Texas Minute

Will the Democrats Show Up?…A&M Provost Advises Aggies to Report ICE Sightings on Campus…US Rejects World Health Organization’s 2024 Regulations…Nearly $2 Million of Cocaine Seized at the Southern Border…

NGOs Facilitating Out-of-State Gender Treatments for Texas Minors…Man Charged in Attack on North Texas ICE Detention Center…THC Classification Battle Reaches Texas Supreme Court…Paxton Sues US Masters Swimming…

Paxton Investigates Snack Company for Deceptive Practices…New Execution Date Set for Child Killer…New York Clerk Refuses To Enforce Texas’ Penalty Against Abortionist…Texas City ISD Teacher Arrested for Online Solicitation of a Minor…

Special Session Agenda Revives Democrats' Quorum-Busting Talk…Attorney General Launches Investigation Into Potential Noncitizen Voters…Counties Have Exploited a ‘Disaster Loophole’ to Hike Taxes…City of Austin Unveils Another Record-Setting Budget…

Texas Case Challenges Federal Overreach…ICE Operations Nab 1,300+ Houston-Area Illegals…School Board President Gets 12 Years for Drug Trafficking…Lawmakers Start Filing Legislation for Special Session…

Illegal Aliens Barred From Taxpayer-Funded Health Programs…President Trump Pledges Federal Support After Deadly Floods…Disaster Preparedness and Flooding Committees Created Ahead of Special Session…Murder Suspect Granted Bond After Harris County Prosecutors Miss Deadline…

Trump Endorses Texas Lawmakers Who Backed School Choice…Lawmakers Set to Redraw Racially Gerrymandered Congressional Districts…Angela Paxton Announces Divorce From Ken Paxton…Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Pushes for Taxpayer-Funded International Trips…Harris County Flood Bond Reports Show Unexplained $1 Billion Discrepancy…

Abbott Announces Special Session Agenda…Houston Research Centers Among Targets in Chinese Espionage Scheme…After Fire Chief Delays Help For Flood Victims, Firefighters Hold No-Confidence Vote…Harris County Jail Hit With Third Noncompliance Notice of 2025…

Trump Official Comes Out Against Amnesty Speculation…Feds Arrest 10 for Ambush Attack on ICE Agents in Texas…Court Rules Texas Can Release 2024 School Accountability Ratings…Conroe ISD Poised To Reject UIL Access for Homeschoolers

Big Questions Ahead of Special Legislative Session…Deadly Floods Rip Through Central Texas…Paxton Says State Will Continue Defense of Border Security Law…Gunman Opens Fire at McAllen Border Patrol Building…Texas Schools Implementing New Regs on Students' Phone Use…

Wave of Retirements and Campaign Launches Reshaping Texas Senate…Texas Joins Other States in Banning Lab-Grown 'Meat’…Ex ICE Officer Arrested for Shielding Criminal Aliens From Deportation…School Superintendent Faces Investigation for Failure To Report Alleged Sex Crime…

Congressional Redistricting in 2025?…Universities Warned to Comply With Federal Ruling on Tuition For Illegal Aliens…HHS Halts Gender Ideology Funding…Space Shuttle Discovery Moves to Houston Under Senate's OBBB…

FBI Arrests Chinese National in Houston for Spying on US Navy…Abbott Asked To Put Library Limits on Special Session Agenda…Democrat Allred Launches Another Senate Bid After 2024 Defeat…US Senate Rejects Limit on States AI Regulations…

A&M System Joins State Universities to Form New Accreditation Agency…New Texas Laws Protect Parental Rights…Taxpayer-Sponsored LGBT Parade Featured Sexualized Performances Near Children…Amid Budget Shortfalls, Austin ISD Considers School Consolidation…

SCOTUS Upholds Texas Age-Verification Law for Online Porn Sites…Texas Set to become ‘Bitcoin Sanctuary’…Lawmakers Want Conservative Priorities on Special Session Agenda…TWDB Declares Interregional Water Conflict…

GOP Chairman Warns Trump Against Backing ‘Fake Republicans’…State Universities Ordered to Identify Illegal Alien Students…Education Board Proposes New Standards for School Trustee Training…Houston to Ban Homeless Outdoor Sleeping…

DOJ Drops Investigation Into EPIC; State Probes Continue…FBI Offers Reward for Venezuelan Gang Leader as ICE Arrests Two Iranians Illegally in Houston…Legal Challenge Brought Against 10 Commandments…17 Proposed Amendments Head to Voters in November…

Insurance Must Now Cover 'Detransition' Care…Higher Ed Reforms Receive Gov. Abbott’s Approval…Counties Making Switch to Hand-Marked Ballots…Pro-Life Coalition Wants Abortion Pill Ban in Special Session…

Veto of THC Ban Sparks Fierce Response From Patrick…How Texas' Law Enforcement Officials Are Shielding Illegal Aliens…Abbott (Again) Vetoes Proposal Letting Teachers on Appraisal Boards…Parents Praise Passage of Protections From Sexual Predators in Schools…

Gov. Greg Abbott Announces July 21 Special Session…Texas Lottery Operator Rebrands Amid Scandals…San Antonio’s Abortion Travel Funding on Hold While Case Continues…Former US Soldier Sentenced for Smuggling Illegals Into Texas

Hancock Leaves Senate, With Appointment Set to Upset Comptroller Race…Shake Up for TLR After Political Stunts Led to Disastrous Session…Austin ISD To Reduce Headquarters Staff by Over 20 Percent…High School Coach Arrested for Sexual Relationship With Student…

Paxton Demands Austin End Contracts With Anti-Gun Companies…General Mills Will Remove Artificial Dyes After Texas Investigation…Supreme Court Blocks Texas Lawsuit Over Nuclear Waste Site…East Texas School Board President Faces Felony Child Porn Charge…

Left-Wing Groups Fight Against Termination of In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens…Paxton Opens Investigation Into Allegations of Noncitizens Voting…Texas GOP Wants Abbott to Call Special Session on Priorities…Education Agency Calls New Test Results for Grades 3-8 ‘Encouraging’…

Texas GOP Moves Forward With Closed Primaries in 2026…Gov. Abbott Hints at Potential Special Session…Illegal Alien Receives Death Penalty for Murder of Harris County Deputy…Texas A&M Class Uses Radical Gender and Sexuality Materials…

‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Includes Reimbursement for Texas’ Border Spending…Anti-Trump Protests Kick Off Across Texas…New Law Assists Property Owners in Removing Squatters…Houston ISD Extends Superintendent's Contract After Test Gains…

Attorney General Sues 23andMe Over Privacy Violations…New Results Reveal Students ‘Not Where They Need To Be Academically’…Trump DOJ Official Enters Race for Texas Attorney General…Harris County Officially Ends Failed Guaranteed Basic Income Program…

Abbott to Deploy Texas National Guard Amid Nationwide Protests ...City Officials Across Texas Promise Order…Collin County Votes for Switch to Hand-Marked Ballots…FBI Dallas Announces 109 Children Rescued…

Trump to Re-rename Central Texas Army Installation…Texas Man Arrested After Allegedly Giving Girlfriend Abortion-Inducing Drug…After Judges Drop Asylum Cases, ICE Makes Arrests at Houston Courthouse…Texas to Launch Nation’s Largest School Choice Program…

Soros-Backed Group Relaunches Effort To Turn Texas Blue…Organized Protesters Rally for Illegal Aliens, Against ICE…Supreme Court Shoots Down Mexico’s Lawsuit Against American Gun Companies…Texas A&M Political Science Textbook Attacks Trump…

Banking Lobbyists Reportedly Urging Abbott to Veto Transactional Gold…Judge Orders Lottery To Protect a Disputed $83.5 Million Jackpot…Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Costs Millions as House Failed to Act…New Police Training Center Will Not Require Taxpayer Funding…

Republicans Urge Abbott to Veto ‘Biden-Style’ Loan Repayments…Why Didn't Lawmakers Just Abolish the Lottery?…UT-Austin Picks national Security Scholar as Provost Finalist…Dallas Police Pause Enforcement of Prostitution Ordinance…

Trump DOJ Forces Texas to End In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens…ICE Houston Deports 142 Criminal Aliens to Mexico…Lottery Commission Begins Transfer Process to Department of Licensing & Regulation…Tarrant County Approves Republican Redistricting Plan…

Abbott Signs Historic Bail Reform Laws…House Republicans Urge Veto of Appraisal Board Bill…Medical Liberty Legislation Awaits Gov. Abbott’s Approval…Legislature Pushes Higher Education Reform…

Texas Supreme Court To Decide if State Judges Have Freedom of Religion…Legislature Adjourns—Now the Governor Has the Last Word…Lawmakers Reach Deal on Immigration Enforcement…TEA Extends Control of Houston ISD Until 2027…

SCOTX Clears Path for A.G. To Investigate Illegal Alien Shelter…Texas Legislature Approves Record-High State Budget…Lawmakers Send Ban on Foreign Land Ownership to Governor…Measure Eliminating Lottery Commission Goes to the Governor…

Connections to Conflicted Vendor Run Deep at Texas Lottery…House Rejects Paxton's Call on Election Integrity Measure…Harris County Bureaucrats Best-paid in America…Prosper ISD JROTC Teacher Charged With Sex Crime Against Student…Stockdale ISD Teacher Indicted for Student Sex Crimes…Little Elm ISD Custodian Jailed for Abusing Elementary Student…

Patrick Says THC Ban Is a Fight To Save a Generation…Illegal Aliens Tied to Deadly Memorial Day Jet Ski Crash…House Approves Senate Ban on Most Firearm Red Flag Laws…Houston Faces Lawsuit Over Continued Membership in Regional Planning Council…

College Sports Faces 'Rapid Destruction’…Predators Will No Longer Be Allowed To Hide Behind Agreements…Sources: Kelly Hancock Angling for Appointment as Comptroller…More Indictments in Frio County Vote Harvesting Ring…

‘Jocelyn’s Law’ Stalled in Texas House as Democrats Withhold Support…House Greenlights $1.5 Billion in Film Subsidies…Entities at UT-Austin Promote Abortion… Texas Faces Educator Sexual Misconduct ‘Crisis’…

Both Chambers Act to Abolish Texas Lottery Commission…Legislation Mandates Texas' Sheriffs Cooperate with ICE…Lawmakers Look to Slash School Superintendents’ Severance Pay…Harris County Taxpayer-Funded Entities Spend Millions on Lobbying…

Time Running Out for Senate To Pass Bill Ending In-State Tuition for Illegals…House Approves Crackdown on THC Products Following Push From Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick…Lawmakers Want to Prohibit Soda Sales with SNAP Cash…Leading the SEC, Texas A&M Paid $27.5M in 2024 Coaching Buyout…

House Approves Creation of Texas Grid Security Commission…Legislation to Block Abortion Travel Funding Advances Out of House…Harris County Sheriff’s Office Plans Return of Outsourced Inmates…School Board Censures Trustee Busted in Prostitution Sting…

First Charter Flight From Houston Sends Self-Deporting Illegals Home…House Committee Advances Senate Bill To Abolish Lottery Commission…State Rep. Now Claims He Voted For His Own Bad Amendment by Accident...Senators Consider Bipartisan Bill Requiring Schools To Regulate Cell Phone Use…

House Votes To Crack Down on Bail for Violent Criminals…Paxton Announces Investigation Into US Masters Swimming…Houston Man Out on Bond After Sister’s Death Now Faces New Charges… East Texas Judge Accused of Making Death Threat to Secure Plea Deal…

Texas Senate Unanimously Moves To Eliminate Lottery CommissionHarris County Democrat Wants $23K for Taxpayer-funded Junket to France…Senators Consider House Measure Protecting Children From Sexual Content in Public Libraries…Criminal Justice Teacher Arrested for Sexual Relationship With Student…Harlingen High's Head Soccer Coach Accused of Sending Porn to Child…

Gov. Abbott Requests Waiver to Ban Unhealthy SNAP Purchases in Texas…Hundreds of Bills Die as Texas House Hits Deadline…Texas Alliance for Life Accused of Sabotaging Pro-Life Bill…University of Houston Pivots Research Focus Amid Federal Funding Cuts…

Legislation Would Abolish Public Schools’ Immunity in Sex Abuse Cases…Texans in D.C. Join Push to Cement Trump’s Agenda in Law…Texas Lawmakers Pass Constitutional Amendment Enshrining Parental Rights…City Disannexes Muslim-owned Properties…

ICE Arrests 422 in Houston Sweep, Including Murder and Arson Suspects…Highest Criminal Court Considers a Dog's Nose in the Window…Plan To Protect Kids From Sexual Content in Public Libraries Passes House…Texas House Faces Pileup of Legislation After Slow Start…

Paxton Secures Record $1.375B Data Privacy Settlement With Google…Senators Approve Measure Strengthening Right to Self-Defense…House Beats Back 'Guest Worker Program’…Taxpayer-Funded Entities Sponsor LGBT Agenda in Houston…

Lawmakers Move To Restore AG’s Power To Prosecute Election Crimes…Cruz and Gill Target Universities’ Foreign Funding…Democrat Judge Temporarily Limits Lottery’s Ban on Ticket Resellers…DOJ Joins Paxton, Abbott in Probing Controversial Islamic Compound…