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Brownsville ISD Teacher, Coach Arrested for Sexual Relationship With Student
Julio Trujillo teaches criminal justice and coaches girls’ basketball at Rivera Early College High School.

Texas Students’ Test Scores Shrink as Spending Grows
A new analysis comparing students’ standardized test scores to spending on education shows Texans are...

Texas Officials Criticize Proposed $500 Million in Corporate Welfare to Movie Industry
Texas officials are criticizing a half-billion-dollar handout in the Senate’s preliminary budget proposal...

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy Calls for Termination of Department of Education
Texas congressmen are supporting a measure that aims to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. The act, called H.R. 899, was reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) in late January. The entire piece of legislation consists of just one sentence: “The...

Texas Joins Fight Against Taxpayer-funded Gender Mutilation Surgeries for Criminals
Texas has joined an amicus brief to prevent a district judge from mandating taxpayers fund “gender transition” surgeries for criminals in a state prison. Texas joined 23 other states in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit...

School Resource Officer Accused of Past Relationship With Student
Carrollton Police Officer Cole Langston, assigned as an SRO in Lewisville ISD, is on leave pending investigation of allegations tied to a former Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD student.

Gov. Abbott Requests Waiver to Ban Unhealthy SNAP Purchases in Texas
Texas now awaits a response from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which administers the SNAP program.

University of Houston Pivots Research Focus Amid Federal Funding Cuts
Officials expressed optimism that research funding can be regained by aligning with the Trump administration’s new policy guidelines.

Humble ISD Trustee Seat Contested After Winner’s Eligibility Is Challenged
Tracy Shannon says that her opponent was ineligible to run due to residency requirements.

The Years-Long Shattering of a Mother’s Rights by a Harris County Judge
A tyrannical judge who handcuffed attorneys to chairs had a disturbing track record of stripping parental rights.

Texas Moves Closer To Abolishing Public Schools’ Immunity in Sex Abuse Cases
The House-passed GOP-priority measure allows victims to hold school districts liable for employees’ crimes of sexual misconduct or failure to report suspected abuse.

Texas Lawmakers Join Push to Cement Trump’s Agenda in Law
A group of Republican U.S. House members—including several from Texas—are publicly pressuring Speaker Mike Johnson to act swiftly.

Special Prosecutor Appointed for Investigation Into McLennan County Sheriff
The sheriff’s alleged misuse of funds cost county taxpayers well over $200,000.

Brownsville ISD Teacher, Coach Arrested for Sexual Relationship With Student
Julio Trujillo teaches criminal justice and coaches girls’ basketball at Rivera Early College High School.

Texas Students’ Test Scores Shrink as Spending Grows
A new analysis comparing students’ standardized test scores to spending on education shows Texans are...

Texas Officials Criticize Proposed $500 Million in Corporate Welfare to Movie Industry
Texas officials are criticizing a half-billion-dollar handout in the Senate’s preliminary budget proposal...

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy Calls for Termination of Department of Education
Texas congressmen are supporting a measure that aims to abolish the U.S. Department of Education. The act, called H.R. 899, was reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) in late January. The entire piece of legislation consists of just one sentence: “The...

Texas Joins Fight Against Taxpayer-funded Gender Mutilation Surgeries for Criminals
Texas has joined an amicus brief to prevent a district judge from mandating taxpayers fund “gender transition” surgeries for criminals in a state prison. Texas joined 23 other states in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit...
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Educrats Are Injured In Texas Hearings
The long-held alliance between Democrats and liberal Republicans to support teacher union policy is fracturing substantially.

Here Comes the Judge!
Andrew Napolitano is a former Superior Court Judge and a syndicated columnist whose work appears in numerous...

3.23.2023: Parents are racking up wins, and border experts worry a legislation push might be undermining itself.
Will House Border Security Legislation Negate an Invasion?…
Senator Calls Out ‘Anti-parent’ Texas Association of School Boards…
West Texas A&M President Bans Drag Show on Campus…
Dallas Bar Cancels All-ages Drag Event…

How to Secure the Texas Grid
The Texas grid is about as unreliable as they come. On this week’s Liberty Café, Texas state Sen. Bob Hall...

2.12.2025: Tax relief advances in Senate.
Senate Committee Recommends $6 Billion in Property Tax Relief… Andy Hopper Wants to Abolish the Texas...

2/11/25 Should Prayer Be Brought Back to Schools?
-Lawmakers File Measures To Bring Ten Commandments, Prayer to Texas Schools -House Lawmaker Proposes...

Why I Say D.I.E and Not D.E.I
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: AJ Rice is the is the CEO of Publius Public relations. He is the...

DOGE & The Border Czar
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Congressman Jim Jordan represents the 4th Congressional District in the Great...