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Attorney General Paxton Wrangles Major Porn Website Into Compliance With Texas Law
Following a lawsuit from the attorney general, the operator of “Chaturbate” will establish guidelines to abide by state age verification laws and is required to pay nearly $700K to Texas.
What Will Texas Do to Protect Female Students From Biden’s Title IX Rewrite?
Texas lawmakers are calling for action to protect girls.
Laredo Journalist Arrested For Questioning Government Officials Turns to Supreme Court
“If that is not an obvious violation of the Constitution, it’s hard to imagine what would be,” the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals previously determined
3 Texas Teachers Arrested in 3 Days for Sex with Students
Two of the three were football coaches, while a fourth teacher was fired for alleged sexual misconduct.
State Archive
Dr. Mary Talley Bowden V. Texas Medical Board Showdown
UPDATE: The hearing has been postponed until the Fall. Next week, a long-awaited hearing pitting the state of Texas against a popular doctor will kick off via Zoom. The Texas Medical Board is threatening to revoke Dr. Mary Talley Bowden's license after receiving...
Attorney General to Take over Prosecution of Harris County Judge Staff
In a joint press conference, outgoing Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced that the Texas Attorney General's Office would be “assuming jurisdiction” over the public corruption cases of three staff members to Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. The news was...
Texas GOP Exploring Options to Close Primary Elections From Democrat Interference
The Republican Party of Texas will soon be exploring ways to close their primary elections in an effort to stop Democrats from interfering in picking the party’s nominees. Texas GOP Chairman Matt Rinaldi announced the creation of a new working group ahead of the...
Greg Abbott: Antisemitic Protestors Should Be Expelled From Texas Universities
The anti-Israel protests that have captured college campuses nationwide have come to Texas, with hundreds of students marching and gathering at the University of Texas at Austin in support of Palestine. The protests, organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee,...
Study: Texas’ Financial Transparency Has Worsened Since 2019
A new study by Truth in Accounting shows that Texas’ record of publishing transparent and accurate government financial information has worsened over the past five years. The state received an 80 out of 100 rating in 2019. It dropped to 77 in 2020 and has stayed at 73...
Democrats in Texas House Call on Biden to End ‘Unconditional Support’ to Israel
A group of Democrat lawmakers in the Texas House are calling on President Joe Biden to “reassess” financial aid to Israel, in light of what they call the “ongoing assault on civilians in Gaza by the Netanyahu government.” The letter, shared by State Rep. Salman...
Texas Democrats Lose Latest Attempt to Force Universal Voting By Mail
Texas Democrats lost another attempt to overturn the state’s election law that limits no-excuse mail-in voting to voters who are 65 years of age or older. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied Democrats’ request to hear arguments intended to force Texas and other...
Texas Supreme Court Puts Harris County’s Guaranteed Income Scheme On Hold
The Texas Supreme Court has issued a temporary administrative stay on Harris County’s guaranteed income scheme that Attorney General Ken Paxton is arguing violates state law. Paxton sued Harris County at the beginning of the month for its $20.5 million...
Lawmaker Seeks to Reject Federal Education Funds After Title IX Rewrite Protecting ‘Gender Identity’
With the Biden administration announcing plans to radically change the federal Title IX program to give protections to biological men in women's spaces, Republican State Rep. Brian Harrison of Midlothian is calling on House Speaker Dade Phelan to conduct interim...