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New Teacher Misconduct Reporting Law Closes ‘Pass the Trash’ Loopholes
The measure passed the Texas Legislature and awaits the governor’s signature.
Former US Soldier Sentenced for Smuggling Illegals Into Texas
Enrique Jauregui is one of three soldiers arrested and convicted of smuggling illegal aliens into Texas.
Drug Prevention Groups, Sheriff’s Association Urge Gov. Abbott to Sign THC Ban
While marijuana industry lobbying groups are calling for Gov. Greg Abbott to veto the ban, other interest groups are pushing him to sign it into law.
Abbott Backs Kelly Hancock as He Steps Into Comptroller Office
Current Comptroller Glenn Hegar will be leaving to take over as chancellor of Texas A&M next month.
State Archive
Jeff Leach’s Texts to Judge on Death Row Case Sparks Legal Concerns
This article has been updated with Jeff Leach’s response. In his bid to free a convicted child-killer from death row, State Rep. Jeff Leach could find himself in hot water after texting a judge on the Court of Criminal Appeals in violation of Texas law. The case in...
Family of Murdered Child Speak Out as House Committee Attempts to Free Killer
Family members of Nikki Curtis, the 2-year-old murdered by Robert Roberson, have written to the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee blasting the “one-sided” portrayal given of the killer in their attempt to exonerate him. Roberson was convicted of murdering his...
Trump Calls for Death Penalty for Illegal Aliens Who Murder US Citizens
AUSTIN—With less than two weeks until Election Day, former President Donald Trump made a stop in the Lone Star State to talk about the border crisis. The press conference was set up in short order at the Austin airport as Trump flew in to record a podcast interview...
Gov. Abbott Demands VP Harris Declare Tren de Aragua a Terrorist Organization
Gov. Greg Abbott is demanding that Vice President Kamala Harris declare the Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, as a foreign terrorist organization during her campaign stop in Houston today. “Vice President Kamala Harris conveniently claims she cares about securing our...
Lawmakers Decry Committee’s Efforts to ‘Usurp’ Power in Robert Roberson Death Penalty Case
A group of lawmakers, led by State Rep. Cody Harris, are siding with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in the legal battle surrounding some House members’ attempt to exonerate convicted child-murderer Robert Roberson. Scheduled to be executed last week, the...
Report Criticizes Politically-imposed Limits to the US Liquefied Natural Gas Boom
In a new report published Tuesday, the National Center for Energy Analytics slammed politically-imposed limitations on the United States liquefied natural gas market. In the report, NCEA Senior Fellow Tristan Abbey found that the country’s LNG boom—which started...
Border Security Advocates Urge Action Against the Mexican Cartels
The Texas Public Policy Foundation is urging the U.S. to designate the Mexican cartels as “Foreign Terrorist Organizations” because of the serious national security threat they pose. Earlier this week, it was discovered along the river banks in Eagle Pass that cartel...
UT, A&M Investment Management Company Changes Course After Report on ‘Woke’ Proxy Votes
After a report was released showing asset managers for the University of Texas and Texas A&M University’s investment management company were voting in favor of resolutions to advance leftist policy, the entity's leadership now says it is putting guidelines in...
GRAPHIC: Paxton Exposes Gruesome Details of Child-killer Robert Roberson
The following article contains graphic depictions of violence and sexual assault. Attorney General Ken Paxton is setting the record straight on the facts surrounding convicted child-murderer Robert Roberson, amid a push by anti-death penalty advocates to spare him the...