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Texas Could Abolish Public Schools’ Immunity in Sex Abuse Cases
Proposed legislation would remove governmental immunity from school districts and their employees for acts of intentional sexual abuse, which are on the rise.
Gates of Eagle Pass Park Reopen After One Year of Lockdown
This comes as the Trump administration continues to secure the southwest border.
Texas House Advances Record $337 Billion Budget
The Senate unanimously passed its version of the budget last month, with a proposal largely similar to the one advanced by the House.
Texas Senate Approves Establishment of Homeland Security Division in DPS
The new division within the Texas Department of Public Safety would coordinate efforts among federal, state, and local law enforcement and jurisdictions.
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House Lawmaker Proposes Measure To Protect From Warrantless Game Warden Searches
Republican State Rep. Wes Virdell of Brady filed a measure to further protect private property. House Bill 1379 would stop game wardens and Parks and Wildlife peace officers from entering private property without warrants. “When you talk to the average Texan, and you...
Texas Senators Weigh Religious Protections for Public School Employees in Committee
Texas senators considered two measures that would champion the religious freedom rights of school district and charter school employees. During a Monday hearing before the Senate Committee on State Affairs, lawmakers mulled Senate Bill 810 filed by State Sen. Bryan...
House Committee Considers Property Tax Relief in the Form of Tax Rate Compression
The Texas House Ways and Means Committee met Monday to consider a package of bills aimed at reducing Texans' property tax burden, with an emphasis on lowering school district tax rates through compression rather than increasing the homestead exemption. House Bill 8,...
Senators Hear From the Public on Parental Rights in Education
With the governor’s priority school choice legislation checked off their list, state senators are moving on to other proposals designed to empower Texas parents. The Texas Senate’s Committee on Education K-16 met last week to consider nearly a dozen measures relating...
Texas A&M Regents Ban On-Campus Drag Shows
The Texas A&M System Board of Regents passed a resolution banning drag shows across all 11 universities. The regents resolved that the system Chancellor John Sharp, TAMU President Mark A. Welsh III, and all other university presidents must take immediate action to...
‘Texas Strip’: Lone Star State Looks To Carve Out a New Name for a Classic Steak
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he has a beef with the New York Strip. In an X post on Friday, Patrick announced he is cooking up a new initiative to rename the popular steak to the "Texas Strip," arguing that Texas, not New York, deserves recognition for its beef...
Senators Consider Stronger Safeguards Against Sexually Explicit Books in Schools
A state senator has re-introduced legislation to increase safeguards against sexually explicit books in school libraries. “The presence of sexually explicit books in school libraries is indeed still a problem in our state,” said State Sen. Angela Paxton (R-McKinney),...
State Lawmaker Files TLR-Backed Measure Limiting Texans’ Free Speech
State Rep. Jeff Leach has filed a measure targeting a state law that protects citizens from abusive lawsuits. Earlier this month, Leach (R-Allen) filed House Bill 2459. The measure would cut into the First Amendment protections first outlined in HB 2973 of 2011,...
State Senators to Freeze Funding Increases for Universities, Citing Noncompliance With DEI Ban
Two state senators have sent a letter to university boards of regents announcing the move to freeze state funding increases if they do not demonstrate compliance with state law. In their letter, State Sens. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), chair of the Senate Education...