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10/8/25 Casino Lobby Bets Big on Texas

- Casino Lobby Bets Big on Huffman in North Texas Senate Race- UT-Austin Requires ‘Anti-Racism’ Training for Social Work Majors- Central Texas School District Confirms ‘Alphabet Soup’ Club on Hold Pending Review

Oct 8, 20254 min

10/7/25 Texas Investigates ANTIFA

- Paxton Launches Investigation Into Leftist Terror Groups- Victim’s Brother Pushes Back on Claims of Innocence for Convicted Killer Robert Roberson- Houston Announces New $16 Million Low-Barrier Homeless ‘Super Hub’

Oct 7, 20254 min

10/6/25 Send in the Guard

- Abbott Approves National Guard Deployment to Restore Order at ICE Facilities in Blue States- Wesley Hunt Enters US Senate Race Against Cornyn and Paxton- Democrats Present First Witness Directly Supporting Racial Gerrymandering Claims

Oct 6, 20254 min

Redistricting Trial CONTINUES

- Texas Redistricting Lawsuit: Day 2 Testimony Further Undermines Democrats’ Case- UT-Austin Invited to Join Major Trump Administration Initiative- Houston ISD Ties Deportation Crackdowns to School Closure

Oct 3, 20255 min

10/2/25 Illegal Tax Hikes?

- Paxton Orders Cities to Halt Tax Hikes Amid Potential Audit Law Violations- Texas Universities Are Auditing Curricula- FDA Announces Approval for Drug To Combat Flesh-Eating Screwworm

Oct 2, 20254 min

10/01/25 Will Texas’ New Republican Congressional Districts Pass Judicial Muster?

- Federal Judges To Decide Texas Redistricting Case- UT Austin Announces New Faculty Advisory Structure- Union Advises Texas A&M Faculty to ‘Resist’ Reform and Accountability

Oct 1, 20253 min

9/30/25 Stepping Up Church Security

- Gov. Abbott Directs DPS to Step Up Security at Texas Churches- Texas DPS Halts CDLs for Refugees, Asylees, and DACA Recipients After Federal Audit- Whitesboro Officials Approve Huge Property Tax Increase

Sep 30, 20254 min

9/29/25 Deadly Texas Casino Shooting

- Deadly Shooting at Eagle Pass Casino Leaves Two Dead, Five Wounded- Court Orders Texas State University to Reinstate Fired Professor- Retired Texas Elementary Teacher Arrested on Federal Child Porn Charges

Sep 29, 20254 min

9/26/25 The University Teaching ‘Demonology’

- UNT Program Promotes LGBT Ideology and Demonology- Indian Tribe Building Casino in Polk County Offsite of Main Reservation- Public Libraries’ Ability to Remove ‘Explicit Books’ Challenged in Federal Court

Sep 26, 20254 min

9/25/25 The Next Generation of Conservatives

- Stratford High School Students Defy Attacks, Launch Conservative Club- Texas Supreme Court To Decide Controversial South Texas ISD Property Tax Fight- Harris County Commissioners Pass $2.7 Billion Budget Featuring Hiring Freeze, Cuts, & Tax Hike

Sep 25, 20255 min

9/24/25 ‘Anti-ICE’ Shooting in Dallas

- Shooter Targets Dallas Facility in Deadly ‘Anti-ICE’ Attack- Texas GOP To Consider Censures of 10 Lawmakers- Tarrant County Cuts Property Taxes for Third Year in a Row

Sep 24, 20254 min

9/23/25 What Happened to Operation Lone Star?

-Shrinking Resources Cast New Doubt on Operation Lone Star Prosecutions-Texas A&M’s New Acting President James Hallmark Defended DEI-Illegal Aliens Escape ICE Custody, Attack Border Patrol Agent Near Houston

Sep 23, 20254 min

9/22/25 Local Government Tries to Silence Critics

- Judge Dismisses MUD’s Attempt to Silence Critics- Controversial Curriculum at Texas A&M: Feminism, LGBTQ Studies, and Marxism- West Texas Teacher Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Investigation

Sep 22, 20254 min

9/19/25 Is Texas A&M Hiring Another DEI Activist?

- Finalist for Texas A&M Victoria President Has Extensive DEI History- Serial Ballot Harvester Arrested in Starr County for 2022 Election Crimes- Attorney General Paxton Investigates Claims of Political Pressure Against Stratford High’s TPUSA Club

Sep 19, 20255 min

9/18/25 Justice Department Investigates DEI in Austin

- DOJ Launches Investigation Into Austin’s Race-Based Hiring Policies- Round Rock ISD Defies Texas Law, Refuses To Display Ten Commandments in Classrooms- Texas State To Remove LGBT Course Following Legislative Pushback

Sep 18, 20254 min

9/17/25 Cutting Red Tape

- Texas Launches New Office To Cut Red Tape- Texas Education Agency Investigates Teachers’ Posts on Charlie Kirk Assassination- Feds Detain Man at Texas Border Sought for Indecency With a Child

Sep 17, 20254 min

9/16/25 Texas Universities Working with China

-Report: University of Houston Must End Partnership With Chinese University-Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Will Not Seek Re-election in 2026-Judge Denies Democrats’ Motion to Block Tarrant County’s Republican Redistricting

Sep 16, 20255 min

9/15/25 Texas Legislature’s Response to Charlie Kirk Assassination

-Legislature To Examine Higher Ed Free Speech Issues in Wake of Charlie Kirk Assassination-Houston Midwife Faces 15 Felony Charges After Performing Illegal Abortions-Splendora 1st-Grade Teacher Charged With Aggravated Sexual Assault of a Child

Sep 15, 20254 min

9/12/25 Will New Law Ban “Sharia Compounds?”

- 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

Sep 12, 20254 min

9/11/25 Texas Remembers Charlie Kirk

- 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

Sep 11, 20254 min

9/9/25 Texas A&M’s Leftward Lunge

-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

Sep 9, 20254 min

9/8/25 Prohibiting Property Taxes…and Sharia Law

- 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

Sep 8, 20254 min

9/5/25 Stopping Democrat Election Interference

- 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

Sep 5, 20255 min

9/4/25 What Got Done in Austin?

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

Sep 4, 20254 min

9/3/25 Stopping Same-Day Voter Registration

- 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

Sep 3, 20254 min

9/2/25 Where’s the Relief?

- 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

Sep 2, 20254 min

8/29/25 Taxpayer-funded Gay Softball?

- 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

Aug 29, 20254 min

8/28/25 A Ban on Fundraising

- 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’

Aug 28, 20254 min

8/27/25 Over-the-Counter Ivermectin

- 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

Aug 27, 20255 min

8/26/25 Battling Election Fraud

- 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

Aug 26, 20254 min

8/25/25 Will Democrats Be Punished?

- 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

Aug 25, 20254 min

8/22/25 Trump’s Endorsement in Texas

- 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

Aug 22, 20254 min

8/21/25 Goodbye Dade Phelan

-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

Aug 21, 20254 min

8/20/25 New Congressional Maps Approved

- 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

Aug 20, 20254 min

8/18/25 The Ten Commandments in Classrooms

- 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

Aug 19, 20254 min

8/18/25 Texas Democrats Return

- 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

Aug 18, 20255 min

8/15/25 Second Special Session Begins

-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

Aug 15, 20254 min

8/14/25 The Fight to Maintain Secret Ballots

- 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

Aug 14, 20254 min

8/13/25 Are Democrats Coming Back?

- 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

Aug 13, 20254 min

8/12/25 Locking Up Beto O’Rourke

-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

Aug 12, 20255 min

8/11/25 Have You Seen the Missing Democrats?

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

Aug 11, 20254 min

8/8/25 Democrats Sued for Abandoning Jobs

- 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

Aug 8, 20255 min

8/7/25 Casino Lobby Prepares for 2026 Elections

- 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

Aug 7, 20255 min

8/6/25 Senate Democrats Didn’t Show Up Today

- 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

Aug 6, 20255 min

8/5/25 Day 2 and Democrats Are Still Gone

-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

Aug 5, 20254 min

8/4/25 Could Texas Democrats Be ARRESTED?

- 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

Aug 4, 20255 min

8/1/25 Budget Cuts Hit Austin Pride Event

- 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

Aug 1, 20254 min

7/31/2025 Battling Election Crimes

-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

Jul 31, 20255 min

7/30/2025 THC Ban Passes Senate…Again

-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

Jul 30, 20255 min

7/29/2025 Cocaine Bust at the Border

- 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

Jul 29, 20255 min