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Regents Appoint DEI Advocate as Texas A&M-Victoria President
Christian Hardigree has a background in “diversity” and “sustainability.”
Texas Tech Faculty Union Criticizes Leadership for Upholding Biological Reality
Conflict arises as Texas Tech pursues reform and seeks to hold faculty accountable.
UT-Austin To Host Teaching Seminar on ‘Communism and Dissent’
The School for Civic Leadership and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation put together the event.
Texas Lottery Littered With Scandals This Year
Texas Lottery stakeholders helped craft the new law banning lottery ticket resellers.
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Senators Focus on Protecting Students From Sexual Predators in Schools
Senators heard powerful testimony this week on two key public education reforms to safeguard students from predatory school employees. Both measures address how administrators report alleged sex crimes committed against students by teachers and other school...
Texas Tech Class Pushes Radical Feminism
A Texas Tech University course pushes radical feminism. Materials in the course promote anti-Christian, anti-male attitudes and argue that Marxism is not drastic enough for feminism. The class, called “Feminist Thought and Theories,” is being offered during the spring...
Race To Replace Paxton Begins as John Bash Launches AG Campaign
The race to succeed Attorney General Ken Paxton is now officially underway, and the first candidate to step into the ring is no stranger to high-profile legal battles. Former U.S. Attorney John Bash announced his campaign for the Republican nomination for Attorney...
Dan Patrick Uses Board Game To Make His Case for the Homestead Exemption
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is rolling the dice—literally—in his latest push for increased property tax relief. In a video posted on X, Patrick made his case for raising the homestead exemption on school property taxes by using a familiar childhood prop: the game of...
Texas Parents Strongly Back Legislation Requiring Parental Approval for App Store Purchases
A new poll by the Texas Public Policy Foundation shows that a majority of parents and voters surveyed support legislation that would require parental approval before children can download applications from the app store. TPPF policy analyst Greyson Gee said that the...
Proposal Would Require Healthcare Providers To Report Vaccine Side Effects
Texas senators are considering a measure that would require healthcare providers to report the adverse side effects of vaccinations and other drugs. Senate Bill 269 by State Sen. Charles Perry (R-Lubbock) was brought before the Senate Committee on Health and Human...
Budget Amendments Put Spotlight on Illegal Immigration’s Burden to Taxpayers
As Texas lawmakers work to finalize the state’s next two-year budget, several Republican members of the Texas House are using the amendment process to spotlight the growing cost of illegal immigration on state services. With the House set to debate potentially...
Texas House Committee Hears Parent-Driven Education Reforms
With contentious school choice hearings behind them, education committees in the state House and Senate are turning more attention to reforms requiring Texas schools to protect students' safety and respect parental rights. Several of the measures are endorsed by Texas...
Texas Teachers’ Retirement System Funded Chinese Firms
As the Trump administration ramps up its trade war with China, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas continues funding the Communist regime—in apparent defiance of Gov. Greg Abbott’s divestment order. While TRS has shed direct investments, indirect investments...