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Internal Texas A&M Email Advising Aggies To Report ICE Sightings Triggers Backlash
Provost Alan Sams asks faculty, staff, and graduate students to call university police if federal law enforcement is seen on campus.
Nearly $2 Million of Cocaine Seized at the Southern Border
A total of 140 pounds of cocaine was seized in a matter of two days at two separate ports of entry.
Texas House Democrats Threaten Quorum Break Over Redistricting
If Democrats follow through on their threat to flee the state, it would mark the third time in two decades that they’ve done so.
Texas Attempts To Tax VELO Nicotine Pouches as Tobacco
VELO contends the pouches are not a tobacco leaf product in a battle going before the Texas Supreme Court.
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AG Ken Paxton Sues US Masters Swimming for Allowing Men To Compete in Women’s Sports
This article was updated on 7/18 with a comment from U.S. Masters Swimming. Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Masters Swimming for allowing the participation of biologically male athletes in women's competitions. “U.S. Masters Swimming’s...
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Releases 2025 Legislative Index
A newly released index reveals the voting performance of state lawmakers on legislation with fiscal implications. Texans for Fiscal Responsibility published its index rating the performance of lawmakers from the 89th Legislature on issues of the size and role of...
Man Charged in Attack on North Texas ICE Detention Center, Previously Arrested in Austin Protests
Benjamin Song, a suspect charged in the recent July 4 attack on law enforcement officers outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, was apprehended in Dallas after nearly two weeks on the run. However, this is not Song’s first arrest. A former U.S. Marine...
Hemp-derived THC Classification Battle Reaches Texas Supreme Court
Hemp-derived THC’s classification as a Schedule I controlled substance is being challenged in the Texas Supreme Court, with allegations that it was not classified through the proper legal process. A Schedule I controlled substance is considered by Texas law to have a...
Texas AG Investigates Mars Company for Deceptive Practices Over Artificial Dyes
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced an investigation into Mars Inc. for deceptive and illegal practices. In 2016, Mars announced the company would “remove all artificial colors from its human food portfolio globally, ” despite claims that “[a]rtificial colors pose...
New Execution Date Set for Child Killer After House Lawmakers’ Delay Attempt
After an attempt by some lawmakers to delay his execution last year, a new date has been set for convicted child murderer Robert Roberson. A state district judge on Wednesday scheduled Roberson’s execution for October 16, following a request by the Texas attorney...
New York Clerk Refuses To Enforce Texas’ Penalty Against Abortionist
A New York county clerk has refused to uphold a Texas judge’s ruling requiring a New York-based doctor to pay civil penalties for prescribing abortion-inducing drugs to a woman residing in Texas. The refusal comes after a Collin County judge ordered Dr. Margaret...
Will Democrats Walk Out Again? Special Session Agenda Revives Quorum-Busting Talk
Could Texas Democrats break quorum again? It’s a question resurfacing in political circles after Gov. Greg Abbott unveiled an 18-item agenda for the upcoming special session—largely packed with conservative priorities that stalled during the regular legislative...
Texas Attorney General Launches Investigation Into Potential Noncitizen Voters
Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into more than 100 potential noncitizens accused of casting over 200 ballots during the 2020 and 2022 election cycles. The majority of the suspected illegal votes are concentrated in Harris County, Texas’s...