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Harris County Joins Lawsuit to Block Trump Administration DOGE Cuts
A federal judge ordered the reinstatement of some probationary federal employees laid off by DOGE.

Lt. Gov. Patrick Calls for Clawback of Deloitte’s Contract Amid Fraudulent Loan Application
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick believes a prominent consulting firm must make amends for overlooking a company’s...

Texas DPS Recovers 25 Unaccompanied Minors
The Texas Department of Public Safety has recovered 25 unaccompanied children at the southwest land border. ...

Hays County Puts $778 Million Bond on November Ballot
Hays County officials have placed a bond on the November ballot that will cost local property taxpayers more than $750 million. The proposed bond would use taxpayer dollars for a series of road construction and maintenance projects. According to the county’s bond...

Texas Senate Reviews $200M Movie Industry Handouts
Film incentives took center stage during a recent hearing of the Texas Senate Finance Committee, after the program received a significant $200 million boost last year. The Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program, long a target for fiscal conservatives, was the...

IDEA Round Rock Admin Accused of ‘Inappropriately Touching a Student’
Assistant Principal Aaron Freeman was arrested and charged with indecency with a child by sexual contact.

Texas Senate Moves Quickly as Patrick Releases More Legislative Priorities
Patrick reiterated that while only 40 bills carry his official priority designation, the Senate is set to pass hundreds of bills.

F.U.R.R.I.E.S. Act Would Ban Animal Behavior in Class
The proposal would require all public school districts to include prohibitions on “non-human behavior” in their student codes of conduct.

Analysis: If You Don’t Want to Register as a Lobbyist, Just Hire One
“It’s not easy, I understand. It’s certainly not intuitive,” said TEC Chairman Randy Erben, explaining the state’s lobbyist registration laws.

Texas Senators Tackle MAHA Agenda
Texas senators passed two measures on Wednesday to complement the federal “Make America Healthy Again” initiative.

Elementary School Teacher Charged for Having Child Sexual Assault Videos
Kody Caleb Smith, who taught PE at Bayshore Elementary in La Porte ISD, admitted he downloaded and viewed around 200 videos of young children being sexually assaulted.

Texas Senators Pass Measures Clamping Down on AI-Generated Pornography
Two measures penalizing the distribution of AI-generated sexual content depicting children and non-consenting adults now move to the House.

Harris County District Attorney Says ‘Nuisance’ Crimes Will Not Be Prosecuted
Sean Teare announced the creation of the Mental Health and Diversion Bureau, which will be tasked with redirecting certain cases to mental health services.

Harris County Joins Lawsuit to Block Trump Administration DOGE Cuts
A federal judge ordered the reinstatement of some probationary federal employees laid off by DOGE.

Lt. Gov. Patrick Calls for Clawback of Deloitte’s Contract Amid Fraudulent Loan Application
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick believes a prominent consulting firm must make amends for overlooking a company’s...

Texas DPS Recovers 25 Unaccompanied Minors
The Texas Department of Public Safety has recovered 25 unaccompanied children at the southwest land border. ...

Hays County Puts $778 Million Bond on November Ballot
Hays County officials have placed a bond on the November ballot that will cost local property taxpayers more than $750 million. The proposed bond would use taxpayer dollars for a series of road construction and maintenance projects. According to the county’s bond...

Texas Senate Reviews $200M Movie Industry Handouts
Film incentives took center stage during a recent hearing of the Texas Senate Finance Committee, after the program received a significant $200 million boost last year. The Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program, long a target for fiscal conservatives, was the...
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Think Who’s In Office Doesn’t Matter? Think Again.
Texas almost opened up the floodgates to illegal voting in this year’s election.

Illegal Alien Crime Is 100% Preventable…Just Stop Electing Democrats
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Maria Espinosa is a former congressional candidate and the founder of the...

Doctor/Congressman Ronny Jackson I Presume…
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Congressman Ronny Jackson represents the 13th Congressional District in the...

10.15.2024: Donald Trump on ‘Marxist’ Harris.
TRUMP: Kamala Harris is a Marxist Texas DPS Apprehends 22 Special Interest Aliens… Venezuelan Gang Member...