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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.
Gov. Abbott Directs DPS To Step Up Security at Texas Churches
Texas has taken several steps in recent years to allow churches more freedom to protect themselves and their congregants.
UNT Police Agree To Protect Conservative Student
A recording revealed that police originally asked the student to create a safety plan.
Court Orders Texas State University To Reinstate Fired Professor
Professor Tom Alter called for the violent overthrow of the U.S. government.
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Texas Appeals Injunction Prohibiting Ten Commandments in Classrooms
Attorney General Ken Paxton is escalating efforts to require the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms, appealing a federal injunction and instructing districts not affected by ongoing litigation to comply with the new law. Following a federal...
UT-Austin Seeks To Hide Faculty Emails
UT-Austin is attempting to conceal faculty communications related to governance reforms. At issue are changes to “core curricula” that are expected to result from the passage of Senate Bill 37 during the regular legislative session. This measure changes several...
Texas Legislature Wraps Up Summer Special Sessions
The Texas House and Senate have adjourned sine die, bringing to a close the second special session of the summer called by Gov. Greg Abbott. The session followed a tumultuous first special session in which Democrat members of the House broke quorum for two weeks to...
Texas House Cracks Down on Quorum-Busting With New Rules
After Democrats staged a walkout earlier this summer to block congressional redistricting, the Texas House has moved to ensure such quorum-busting tactics carry heavy consequences in the future. In one of its final actions before adjourning sine die, the chamber...
STAAR Test Replacement Heads to Governor’s Desk
The Texas House voted to concur with Senate amendments to House Bill 8, sending the STAAR-testing overhaul to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk. The bill replaces the current State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) year-to-year growth model, which relies on...
AG Paxton Sues PowerSchool Over Massive Data Breach Affecting Texas Students
Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against PowerSchool, a California-based education technology company, after a massive data breach compromised the private information of more than 880,000 Texas school-aged children and teachers. The breach, which...
Lawsuit Filed Against University of Texas Seeks to Neutralize ‘Campus Protection Act’
Multiple organizations are suing the University of Texas System as a means of undoing a new state law meant to counter disruptive activities on college campuses. The law in question is Senate Bill 2972, which took effect September 1. It was designed to protect freedom...
Texas Senate Cracks Down on Abortion-Inducing Drugs
In a vote of 17-9, the Texas Senate approved the “Women and Child Protection Act” to crack down on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs. State Sen. Bryan Hughes (R–Mineola), who carried the legislation in the Senate, said the legislation is about...
Legislature Reverses Course on Same-Day Voter Registration Changes
Texas lawmakers have voted to roll back a same-day voter registration change, sending the measure to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk for final approval. The issue stems from the regular session earlier this year, when State Rep. Matt Shaheen (R–Plano) successfully amended...