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Left-Wing Groups Fight Against Termination of In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens
A federal judge has been asked to let groups intervene in the settlement that ended the Texas Dream Act.
Video: Children Attend Dallas Drag Show
The video footage was captured by Texas Family Project, which has advocated for protecting children from sexually explicit content.
Texas Education Agency Calls New STAAR Results for Grades 3-8 ‘Encouraging’
The 2025 results show that a quarter to a third of elementary and middle school students fail to even approach grade level in reading and math.
Alleged Noncitizen Voters Under Investigation by Texas AG
The secretary of state identified 33 potential noncitizens who may have illegally voted in Texas elections in 2024.
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Texas Senators Approve Constitutional Amendment Restricting Bail for Human Trafficking Suspects
Members of the Texas Senate passed a constitutional amendment that would allow judges to deny bail to certain individuals accused of violent or sexual offenses or continuous trafficking of persons. Senate Joint Resolution 5 by State Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) was...
New Poll Shows Strong Support for School Choice as Texas House Files Bill
School choice legislation has been filed in the Texas House, setting up another battle over Gov. Greg Abbott’s top priority as new polling shows a majority of Texans support the issue. In 2023, school choice was blocked in the House after a coalition of Democrats and...
Texas Attorney General’s Office and 2 Counties Join ICE’s Reinstated Task Force Model
Goliad and Smith counties along with the Texas attorney general’s office have joined ICE’s 287(g) Task Force Model, a program that allows ICE to collaborate with local law enforcement to identify and remove illegal aliens. The Task Force Model, discontinued in 2012...
Lawmakers Propose Limits on School Superintendent Salaries
Two Texas lawmakers have proposed legislation to limit the salaries of school superintendents. Last school year, the state’s highest superintendent salary topped half a million dollars. Eight superintendents received salaries above $400,000, and another 81 received...
Pressure Mounts on Supreme Court To Review Texas Ethics Commission’s Speech Regulation
Two additional amicus briefs have been filed in support of Michael Quinn Sullivan’s petition before the U.S. Supreme Court, further amplifying arguments that Texas’ lobbying registration law violates the First Amendment. The Manhattan Institute, a public policy think...
Texas Senate Passes Items Denying Bail to Criminal Illegals, Certain Violent Offenders
In nearly unanimous votes, members of the Texas Senate advanced legislation that would deny bail to illegal aliens charged with felonies and certain violent offenders. On Wednesday, senators passed Senate Joint Resolution 1 by State Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston), also...
Lawmakers File Measures To Evaluate Higher Education Accreditation Agencies
Texas lawmakers have proposed establishing an accreditation commission and implementing biennial reviews of university accrediting agencies. House Bill 1870, introduced by State Rep. Terri Leo-Wilson (R-Galveston), would create an accreditation commission within the...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Exposes Illicit Lottery Ticket Reseller After $83M Jackpot Win
After an $83 million lottery jackpot was won in Austin, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick paid the outlet that sold the winning ticket an impromptu visit and discovered a warehouse of printing machines run by an illicit lottery ticket reseller. Patrick’s visit to the printing...
‘The Man Behind the Curtain’: Democrat Obama Lawyer Retains Power in Texas House
After it was revealed that he helped craft controversial House rules that expanded Democrat power in the Texas House, Democrat lawyer Hugh Brady was not reappointed as parliamentarian by Speaker Dustin Burrows this session. However, recent revelations show that Brady...