Texas Minute

Texas House to Vote Today on Mexican Guest Worker Program…House Advances Weakened Prohibition on Land Purchases by Individuals from Hostile Foreign Countries…State May Soon ID Noncitizens as Ineligible to Vote…Cruz Introduces Bill to Defend Troops’ Constitutional Right to Religious Freedom…

Abbott Presses Lawmakers for Bail Reform…College Professors Argue Against Higher Education Reform…Paxton Nabs Frio County Officials & Election Workers in Vote-Harvest Ring…Houston To Continue Race-Based City Contracting Program…

Texas Lottery Commission Calls in FBI Amid Explosive Allegations…Speaker Burrows Fires Senior Staffer…Attorney General Ken Paxton Targets Chinese Companies…Texas Rangers Arrest Tax Assessor-Collector…

House, Senate Close In on Property Tax Relief Agreement…Paxton Launches Investigation Into Austin ISD…State Senator Proposes Abolition of the Texas Lottery…Utility District Reports $8.2 Million in Fraudulent Transfers…Irving Voters Add Casino Opponents to City Council…

Legislation Targeting Explicit Library Materials in Schools Clears House and Senate…Waco ISD Teachers Arrested for Abusing Special Needs Children…‘Gulf of America’ Law Heads to Texas House…Was the Rigging of a $95M Jackpot Legal? No…

Lawmakers Warn House Is Running Out of Time…Parents Push For Public Education Reforms…Texas A&M Faculty Senate Approves “Climate Ethics” Course…Houston Approves $11.4M to Overhaul Failing Department…

Abbott Pushes Bail Reform in Houston…Central Texas Teacher Accused of Using Student Photos To Create Child Porn…San Marcos’ Funding Threatened if Officials Pass ‘Antisemitic’ ResolutionHouse Approves Former Speaker Dade Phelan’s Meme Regulation Bill…

Republican Lawmakers Challenge Speaker Burrows Over Stalled Party Priorities…TAMU President Promotes DEI-Defending Academic to Lead Civics Initiative…Lottery Commissioners Finalize Ban on Ticket Resellers…Harris County Sues Trump Administration Over Federal Workforce Cuts…

Lawmaker Wants DNA Testing at Southern Border to Prevent Child Trafficking…USDA Secures Water Delivery Agreement with Mexico…Three-Time Loser Beto O’Rourke Hints at Another Run…School Employee Jailed on 5 Counts of Sexually Assaulting Student…

In One Month, Illegal Aliens Cost Taxpayers $121.8 Million in Hospital Fees…Jilted Lottery Ticket Reseller Sues the State Over Ban…Senate Blocks 'Guaranteed Basic Income' Programs…South Texas Teacher Allowed to Resign After Arrest for Sex Crimes Against Student…

Texas Senator Would Tie Occupational Licenses to Registry Managed by Speech Police…Lawmakers Consider Advantaging Entities Seeking to Silence Citizens…Texas Education Agency (Finally) Releases 2023 School Report Cards…High-Ranking Tren de Aragua Member Indicted in Houston…

Senators Unanimously Pass Impeachment Reform…E-Verify Takes Step Forward in Senate…Education Committee Hears Homeschool Protection…Health Bill Amended to Prohibit Social Transitioning of Minors…Texas Scratch Tickets Have Been Gamed Before…

New Chairman Pledges Texas Tech 'Never Will Be' Woke…House Leadership Yanks Abortion Abolition Bill Hours Before Hearing…Houston Mayor’s GOP Outreach Sparks Democrat Party Revolt… Activist Wants Increased Parental Oversight in School Libraries…

Lottery Chief Resigns After Agency Defunded by Texas House…Lawmaker Would Allow Phones at Polling Places…Lawmakers Consider Over-the-Counter Access to Ivermectin…A&M ‘Queer Theory’ Class Promotes Radical Gender Ideology…

Paxton Sues Dallas for Banning Guns on Public Property…House Leadership Retreats From Honoring Planned Parenthood President…TAMU Law Application Emphasizes ‘Racial,’ ‘Gender Identity’ Grievances…Stratford ISD Confirms Educator Misconduct ‘Rumors’…

Texas House Passes School Choice…Cruz Wants to Give American Victims of Terrorism the Power to Sue International Orgs…Senate Acts to Reform University Faculty Groups…As School District Shrinks, Lubbock ISD Asks Voters To Grow Bond Debt…

Trump Admin Derails Train Grant, Saving Taxpayers Millions…Senate Bans Local Government Funding of Abortion Travel…House Set to Honor Planned Parenthood President…Mayes Middleton Enters Race for Texas Attorney General…Fort Bend ISD Approves Policy That Affirms Students’ Biological Sex…

School Choice Showdown Set for Wednesday in Texas House…Officials Continue Investigations Into North Texas Islamic ‘City’…Senators Approve Increasing Public Participation in Judicial Oversight…‘Climate Justice’ Plan Proposes Using NGOs To Work Around State Law…

Perennial Playoff Failures, Dallas Cowboys Focus on Profiting off the Texas Lottery…Senator Wants a State Watchdog for Foreign Land Purchases…More Than 700 Houston City Workers Accept Retirement Incentive…Celina ISD Seeks $2.29 Billion in School Bond Debt…

Texas House Advances Largest Budget in State History…Dan Patrick Uses Board Game to Make Case for Homestead Exemption…Texas Tech Class Pushes Radical Feminism…Mall Investigation Uncovers Massive US Theft Syndicate Tied to Cartel…

Texas Teachers’ Retirement System Funded Chinese Firms…Proposal Would Require Healthcare Providers To Report Vaccine Side Effects…900 People Charged With Murder Are Free on Bond in Houston…Texas House Rejects Motion To Remove Speaker Burrows…

Paxton Announces Challenge to Cornyn for Senate Seat…Lawmakers Move To Slash Funding for Universities Promoting DEI…Abbott Sets Date for Special Congressional Election…Navasota ISD Teacher Sentenced to 5 Years for Possessing Child Porn…

Ahead of Budget Debate, House Members Move to Slash Lottery Spending…Texas Taxpayers Funded Anti-Border Security, Pro-Islam Show…TAMU President Vetoes LGBT Class in Core Curriculum…San Antonio Sued For Funding Out-of-State Abortion Travel

Congressman Pushes To Revoke Endangered Species Listings…Criminal Aliens Deported From Texas…State Defense Attorney System for Illegals to End…THIRD Huntsville ISD Teacher Arrested for Sex Crime in Three Weeks…

Questions Swirl Around Location of Former Lottery Director…EPIC City Developers Hire High-Profile Defense Attorney…House Education Committee Advances School Choice Legislation…Dozens of Suspected Tren de Aragua Members Arrested Outside Austin…

Lawmaker’s Real Estate Ties Raise Eyebrows in Texas House Deal…DOJ Charges Canadian National for Texas GOP Website Hack…Attorney General Alleges Houston ISD Engaged in Electioneering…Texas Lottery Vendor IGT Fined for Contract Violations…

MAHA Effort to End Taxpayer-Funded Junk Food Moves Forward…Lawmaker Proposes Sending Illegal Alien Inmates to El Salvador Prison…Paxton Supports Trump’s Border Security Orders…Islamic Compound Lacks Construction Permits…Residents Reject Planned Islamic ‘City’…

University of North Texas System To ‘Pause’ Drag Shows on Campus…Americans Value Energy Independence More Than Fighting Climate Change…Abbott Deploys Texas Rangers To Investigate Islamic Center…Buckingham Calls for Federal Action to Secure Border Islands

Most Texas House Members Skipped Work…Superintendent Salaries Continue to Climb as Schools Claim They’re Underfunded…Congressional Subcommittee To Question Prosecutor of Hospital Whistleblower…Houston’s Efficiency Project Expanded…

UT Austin's Interim President Sides with Woke Faculty, Promises to Defend Status Quo…Lawmakers Slam Medicaid Provider for Spying on Patients and Legislators…Islamic Center Under Securities Investigation Amid Growing Scrutiny…Texas Senate Passes Ban on Red Flag Gun Laws…

State Issues Cease-and-Desist to Islamic Group Over Funeral Violations…State Rep. Calls for End to UT Gender Studies Department Following ‘Transgender Conference’…GOP County Chairs Urge Support for Closed Primary Legislation…Troy Nehls Calls For End of Taxpayer Funding at NPR, PBS…

Paxton Investigates EPIC Developer for Violations of State Law …Texas Senators Unanimously Approve Biennial Budget…Campaign To Save the Texas Lottery Linked to Abbott Advisor…Brian Harrison Slams House ‘Gaslighting’ Texas…Tarleton Prof Admits To Stealing Nearly $1 Million…

Federal Judge Blocks Voter ID Requirement for Texas Mail Ballots…Federal Judge Orders Texas A&M to Host Drag Show…Texas Senators Tackle Squatter Problem…LGBTQIA+ Commission Sets Date for ‘Banned Book’ Fair…

Audit Shows Price Tag for Failed Paxton Impeachment…Republican Lawmaker’s Mic Cut by Democrat Chair…Court Blocks Biden-era Rule on Foster Care Providers…Houston ISD Board Votes for New ‘Teacher Excellence System’…

Senators Pass a Weakened Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying…Texas Tech Medical School Commits to Race-Neutral Admissions…House Committee Considers Ban on Smartphones in Classrooms…Houston ISD Operates 51 Schools Under 50 Percent Capacity…

Dan Patrick Vows to Shut Down THC Shops in Texas…UT Austin Education School Dominated by Critical Race Theory…Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Coppell ISD Over Critical Race Theory…Texans Advocate for Stronger Protections From Civil Suits in Self-defense Cases…Harris County GOP Names County Attorney Preference…

Allegation: House Stalling Ban on Social Transitioning…University of Texas Bans Drag Shows on Campus…Irving Residents Say ‘No’ to Las Vegas Sands’ Casino Plan…Houston-area Arrests Made From Investigation Into Illegal Abortion Clinics…

Paxton Challenges Power of District Courts to Order Gender-Swaps on Documents…University of North Texas Under Federal Investigation for Race-Exclusionary Practices…Harris County Attorney Announces Run for Empty Congressional Seat…Belton ISD Identifies Another Teacher Arrested for Sex Crime Against Student…

Texas Congressman Proposes Ban on Foreign Adversaries Buying US Farmland…Senator Proposes Sweeping Higher Education Reforms…Texas Legislative Session Passes Milestone…Science Teacher Arrested for Solicitation of a Minor…Elementary Teacher Jailed for Child Sex Abuse Material…

Abbott Calls on Pastors to Counter ‘Education Monopolists’ in Texas…Senators Consider Restoring Authority of Attorney General to Prosecute Election Crimes…Paxton Investigates Dallas Over Potential Sanctuary City Policies…US House Members Push Ban on Student Visas for Chinese Nationals…

Dade Phelan Doubles Down on Meme Regulation…Senators Pass Measures Clamping Down on AI-Generated Porn…Lawmakers Challenge Gambling Lobby Amid Lottery Scandal…Texas Congressman Wants to Block Federal Gun Control During Emergencies…Lawmaker Grills TASB…

School Choice Fight Heats Up in Texas House…ICE Operation Nets 646 Illegal Alien Arrests in Houston…Senators Approve Constitutional Amendment Protecting Parental Rights…UNT Students Remove Art Exhibit After Lawmakers Decry Antisemitism…

Dade Phelan Wants to Criminalize Political Memes…Trump Administration Converts CBP One App to Self-Deportation App…Senators Consider Proposal to Align State IDs with Biological Sex…Houstonian Charged Under Texas’ New Terrorism Law…

Texas A&M Regents Tap Hegar for Chancellor…Texas Has Five ‘Sinkhole Cities’…Legislation Would End Higher Ed Instruction on Radical Gender Pronoun Use…High School Coach Arrested After Admitting to Sex With Student…

Speaker Burrows Turns Over House Records for Audit of Impeachment Expenses…House Considers $8 Billion Bump for Government Schools…Legislator Wants to Codify Ban on Race-based Scholarships…ICE Makes Arrests in Houston-Area Sweep…

Texas House Keeps Democrat Adviser on Payroll at $233K…Senators Tackle Public School ‘Obscenity Exemptions’…Two More State Reps. Censured by Local GOP…'Most Wanted' Illegal Alien Captured in San Antonio…

Catholic Charities of Fort Worth Sues Over Federal Funding Pause…Multiple Texas A&M Courses Center on Gender Ideology…Texas Lottery Commissioners Keep Executive Director, Begin Work on a Courier 'Ban’…Trump on the $100 Bill…

Officials at Taxpayer-funded TASB Receive Massive Salaries…Senators Consider Stronger Safeguards Against Sexually Explicit Books in Schools…House Committee Considers Property Tax Relief…Harris County Approves Nearly $900k in Legal Reimbursements for County Judge & Staff…

Texas A&M Regents Ban On-Campus Drag Shows…State Senators Threaten to Freeze Funding for Universities…State Vendor IGT Violated Its Contract With the Texas Lottery Commission…Democrat House Chair Melts Down as Republican Confronts State Agency on DEI…Senate Records Reveal Taxpayer-Funded News Sources…

A&M Geography Course: Gender Is 'Social Construct’…Amid Lottery Controversies, Senators Approve 'Courier' Ban…Libraries Could Lose Funding for Hosting Drag Queen Story Hours…Houston Business Owners Challenge Minority Contracting Requirements…