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AG Paxton Moves to Block Mailed Abortion Drugs
Pro-life activists are urging passage of the Woman and Child Protection Act to better safeguard Texas mothers and unborn children from abortion drugs.
Regents Name Davis Permanent UT-Austin President
New leadership will be responsible for overseeing recent reforms.
Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban Faces Uncertain Future in Texas House
Legislation to ban the practice has been sent to the same committee that killed it earlier this year.
University of Houston Offering Classes Covering Queer Theory
The courses are taught by a professor who has been in lockdown since 2020.
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AG Paxton Demands Proof From 2 School Districts That Boys Are Not in Girls’ Sports
Attorney General Ken Paxton is pressuring two school districts to relinquish documents proving they are not allowing boys to compete in girls’ sports. The attorney general sent letters to the superintendents of Dallas and Irving Independent School Districts after...
New Legislation Would Compel Texas Law Enforcement to Aid ICE Operations
A new legislative proposal aims to require all local law enforcement agencies in Texas to assist in federal immigration enforcement efforts. The proposed law by State Rep. David Spiller (R–Jacksboro) mandates that law enforcement agencies at the county and municipal...
Texas A&M Professor Criticizes USAID Shutdown in Taxpayer-funded Publication
A professor at Texas A&M University is voicing strong opposition to the Trump administration’s move to shut down the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), arguing that the decision is both illegal and harmful to U.S. interests. Andrew...
Betting Beyond Borders: Lottery.com To Sell Texas Lottery Tickets in Europe and Africa?
An embattled Texas-based online lottery company has announced a renewed push to sell lottery tickets internationally. Filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suggest the tickets are for Texas games. Lottery.com, which has struggled with solvency...
Texas Senate Passes School Choice Legislation, Sending it to the House
The Texas Senate has passed school choice legislation for the fourth time in two years, gearing the hot-button proposal up for another showdown in the House. Senate Bill 2, filed by State Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), moved forward on third hearing Wednesday by a...
EXCLUSIVE: Protestors Rally Against ICE at Texas Capitol
Hundreds of anti-ICE protestors marched on the Texas Capitol Wednesday afternoon in opposition to President Donald Trump's enforcement of immigration laws. Protestors waved foreign flags and called for ICE to be abolished. Following a lineup of speakers, the...
Report: Divest From America’s Enemies
Texas House lawmakers have recommended state pension funds divest from companies headquartered within hostile nations. In the pension fund world, there is the "prudent person rule." Developed in the 1820s, this rule "requires fiduciaries to make investment decisions...
Gov. Abbott Pushes $10 Billion in Property Tax Relief, $4 Billion More Than Legislature
In his State of the State Address, Gov. Greg Abbott announced that he wants $10 billion in property tax relief this session. His proposal outmaneuvers the Texas House and Senate, which are offering $6 billion in relief. During the State of the State Address on Sunday,...
AG Paxton Blocks 3 Texas Doctors From Administering Cross-sex Drugs to Minors
Three doctors have been thwarted from continuing to prescribe cross-sex hormones to Texas children. Attorney General Ken Paxton filed lawsuits last year against medical professionals May Lau, M. Brett Cooper, and Hector Granados. According to the attorney general, the...