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Texas Verifies All Voters’ Citizenship With SAVE Data
The secretary of state identified 2,724 potential noncitizens registered to vote in Texas.
Texas Lottery Littered With Scandals This Year
In 2023, gambling expansion gained significant legislative traction. Then, in 2025, that expansionist agenda...
EXCLUSIVE: Paxton Backs Texas GOP, Opposes Secretary of State in Lawsuit To Close Primaries
Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined the Republican Party of Texas in its legal effort to close the...
Redistricting Trial Day 8: Texas Lawmakers Defend Process, Intent
EL PASO—On the eighth day of Texas’ ongoing high-profile redistricting trial, proceedings centered on the testimony of Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, an expert witness for the State, and two lawmakers in charge of the redistricting process. At issue is Texas’ latest...
Celina ISD Middle School Coach Faces New Child Porn Charge
UPDATED October 9. A Celina ISD coach arrested last week for secretly recording middle school students now faces a new charge of possessing child sexual abuse material, commonly referred to as child pornography. William Caleb Elliott, 26, was arrested and charged with...
Austin Advances Water Project Despite Community Pleas
Bastrop citizens have taken significant steps to halt the project.
West Texas Teacher’s Aide Admits to Child Sex Abuse Charges
Levelland Middle School aide Camilo Reyes Castillo faces 60 years in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material.
Houston Police Arrests Protesters Who Blocked Crews Removing Rainbow Crosswalk
Officers arrested three demonstrators who refused to comply with orders to clear the city’s rainbow crosswalk as contractors began grinding down the pavement in Montrose.
Harris County Officials Send $1.3 Million to Groups Defending Illegal Aliens
Democrat commissioners pushed through new funding for Harris County’s Immigrant Legal Services Program.
Paxton Leads Coalition Backing Rule To Require Proof of Citizenship for Voter Registration
Fourteen Republican-led states are supporting America First Legal Foundation’s petition for rulemaking.
Celina ISD Lets Coach Resign After Locker Room Recording Scandal
Parents called on trustees to hold everyone accountable who knew about Moore Middle School Coach Caleb Elliott secretly recording boys.
Austin Voters to Consider Record Tax Increase
Proposition Q would raise city property tax bills 20 percent.
Van Alstyne ISD’s Proposed $550 Million Bond Divides Voters
With interest, the school bond would cost local property taxpayers $1.1 billion—double what voters will see on the November ballot.
Texas Verifies All Voters’ Citizenship With SAVE Data
The secretary of state identified 2,724 potential noncitizens registered to vote in Texas.
Texas Lottery Littered With Scandals This Year
In 2023, gambling expansion gained significant legislative traction. Then, in 2025, that expansionist agenda...
EXCLUSIVE: Paxton Backs Texas GOP, Opposes Secretary of State in Lawsuit To Close Primaries
Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined the Republican Party of Texas in its legal effort to close the...
Redistricting Trial Day 8: Texas Lawmakers Defend Process, Intent
EL PASO—On the eighth day of Texas’ ongoing high-profile redistricting trial, proceedings centered on the testimony of Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, an expert witness for the State, and two lawmakers in charge of the redistricting process. At issue is Texas’ latest...
Celina ISD Middle School Coach Faces New Child Porn Charge
UPDATED October 9. A Celina ISD coach arrested last week for secretly recording middle school students now faces a new charge of possessing child sexual abuse material, commonly referred to as child pornography. William Caleb Elliott, 26, was arrested and charged with...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
Charges Against Ken Paxton Dropped
The political prosecution of Attorney General Ken Paxton is finally over.

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...

The Economy Is Poised To Take Off, If The Fed Gets Out Of The Way
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Stephen Moore is a prominent free-market economist and a distinguished...
Real Texans: Sara Gonzales
For this week's edition of REAL TEXANS, I visit with Sara Gonzales. We talk about her work on The Blaze, her...

MAHA, It’s Time For America’s Healthy Comeback
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Jennifer Galardi is a Senior Policy Analyst for Restoring American Wellness...

In Texas, Shouldn’t Victim’s Rights, Not Criminals Be The Focus?
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Breanna Morello is an Independent Journalist. She's the author of book,...

The Worst News
There is an unfortunate tendency to categorize news as either “good” or “bad.” In fact, when it comes to...