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Union Advises Texas A&M Faculty To ‘Resist’ Reform and Accountability
Conflict is emerging between state employees and their employers.
Texas Tech Regents Appoint Brandon Creighton as New Chancellor
Creighton will oversee the implementation of an education reform law he authored.
UT-Austin Announces New Faculty Advisory Structure
The “advisory-only” bodies will take shape shortly.
Texas Halts CDLs for Refugees, Asylees, and DACA Recipients After Federal Audit
The move follows an explosive audit by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
State Archive
State Fair of Texas Keeps Controversial Firearms Ban In Place
In preparation for the upcoming State Fair of Texas, the board of directors has released this year’s safety policies, which still include prohibiting the licensed carrying of firearms by attendees. According to the State Fair of Texas’ safety and security policies for...
After THC Ban Stalls in Legislature, Abbott Responds With Executive Action
After two special sessions failed to produce a legislative deal on banning the sale of intoxicating THC products in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott has taken unilateral action—though limited in scope. On Wednesday, he issued an executive order implementing a series of new...
Texas A&M’s Mark Welsh Has Long Promoted DEI, LGBT Agendas
Following revelations that Texas A&M President Mark Welsh defended LGBT content in a children’s literature course, calls for his termination have abounded. Yet, Welsh has long promoted leftist ideals, which the university's leadership knew before naming him...
Aggie Scorecard, Investigations, State
Texas A&M Is Offering a ‘Race and Ethnicity’ Course This Fall
Texas A&M is offering a sociology course at its College Station campus this fall that promotes a racialized worldview. The university is already under fire after undercover recordings exposed an instructor encouraging the promotion of the LGBT agenda to children....
Texas State Professor Calls for Overthrow of US Government
A recording caught a Texas State University professor expressing support for overthrowing the U.S. government. Tom Alter, associate professor of history, expressed these views this past weekend at the virtual Revolutionary Socialism Conference 2025. In a video...
Pressure Builds for Ousting A&M President After LGBT Class Controversy
This article has been updated since publication. After first defending the course, Texas A&M President Mark Welsh has announced the termination of a professor who included instruction on introducing LGBT topics to minors in a children’s literature class. The...
California Food Companies File Suit Against Texas’ Lab-Grown Meat Ban
Two California-based food companies have filed a lawsuit against Texas’ new law banning the sale of cell-cultured “meat,” arguing that the measure violates the U.S. Constitution. The new law, passed as Senate Bill 261 during the regular session, took effect September...
James Talarico Launches Democrat Bid for U.S. Senate
Texas State Rep. James Talarico has officially entered the race for U.S. Senate, joining former U.S. Rep. Colin Allred in the Democrat primary. In his campaign launch, Talarico framed the race as a fight against the wealthy and well-connected. “The biggest divide in...
Campbell Pushes Back on Student Athlete Compensation Claims
Federal legislation designed to standardize compensation rules for student athletes nationwide has drawn attention from a Texas university leader. The SCORE Act, currently under consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives, establishes national standards for...