin President
AUSTIN—Regents of the University of Texas System formally approved Jim Davis as the permanent president of the flagship campus in Austin. Davis has served as interim UT-Austin president since February. He previously held a variety of on-campus positions and also...
Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban Faces Uncertain Future in Texas House
As the Texas Legislature continues its second special session, legislation aimed at banning taxpayer-funded lobbying has once again been referred to the House State Affairs Committee, prompting questions about whether the House will act. The push to prohibit local...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
Jocelyn’s Law Fails to Pass in Texas
The bail reform proposal is named after 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray, who was brutally murdered in Houston last year.
Real Texans: Shawn Thierry
In this week's episode of REAL TEXANS, Shawn Thierry—a former Democrat member of the Texas House—shares her...
7/11/25 Redistricting in Texas
- HHS Bars Illegal Aliens From Taxpayer-Funded Health Programs - Texas to Redraw Racially Gerrymandered...
For Caring Parents: Texas Education, With Choice There’s Hope!
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Robert Montoya is an investigative reporter for Texas Scorecard.
Destroying History
Those whose geopolitical aspirations are based on rewriting history are building on a shaky foundation of lies.
8/20/25 New Congressional Maps Approved
- Texas House Approves New Congressional Map After Quorum Break Ends - Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban Faces...
As Democrats Return, We Look Back At What They Did To Texas
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: as Democrats return, we look back at what they did to Texas
8.20.2025: A&M hiding abortion documents
Trump Urges Swift Passage of 'One Big, Beautiful Congressional Map'… Activist Teachers Plot To Defy Texas’...
8/18/25 The Ten Commandments in Classrooms
- Do Not Comply: Activist Teachers Plot to Defy Texas’ New Ten Commandments Law - Trump Urges Swift Passage...