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- Abbott Signs Law He Says Will Ban ‘Sharia Compounds’ in Texas- Patrick Slams Abbott’s THC Order as ‘State Seal of Approval’ for Dangerous Drugs- State Rep. Calls for Investigation of UT-Austin Student Group

- Texans Mourn Assassination of Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk- Lt. Gov. Patrick Questions Welsh’s Future at Texas A&M- Harris County Officials Approve Property Tax Hike Amid Budget Confusion

-Potential Federal Investigation of Texas A&M Over Transgender Indoctrination-James Talarico Launches Democrat Bid for U.S. Senate-California Food Companies File Suit Against Texas’ Lab Meat Ban

- Texas GOP Ballot Will Ask Voters About Property Taxes, and Sharia Law- Open or Closed? The Future of Texas Primary Elections- School Nurses Refuse To Give Children Band-Aids, Claim ‘Confusion’ Over New Law

- Texas GOP Sues State To Close Primaries- Abbott Endorses Burrows for Another Term as Speaker- Gov. Abbott Directs DPS To Enforce English Fluency Requirements for Truckers

9/4/25 What Got Done in Austin?-Texas Legislature Wraps Up Summer Special Sessions-Texas Appeals Injunction Prohibiting Ten Commandments in Classrooms-US Officials Intercept Chinese Shipment of Meth Precursors Headed to Cartel

- Legislature Reverses Course on Same-Day Voter Registration Changes- House Votes To Prohibit Fundraising During A Quorum Break- Harris County Sergeant Charged After Allegedly Harassing Teenage Girl

- Texas House Rejects Scaled-Back Property Tax Bill- Left-Wing Groups Sue Texas Over Ban on DEI, Gender Ideology in K-12 Schools- Killeen ISD Employees On Leave Over ‘Inappropriate’ Conduct With Students

- Harris County Approves Nearly $470K for Gay Softball World Series- Texas House Moves to Shut Down Mail-Order Abortion Pill Pipeline- Women’s Privacy Act Overcomes Years of Resistance, Wins Passage in Texas House

- Senate Moves to Ban Fundraising During Special Sessions After Quorum Break- Paxton Slams Texas Judicial System After ‘Insane Decision’ To Help Beto O’Rourke- Llano ISD Removes Inappropriate Books, Shuts Down Library’s ‘Adult Section’

- House Advances Over-the-Counter Ivermectin Bill- Chinese National Charged With Stealing Sensitive Data from UT-MD Anderson- Moms Arrested for Running North Texas Choir Booster Club

- After Regular Session Defeat, House Votes to Restore AG’s Election Fraud Powers- Gov. Abbott Adds Election and Public Safety Legislation To Special Session Agenda- Paxton Instructs Texas School Districts To Follow State’s Ten Commandments Law

- House Republicans Split on Punishing Democrat Quorum Breakers- Texas Senate Greenlights GOP Congressional District Shake-Up- Cruz, Paxton Back Rivals in Heated GOP Primary for Attorney General

- Trump Declares ‘Complete and Total Endorsement’ of Dustin Burrows- University of Houston Regents Change Faculty Senate Policy To Comply With New Law- South Texas Judge Suspended After Indictment for Cattle Theft

-Dade Phelan Calls it Quits After Speakership Collapse Last Year- Chip Roy Joins Race for Texas Attorney General- Texas Lottery Winner Finally Receives Jackpot After Lawsuit

- Texas House Approves New Congressional Map After Quorum Break Ends- Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban Faces Uncertain Future in Texas House- Montgomery County Law Enforcement Arrests 71 Wanted Offenders

- Do Not Comply: Activist Teachers Plot to Defy Texas’ New Ten Commandments Law- Trump Urges Swift Passage of Texas Redistricting Plan- Houston Man Caught Smuggling Dozens of Illegals Across Texas Border

- Texas House Regains Quorum as Democrats Return From Walkout- Pro-Late Term Abortion Organization Gave UT-Austin Nearly $2.5 Million- Court Rejects ‘Qualified Immunity’ for Lorena ISD Admin in Sex Abuse Lawsuit

-Abbott Launches Second Special Session as Democrats Signal End to Walkout-Texas Education Agency Releases School Accountability Ratings for 2025 & 2024-Prosecutors: Fort Bend County Judge Used Campaign Funds for Personal Bills

- Fight To Safeguard Secret Ballot Continues in Harris County- Houston Halts Payout to Firm Tied to Public Works Corruption- Navarro ISD Bus Driver Busted for Child Porn Gets 30 Years in Prison

- Report: House Democrats Planning Return to Texas Capitol- Senators Pass Legislation To Eliminate the STAAR Test- AG Paxton Secures Commitment from Kellogg’s To Eliminate Artificial Dyes

-Paxton Says O’Rourke Flagrantly Violated Fundraising Ban-Abbott Vows Immediate Second Special Session as Democrat Quorum Break Drags On-Lawsuit Filed Against Man Accused of Murdering Unborn Daughter by Slipping Mother Abortion Pill

-DPS Launches Tip Line to Track Down Missing Democrat Lawmakers -Court Halts ‘Beto Bribes’ After Paxton Lawsuit -Texas State Regents Abolish Faculty Senates

- Paxton Moves to Vacate Seats of Quorum-Breaking Democrats- Texas Republicans’ Redistricting Plan Heads to Senate for Approval- Commissioner Ramsey Seeks Removal of Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Following Historic Censure Vote

- Texas Casino Interests Prepare Comeback Attempt- Texas Senators Pass Women’s Privacy Act- Paxton Investigating Beto O’Rourke’s Group for Alleged Bribes to Runaway Democrats

- Majority of Texas Senate Democrats Abandon State in Protest of Redistricting- Travis County Judge Refuses Motion To Change Venue in Daniel Perry Case- Houston ISD Boasts Major Academic Gains Ahead of TEA Report

-Paxton Threatens Court Action To Vacate Seats of Fleeing Democrats as House Still Lacks Quorum-Texas Senate Committee Moves Women's Privacy Act Closer to Floor Vote-Texas Can Require Voter ID on Mail Ballots, Federal Court Rules

- Abbott Orders Arrest of Fleeing Democrats After House Fails to Reach Quorum- Houston ISD Rolls Out Cell Phone Ban Amid New State Mandate- Montgomery County Arrests School Employee for Soliciting a Minor Online

- Austin Pride Reports Future Changes Due to ‘Current Political Climate’- Newsom, Schatzline Spar as Texas GOP Unveils Redistricting Map- House Candidate Slammed for Donation to Sheila Jackson Lee

-Senate Moves To Restore Attorney General’s Power To Prosecute Election Crimes-University of North Texas Settles Free Speech Case-Trump Administration Halts Controversial Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge Expansion

-Patrick-Backed THC Ban Clears Senate-Two Houston-Area Planned Parenthood Clinics Announce September Closure-Houston Polling Signals Tight Races Amid Voter Concerns on Crime, Taxes

- CBP Officers Seize Over $1 Million of Cocaine in South Texas- Report: Texas Democrats Fundraising for Another Quorum Break- Glazed and Confused: Shipley Do-Nuts Sold to California Firm

- Former Texas National Guardsman Convicted of Smuggling Aliens- ICE Arrests Over 200 Illegal Alien Child Sex Offenders in Houston Area- Allen ISD Adopts New ‘No Cell Phone’ Policy

- Giovanni Capriglione Faces Allegations of Long-Term Affair, Abortion Payments- Illegal Alien Arrested on Charges of Kidnapping in Houston- Houston Officials Weigh Electric Scooter Crackdown Amid Rising Park Violence

- Lawmakers Eye $13B in Federal Funds for Property Tax Cuts- Jared Patterson Accused of Recruiting Primary Challengers to Fellow Republicans- Despite Local Pleas, Southwest Texas Judge Hasn’t Removed Scandal-Plagued Auditor

- Texas National Guard Mobilizing To Assist ICE- Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban Advances in Texas Senate- Montgomery County Secures First Murder Conviction Under Texas Fentanyl Law

- Texas State University Course Promoted LGBT Ideology- UT Regents Name Permanent Finalists for Chancellor, UT-Austin President- Ban on THC Revived in Texas Senate after Abbott Veto

- Special Session Kicks Off With Redistricting Fight Looming and Billions on the Table- UT-Austin Received $6000 Invoice From Pro-Abortion Activist- Harris County Taxpayers Foot $1.1 Million Bill for Illegal Alien Legal Defense

- Texas House Democrats Threaten Quorum Break Over Redistricting- Internal Texas A&M Immigration Email Triggers Backlash- AG Ken Paxton Sues US Masters Swimming for Allowing Men To Compete in Women’s Sports

- Man Charged in Attack on North Texas ICE Detention Center, Previously Arrested in Austin Protests- Houston Expands Civility Ordinance to 24 Hours in Downtown Areas- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Releases Index

- New Execution Date Set for Convicted Child Killer After Lawmakers’ Delay Attempt- Texas AG Investigates Mars Company For Deceptive Practices Over Artificial Dyes- City of Austin Unveils Another Record-Setting Budget

- Will Democrats Walk Out Again? Special Session Agenda Revives Quorum-Busting Talk- Texas Counties Have Exploited a ‘Disaster Loophole’ to Hike Taxes- Democrat Nathan Johnson Launches Bid for Attorney General

- Bills Begin To Be Filed as Lawmakers Prepare for Special Session- ICE Arrests 1,361 Criminal Aliens in Houston-Area Operations in June- South Texas School Board President Sentenced to 12 Years for Drug Trafficking

- HHS Bars Illegal Aliens From Taxpayer-Funded Health Programs- Texas to Redraw Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Districts During Special Session- Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Pushes for Taxpayer-Funded International Trips

- Trump Endorses Texas Lawmakers Who Backed School Choice, Despite Party Pushback- Houston Research Centers Among Targets in Chinese COVID-19 Espionage Scheme- Harris County Jail Hit With Third Noncompliance Notice of 2025

- Special Session Agenda Released: Abbott Targets Property Taxes, Redistricting, Abortion Drugs, and More- Baylor University to Return 'LGBTQIA+ Inclusion' Grant Following Backlash- IRS Moves To Allow Pastors To Endorse Political Candidates

- Feds Arrest 10 for Ambush Attack on ICE Agents in Texas- Attorney General Paxton Says State Will Continue Defending Border Security Law After Setback- Conroe ISD Poised To Reject UIL Access for Homeschoolers Under New State Law

- Deadly Floods Devastate Central Texas, President Trump Planning Visit - Questions Remain Ahead of Texas Special Legislative Session- New State Law Limits School Superintendents’ Severance Pay

- Wave of Retirements and Campaign Launches Reshape Texas Senate- University of North Texas Initiative Promotes ‘Diversity’- HHS Halts Gender Ideology Funding in Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program

- FBI Houston Arrests Chinese National for Spying on US Navy- Legislators Warn Universities to Comply With Federal Ruling on Discounted Tuition for Illegals- Texas Officially Phases Out Temporary Paper License Plate