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Impossible Foods Targets Small Texas Business in Lawsuit
The “meat-substitute” company has a history of litigating small businesses into submission.
Houston ISD Nearly Fully Staffed With Just 19 Teacher Vacancies
Houston Independent School District, the largest in Texas, is entering the 2025-26 academic year with just...
Patrick-Backed THC Ban Passes Senate
The Texas Senate has passed legislation to ban the sale of THC products, reviving a fight over intoxicating...
Plano City Council Approves Federally Funded Community Grant Requests
Plano City Council members unanimously approved an annual plan for allocating more than $2.2 million in federal funds to qualifying local housing and community service programs for low-income residents. The funds are distributed to cities by the U.S. Department of...
Report: Texas Democrats Fundraising for Another Quorum Break
As redistricting hearings continue taking place in the Texas Legislature, a new report reveals that Democrats are already preparing to flee the state … again. According to the left-wing Texas Tribune, House Democrats are privately raising funds from major donors to...
Poll: Majority of Republican Primary Voters Support THC Ban
As lawmakers consider legislation banning THC, 62 percent of Republican primary voters are in support of such a measure.
Texas AG Sues ‘Big Pharma’ Company Eli Lilly for Bribery
Attorney General Paxton is calling out “Big Pharma” for compromising medical decision-making.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Challenges Critics To Run Against Her
Hidalgo dismissed the removal effort as “a torpedo into the heart of democracy.”
AG Paxton Secures Commitment From Kellogg’s To Eliminate Artificial Dyes
The food giant had previously removed artificial coloring from cereals sold in countries with stricter ingredient safety requirements.
NIXON: ‘Texas Can Redraw Its Maps Anytime. And the Courts Agree.’
Far from destroying democracy, mid-decade redistricting reflects processes that are messy, political, and entirely accountable to voters.
All Bets Are Off in Texas Online Sports Betting
Texas’ longstanding opposition to gambling is threatened by Kalshi circumventing the law.
Report: House Democrats Planning Return to Texas Capitol
The fight over the quorum break has increasingly spilled into the courts.
Abbott Vows Immediate Second Special Session as Democrat Quorum Break Drags On
The current impasse began when House Democrats fled the state to block legislation on new congressional maps.
Impossible Foods Targets Small Texas Business in Lawsuit
The “meat-substitute” company has a history of litigating small businesses into submission.
Houston ISD Nearly Fully Staffed With Just 19 Teacher Vacancies
Houston Independent School District, the largest in Texas, is entering the 2025-26 academic year with just...
Patrick-Backed THC Ban Passes Senate
The Texas Senate has passed legislation to ban the sale of THC products, reviving a fight over intoxicating...
Plano City Council Approves Federally Funded Community Grant Requests
Plano City Council members unanimously approved an annual plan for allocating more than $2.2 million in federal funds to qualifying local housing and community service programs for low-income residents. The funds are distributed to cities by the U.S. Department of...
Report: Texas Democrats Fundraising for Another Quorum Break
As redistricting hearings continue taking place in the Texas Legislature, a new report reveals that Democrats are already preparing to flee the state … again. According to the left-wing Texas Tribune, House Democrats are privately raising funds from major donors to...
VIDEOS AND PODCASTS
GOP Tensions Erupt in Texas House Rules Vote
Just hours after controversial draft rules for the Texas House were released, the chamber rushed through a vote to approve them—without allowing debate or amendments—escalating tensions between reform-minded Republicans and House leadership.
5.2.2025: Time is running out.
Lawmakers Warn House Is Running Out of Time… Parents Push For Public Education Reforms… Texas A&M...
5/1/25 Conservative Lawmakers Speak Out
- Conservative Lawmakers Warn Texas House Is Running Out of Time To Pass GOP Priorities - House Leadership...
Laughing At The Left…It Helps
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Tim Young is a very talented comedian, pundit, and writer. Tim Young is a...
Are Local Officials Distracted by Corruption?
Should local administrators represent us as they face corruption charges?
7/30/2025 THC Ban Passes Senate…Again
-Patrick-Backed THC Ban Clears Senate -Two Houston-Area Planned Parenthood Clinics Announce September...
Democrats, The Real Racists
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Ruben Navarrette is a nationally syndicated columnist with The Washington...
7.30.2025: DEMs seek quorum-bust cash.
Democrats Fundraising for Another Quorum Break… Shipley Do-Nuts Sold to California Firm… Schools Implement...
7/29/2025 Cocaine Bust at the Border
- CBP Officers Seize Over $1 Million of Cocaine in South Texas - Report: Texas Democrats Fundraising for...