Texas Minute

Islamic Group Didn't Have Permission to Distribute School Handouts…Casino-Backed PACs Continue Spending Spree…A&M Regents Set To Appoint Abbott Critic to Veterinary Committee…Couple Sentenced After Fake ID Bust by Dallas ICE…

Two Democrat DAs Join Prosecutors Plotting to ‘Fight’ Feds…Planned Parenthood Challenge to Texas Heartbeat Act Continues…Officials Investigate Austin ISD After Anti-ICE Walkout…Harris County Sergeant Faces Federal Charges in Child Exploitation Case…

Special Election Runoff Sends Democrat to Texas Senate…Railroad Commissioner Gave Thousands to Democrats…Texas A&M Ends Women’s & Gender Studies Programming…El Paso Man Sentenced for Smuggling Illegal Aliens…

Paxton Launches Investigation Into Alleged H-1B Visa Abuse…Casino-Backed PAC Floods Texas Primaries With Mail…Marvin Nichols Reservoir Project Postponed but Still in State Water Plan…Athletic Trainer Arrested for Crimes Against Student…

Abbott and Paxton Push Back Against Islamist Groups in Texas…Texas A&M Board Chairman Funds Challenger to University Critic…Democrat Lawmakers Criticize Abbott’s Call to Investigate H-1B Reliance in Higher Ed…Summer Camps Face Closure Amid Struggle to Implement New Requirements…

Texas Freezes H-1B Visas for State Agencies and Universities…UT-Austin Removes Far-Left Classes From ‘US History Core’…Paxton Sues Company Mailing Abortion Pills Into Texas…Athletic Trainer Arrested for Indecency With Student…

Austin City Council Honors Terror Organization…Abbott Adds Chinese Firms to Prohibited Tech List…Texas Defends Border Security Law…Groups Sue Over Early Voting Closures in Special Congressional Election…

Webb County Democrat Sheriff Indicted in Federal Fraud Case… Texas Tech Cancels Late-Term Abortionist Speech…Report Shows Mass Declines in Houston ISD Student Enrollment…New Austin Policy Forces City to Clear Fiscal Reforms With Employee Union...

Texas Defends Ten Commandments Mandate In Court…Higher Education Coordinating Board Officially Repeals ‘Resident Status’ Policy…Buckingham Backs Second Offshore Oil Lease…Lawsuit Alleges Teachers Gave Preschoolers Sleep Aids Without Consent…

Abbott Orders Cy-Fair ISD to Halt Islamic Games…Paxton Launches Investigation Into Hidden Payouts Driving Childhood Vaccine Recs…Federal Court Upholds WTAM Prohibition on Sexually Explicit Drag Shows…Governor Backs Challenger in GOP Ag Commission Race…

North Texas School District Rejects Request to Host Islamic Games…ICE Nabs Venezuelan Gang Member in Dallas…Corpus Christi Pursues Water Projects…Early Voting Begins Today in High-Profile North Texas Senate Runoff...

Paxton Declares DEI Unconstitutional in Texas Government…Gambling Industry Continues the Fight in Texas Campaigns…UT Concealing Records Related to DEI-Supporting Vice Provost…Celina ISD Report Reveals ‘Systemic Failures’…

Abbott’s $105 Million Campaign War Chest Towers Over 2026 Field…Candidates for Attorney General Rake in Campaign Cash…Texas Files Direct Appeal to US Supreme Court in Redistricting Case…Grooming, Assault, and Unprofessional Conduct…

Collin County Rejects Plans for Controversial Islamic Development…Austin Police Department to Increase Cooperation with ICE…Brenham Rejects Tax Breaks for Foreign-owned Data Center…School To Host Screening of Pro-Explicit Books Movie…

Illegal Alien Rammed ICE Vehicles in San Antonio…Illegals Cost Texas Hospitals More Than $1 Billion in 2025…School District Considers Violating State Law…Winnsboro ISD Superintendents Accused of Covering Up Abuse…

Chancellor Tells Gender Studies Enthusiasts To Look Elsewhere…Supreme Court to Decide if Detransitioner’s Lawsuit Can Proceed…Citizen Arrested for His Political Meme Sues Hood County Officials…School District To Release ‘Redacted’ Report From Sex Abuse Investigation…

San Antonio Ends Its Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Travel Program…Abbott Warns Harris County: Fix Election Issues or Else…Texas Cities Take 'Posture of Secrecy’…Dallas-Area Voters Could Soon Derail DART…

SCOTX Rejects State Agency’s Attempt To Misinterpret Religious Freedom…Houston Man Faces $10 Million Lawsuit in Alleged AI Deepfake Case…Tarrant GOP Challenges Democrat Judicial Candidates’ Ballot Filings…Did Texas A&M Really ‘Censor’ Plato?

DHS: More Buoy Barriers for Texas-Mexico Border…Texas Puts McAllen Murder Suspect on 10 Most Wanted List, Offers $30K Reward…Cleveland ISD Teacher Arrested for Sexual Misconduct With Student…Houston City Council Advances $30M Demolition Plan Using Stormwater Dollars…

Lawsuit Seeking to Overturn Heartbeat Act Could Be Dismissed Over First Amendment Claim…Austin Teacher Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Sex Abuse Material…Texas Attorney General’s Office Detains 50 Illegal Aliens…Latest Higher Ed Coordinating Board Appointments Include Longhorn Legend…

Unsolicited Seed Packages From China Pose Threat to Texas Agriculture…Teachers Union Sues Texas Over Investigations into Charlie Kirk Death Celebrations…U-Haul: Texas Is America’s Top Growth State…Texas Rolls Out New Bond Debt Database…

Secretary of State Moves To Kill GOP Closed Primary Lawsuit…After Minnesota Scandal, Abbott Orders Review of Texas Child Care Program…Prosecutors Target Repeat Illegal Reentrants in Year-End Sweep…AT&T Announces Departure From Downtown Dallas Headquarters…

State Audit Confirms Widespread Financial Failures at Texas Southern University…Harris County Directed to Fix Voter Rolls After State Confirms PO Box Registrations…Cibolo Police Charge 3 Teachers With Harming Special Ed Student…Report Alleges Austin Sent Funds to Fake Companies…

Waco Judge Files Federal Lawsuit to Overturn Obergefell…Abbott Calls for State Prosecutor to Counter Lenient District Attorneys…Paxton Defends Texas Terror Designation of CAIR in New Court Filing…Texas A&M Attempts to Conceal Records Related to Research Security…

Comptroller Seeks AG Opinion on School Choice Amid Terror, Foreign Concerns…Law Enforcement Halts Convoy to Mexico…Court Dismisses Challenge to Texas’ Foreign Land Ban…Court Backs Texas GOP’s Rejection of Supreme Court Candidate…

Venezuelan Gang Leaders Charged With Terrorism, Drug Trafficking…Ahead of Democrat Primary, Hidalgo Calls on Voters To Oppose Parker…Court Reinstates Corley as Lubbock County Commissioner…School District Ensuring Parental Transparency…

Texas Congressmen Launch ‘Sharia Free America’ Caucus…Trump Policies Drive Record-Low Border Encounters…Club for Growth Flags Texas Lawmakers For Record Spending…Pasadena Parents Demand Answers…

Husband & Wife Run for Same Office in Llano County…UT San Antonio Rebrands Racially Segregated Cancer ConferenceTip Line Asks Texans To Report ‘Mentally Ill Men’ Violating Women’s Private Spaces…Mayor Proclaims ‘No Sharia Law’ in Keller…

Abbott: Lawmakers Must 'Move the Needle' So Taxpayers See Relief…REPORT: Texas Faces Higher Winter Storm Power Outage Risk Than in 2021…GOP Candidate Fennell Wanted to Keep ‘Treasonous Felon’ Trump Out of White House…Property Rights Group Raises Concerns Over Federal Endangered Species Act Reform…

Paxton Lawsuit Alleges Smart TVs Are Spying on Texans…Harris County Democrats Deny Future Endorsements for Houston Mayor…Mexico Agrees to Uphold Treaty Obligations…Azle Coach Arrested Again for Sex Crime Against Student…

Texas A&M Project Seeks To ‘Mitigate’ Pro-Life Victories…Sam Houston State Accused of Violating New Homeschool Credit Law…TEA Announces Takeover of Three More School Districts…Showdown Set in Case of Booted Lubbock County Commissioner…

Left-Wing Groups Suing Over Beach Closures During SpaceX Launches…GOP House Candidate Attacked Cruz and Trump While Praising the ObamasState Agency Suspends Galveston County Sheriff’s License…Citizens Seek Independent Audit of Austin Finances…

Paxton Files Healthcare Fraud Suits Over Cross-Sex Hormones for Kids…Texas GOP Urges Ban on School Board Association Lobbying…Houston ISD Settles Lawsuit Alleging Officials Socially Transitioned Student…Plano ISD Sued for Failing To Disclose School Mold Information…

Patrick Offers New Plan to Reduce Property Taxes…Paxton Launches Financial Transparency Investigation Into Nearly 1,000 Cities…DOJ Continues Crackdown on Criminal Aliens…Feds Reveal Operation Moving Advanced AI Technology to China…

Abbott Cools on Casino Support…Paxton, Trump DOJ Secure Anti-Trust Settlement…Allred Drops Out of DEMs Senate Race as Crockett Enters…Anderson Honored by Texas GOP…

Paxton Sues EPIC City To Halt ‘Illegal Development Scheme’…China Taking ‘New Approach’ To Influence K-12 Education…New Law Lets Texas Pharmacists Dispense Ivermectin Without Prescription…Man Taught School For Two Years While Wanted For Child Sexual Assault…

Texas Universities Continue Accepting Students From Hostile Nations…SCOTUS Keeps New Texas Congressional Map For 2026…Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks to Halt Ten Commandments Classroom Displays…Women’s Privacy Act Takes Effect…

DPS Busts Human Smuggler With 23 Illegal Aliens…Democrat Henry Cuellar Pardoned by Trump After Bribery Indictment…Patrick Wants To Double Trump’s Baby Investment Plan…School Superintendent Asks Public To ‘Avoid Speculation’ About Misconduct Allegations…

Abbott Asks Treasury Secretary to Suspend Islamic Group’s Tax-Exempt Status…Texas Tech Prohibits Advocacy of Race or Sex-Based Prejudice…Democrat Voting History Emerges in House District Race…Lawmaker Rebuts Texas Library Association…

Biden Program Sent More Than $36 Million Into Texas For Afghan Relocation…No Death Penalty For Illegal Alien Accused of Motel Beheading…Censured Lawmaker Won’t Seek Re-Election…Democrats Drop Challenge to Tarrant’s Republican Redistricting…

Texas' Largest County Could Face State Oversight of Voter Rolls…Honduran Caught Smuggling 51 Illegals in Hidden Trailer Compartment…Austin ISD Votes To Close Schools Amid Budget Deficit…Felony Charges Dropped Against East Texas Judge Accused of Witness Tampering…

Poll Shows Cornyn Slipping to Third in GOP Senate Primary…Republican Candidates File Amicus Brief in Redistricting Case…Paxton Launches Investigation Into Use of CCP-Aligned Tech Products in Texas Power Grid…Texas Tech Raises Concerns Over College Sports Commission Agreement…

Supreme Court Allows New Congressional Map, For Now…Buzbee Announces Lawsuit Against ‘Influential’ Austin Lobby Group…Uvalde Judge Suspended after Indictment for Official Oppression…US House Unanimously Passes Legislation Combating Terrorists' Use of AI…

Texas Moves To Open Criminal Probes Into Islamic Organizations…More than 3,500 Illegal Aliens Arrested by ICE Houston During Government Shutdown…UT Regents Rewrite Governance Rules…Audit Finds Lapses in Oversight of U of H Foundation Funds…

Abbott Calls for Criminal Investigations Into Sharia Courts…Fast-Track Removal of Criminal Aliens…Paxton Secures Win Against Harris County…Community College Instructor Arrested for Sex Crimes…

Abbott Designates Two Muslim Groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations…Federal Court Blocks Texas’ New Congressional Map…Texas Congressional Delegation Seeks $11B Reimbursement for Texas…Paxton Sues Two More School Districts for Refusing Ten Commandments Displays…

- Google To Bring More Data Centers to Texas… - Paxton: State Board of Education Must Set Religious Literature Curriculum Standards… - Runoff Date Set for North Texas Senate Special Election… - Celina ISD Coach Now Faces Federal Child Exploitation Charges…

Lawsuit Seeks to Strike Down ‘Anti-Christian’ Restrictions…Boeing Sued in Texas Court for Downplaying Danger of Aircraft…Oncor Pushes $33 Billion Power Project Expansion…Alumni Group Sounds the Alarm on College Athletics Deal…

Islamic-focused EPIC City Rebrands as The Meadow…Secretary of State Commits Over $1 Million To Fight Texas GOP…Texas Congressman Proposes Immigration ‘Freeze’…A&M Regents Restrict Ideological Advocacy in Classroom…

Trump Endorses Abbott for Fourth Term…Illegal Alien Arrested After Stealing Texas Minor's Identity…Grieving Families Sue Camp Mystic…Teacher’s Aide Admits ‘Intimate Relationship’ With Student...