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Attorney General Paxton Seeks Injunction Against NCAA To Protect Women’s Sports
Paxton said the NCAA’s policy “treats sex as a changeable characteristic determined by a birth certificate instead of biology.”

State Sen. Middleton Files Measure to Ban Taxpayer-funded Lobbying
Ending the practice is one of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s top priorities for the 89th legislative session.

Analysis: Texas Lottery Vendor IGT Sued Alongside Lottery.com and Former Director
Meanwhile Gov. Greg Abbott passes the money-laundering buck.

Texas Senators Approve Constitutional Amendment Restricting Bail for Human Trafficking Suspects
The approval follows Wednesday’s passage of three other bail reform items, including one denying bail to criminal illegal aliens.
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Attorney General Paxton Appeals State Fair of Texas’ Gun Ban to Supreme Court
Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that he will appeal the case surrounding the State Fair of Texas’ prohibition of firearms on public property to the Texas Supreme Court. In a post on X, Paxton held that the fair’s ban on firearms, revealed earlier this year,...
Lt. Gov. Patrick Blasts Kamala Harris for Losing Thousands of Unaccompanied Minors
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick publicly blasted Vice President Kamala Harris for losing track of thousands of unaccompanied illegal alien children. “We have about 300,000 children who have come here illegally, and Kamala Harris does not know where they are,” Patrick said in an...
Gov. Abbott Offers $5k Reward for Information on Venezuelan Gang Members
Gov. Greg Abbott has announced a $5,000 reward for information on members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua who are in the state. The governor’s Public Safety Office is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to identifying and...
Poll Reveals Rising Minority Support for Trump in Texas
According to a poll released this week, support for Donald Trump among Hispanic voters in Texas has grown since 2020, and the same is true of black voters. The Texas Hispanic Policy Foundation polled 1,200 likely voters in mid-September and found a continued theme of...
DOJ Lawsuit Against Colony Ridge Set to Continue
A federal judge has rejected Colony Ridge’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit against the Houston-area development, which immigration experts say is using Spanish advertising to lure in illegal aliens. The original civil suit against Colony Ridge by the U.S. Department of...
David Cook Gets Speakership Nod From GOP Reformers
Most incoming Republican Texas House members appear to have thrown their support behind State Rep. David Cook for Speaker of the House in a move to coalesce around a single challenger against Dade Phelan ahead of the Republican Caucus vote in December. The decision...
Students Unite in Prayer: ‘See You at the Pole’ Events Set for Wednesday
Students across the country plan to start their day on Wednesday, September 25 with a prayer around the flag pole. "See You at the Pole" is a global student-led organization started in 1990 at a youth group retreat by students who felt led to pray at several schools...
Citizens Tell Senators School Districts Are Failing to Implement Law Barring Explicit Books
Citizens testified to Texas senators this week that despite the legislature’s passage of a law prohibiting sexually explicit books in public school libraries, these materials are still present. “HB 900 is not being implemented,” anti-smut advocate Bonnie Wallace told...
Texas Settles With AI Company Accused of Overpromising on its Healthcare Technologies
Texas has secured a groundbreaking settlement with an artificial intelligence company accused of exaggerating the effectiveness of the healthcare tools it supplied to state hospitals. The company, Pieces Technologies, had been under investigation by Attorney General...