State
Texas Taxpayers Continue to Fund Sky-high Superintendent Salaries
A total of 89 top school administrators take home salaries of $300,000 or more.
Equal Rights Advocacy Group Files Lawsuit Challenging Job Grant Contest That Excludes White Contractors
The group is requesting a temporary restraining order, arguing that racial discrimination constitutes irreparable harm.
TLR to Help Dade Phelan Raise Money in Houston
The Houston event is part of a series of fundraisers Phelan has hosted after coming in second place to former Orange County GOP Chairman David Covey in the March primary.
Texas Education is a Magnet for Illegal Aliens
A fake headline resurfaced the debate on education for illegal aliens.
State Archive
Texas School Boards Must Vote on Chaplain Policy by March 1
A state law that passed last year requires Texas school districts to decide whether or not they will allow chaplains to work or volunteer within their schools. Local school boards must vote on the issue by March 1. The law, known as Senate Bill 763, allows school...
Senior Immigration Researcher Rips Biden Administration For Asylum Crisis
During a panel discussing illegal immigration, the border, and asylum crises across the western world, NumbersUSA Director of Research Erik Ruark slammed the Biden administration for the situation at the southern border. “The border crisis is not the result of...
Pro-Amnesty Group Returns, Endorses Republican Candidates in Texas
A pro-amnesty organization is once again rearing its head into Texas politics, endorsing three Republican candidates for the Texas House. The LIBRE Initiative—along with its partner organization Americans for Prosperity—is heavily funded by the Koch network, which...
Audit: “Unsatisfactory” and “High Risk” Issues Found in State Anti-Trafficking Unit
An internal audit found problems at a state agency’s unit tasked with helping combat human trafficking. These findings come as Texas remains ground zero in the fight against sex trafficking, which is a component of human trafficking. A source claims the troubled unit...
Grassroots Fight Back Against Debt-Raising Constitutional Amendment
Grassroots organizations are continuing their fight to strike down a constitutional amendment passed in 2021 that would allow counties to issue more taxpayer-backed debt. Proposition 2, which passed with 63 percent of the vote, authorizes counties to issue bonds...
Candidates Debate Ahead of Special Election Runoff in East Texas
CANTON—Citizens preparing to vote in the special election runoff for an East Texas House seat had the chance to hear from both candidates and packed the room for the only slated debate before the election. Encompassing Hunt, Van Zandt, and Hopkins counties, the seat...
Researchers: Security Questions Remain About Texas A&M’s Partnership with Qatar
A report released last week called into question Texas A&M’s protection of sensitive research, leading university President Mark Welsh to deny “leaking or compromising national security research.” Now, the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy...
Gov. Abbott Says NYC Mayor Adams Should Sue President Biden Instead of Bus Companies
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a Fox News interview that New York City Mayor Eric Adams should sue President Joe Biden instead of the bus companies transporting illegal aliens from Texas to NYC. “The mayor sued the wrong party,” Abbott said on Sunday in an interview...
Dan Patrick: ‘Slippery Dade’ is Hiding Impeachment Costs
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is ramping up his criticism of House Speaker Dade Phelan for failing to comply with a requested audit of the cost of the chamber’s impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton. An audit of both chambers’ expenses was requested after the trial by...