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California Food Companies File Suit Against Texas’ Lab-Grown Meat Ban 

Addie Hovland | September 9, 2025

The suit argues that the law violates the U.S. Constitution.  

After Regular Session Defeat, House Votes To Restore AG’s Election Fraud Powers

Brandon Waltens | August 26, 2025

The Texas House has approved a measure aimed at restoring the state attorney general’s power to prosecute...

Judge Sends Lottery Rigging Case Back to Travis County District Court

Travis Morgan | August 26, 2025

Judge Melissa Andrews of Texas’ Business Court has remanded a high-profile lawsuit involving the alleged...

Trial Court Shields LGBT Organization From Investigation

Paige Feild | August 26, 2025

An LGBT organization is fighting a demand to produce records regarding illegal gender mutilation procedures on minors and has taken the Texas attorney general to court. After more than a year of litigation filled with delays, a trial court ordered sweeping injunctions...

Marfa ISD Teacher Arrested for Sexual Misconduct With Student

Erin Anderson | August 26, 2025

A teacher for Marfa Independent School District is accused of sexual misconduct with a student. Rebecca Romijn Ontiveros, 25, was arrested and charged with improper relationship between educator and student, a second-degree felony punishable by 2 to 20 years in...

Whitesboro Again Aims for Huge Property Tax Increase

The city’s proposed tax rate would increase average homeowners’ property tax bills by 61 percent.

Open or Closed? The Future of Texas Primary Elections

The Republican Party of Texas is challenging Texas’ open primary system.

Report: UT Researchers Worked With Chinese Military-Linked Academics

Research projects were backed by the U.S. Department of War, formerly known as the Department of Defense.

Texas GOP Ballot Will Ask Voters About Property Taxes, Immigration, and Sharia Law

While the outcomes don’t create law or amend the state constitution, they do send a clear signal to lawmakers about what the Republican base expects from its elected officials.

Texas GOP Sues State To Close Primaries

If successful, the case could mark the most significant shift in Texas primary election law in decades.

School Nurses Refuse To Give Children Band-Aids, Claim ‘Confusion’ Over New Law 

Both of the legislation’s authors expressed concern with how school districts may be misapplying it.   

Attorney Blames Bowie ISD’s ‘Bogus’ Charge for School Board Candidate’s Suicide

Bowie police chief Guy Green also serves on the Bowie ISD school board that voted to charge a trustee candidate with a felony.

Lottery Commission Staff Still Runs the Texas Lottery and Bingo

Concerns about conflicts of interest did not affect the unanimous votes of board members.

California Food Companies File Suit Against Texas’ Lab-Grown Meat Ban 

Addie Hovland | September 9, 2025

The suit argues that the law violates the U.S. Constitution.  

State

After Regular Session Defeat, House Votes To Restore AG’s Election Fraud Powers

The Texas House has approved a measure aimed at restoring the state attorney general’s power to prosecute...

State

Judge Sends Lottery Rigging Case Back to Travis County District Court

Judge Melissa Andrews of Texas’ Business Court has remanded a high-profile lawsuit involving the alleged...

State

Trial Court Shields LGBT Organization From Investigation

An LGBT organization is fighting a demand to produce records regarding illegal gender mutilation procedures on minors and has taken the Texas attorney general to court. After more than a year of litigation filled with delays, a trial court ordered sweeping injunctions...

Local, West Texas

Marfa ISD Teacher Arrested for Sexual Misconduct With Student

A teacher for Marfa Independent School District is accused of sexual misconduct with a student. Rebecca Romijn Ontiveros, 25, was arrested and charged with improper relationship between educator and student, a second-degree felony punishable by 2 to 20 years in...

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