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Higher Ed Coordinating Board Approves Controversial Social Work Doctorate at UT-Arlington
Social work programs have come under scrutiny as a vehicle for woke content.
New Mexico Annexation, ‘Death Star 2.0′ on Agenda for New House Oversight Committee
The committee is expected to guide legislation on local regulations, taxpayer-funded nonprofits, transparency laws, and other issues ahead of the next session.
Texas Lottery Watchdogs Say There’s No Accountability to Show on Third Anniversary of Rigged Jackpot
Ongoing revelations and loose ends cast Texas law enforcement inaction in a bad light.
Families Fleeing Big School Districts Drive School Choice Demand
More than 42,000 students received initial awards, with thousands of applications coming from Houston, Dallas, and other major districts.
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Michael and Susan Dell Become UT-Austin’s First Billion-Dollar Donors
Technology entrepreneur Michael Dell will become UT-Austin’s first billion-dollar donor. The university announced Tuesday that the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation had pledged $750 million towards the construction of a medical research facility as part of the...
Federal Appeals Court Allows Ten Commandments Displays in Texas Classrooms
Texas can now require the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld the law and cleared the way for its enforcement. In a decision issued Tuesday, the court overturned a lower court...
Texas Supreme Court Says TCEQ Beat Records Deadline in 7-Year Legal Fight
Texas’ Supreme Court has ruled that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality met a 10‑business‑day deadline in responding to a Sierra Club records request, reversing a lower‑court order that would have forced the agency to immediately release more than 6,000...
Texas A&M Spends Six-Figures To Bring Former VP Mike Pence To Speak
COLLEGE STATION—Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the inaugural Civil Discourse Symposium at Texas A&M University sponsored by the Bush School of Government and Public Service. According to local media, Bush School Dean John Sherman told the Board of...
Texas Sues ActBlue Over Alleged Fraudulent, Foreign Donations
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against ActBlue, alleging the major Democrat fundraising platform misled consumers and enabled fraudulent and potentially illegal political donations. Filed in Tarrant County, the suit accuses ActBlue of violating...
Pro-LGBT Doctor Elected Chair of Texas Medical Association
Activists are voicing concerns over the election of a Dallas-based doctor as the next Texas Medical Association chairman of the board, due to his past record of defending vaccine mandate policies and "neutrality" on protections for child gender mutilation. “The...
Lawmakers To Investigate Roblox, Citing Violent Content and Risks To Kids
The Texas House is launching a probe into online gaming platforms after reports that children were exposed to graphic, real-world mass shooting simulations, including one recreating the attack at Robb Elementary in Uvalde. The State Affairs Committee will investigate...
Higher Ed Coordinating Board Poised To Expand Embattled Social Work Program
Texas’ Higher Education Coordinating Board plans to expand a controversial social work program at UT-Arlington that was recently the subject of an undercover investigation. According to the agenda for April’s quarterly meeting, the coordinating board is scheduled to...
West Texans Protest Proposed Power Lines
West Texans gathered in Fort McKavett’s volunteer fire station on April 16 to organize against the proposed extra-high-voltage transmission line that could run through their land. “We want to send a message to Austin,” Kevin Kennedy, one of the speakers, told the...