Texas Minute

House Regains Quorum as Democrats Return From Walkout…Texas A.G. Investigates AI Chatbot Companies…Harris County Jail 2025 Death Toll Climbs…UT-Austin Received $2.5 Million From Late-Term Abortion Group…

Second Special Session Starts Without a House Quorum…Audio Captures Gambling Exec Boasting About Rigged Texas Jackpot…Regents for UNT, Texas Tech Re-Constitute Faculty Senates…Texas Education Agency Releases School Accountability Ratings…

Special Session Ending, and Starting, Today…China Made Up 8% of Foreign Buyers in Texas' Real Estate Market…Fight To Safeguard Secret Ballot Continues in Harris County…Poll: Majority of Republican Primary Voters Support THC Ban…

Report: House Democrats Planning Return…Paxton Secures Commitment from Kellogg’s To Eliminate Artificial Dyes…Eli Lilly Sued for Bribery…Circumventing Texas' Online Sports Betting Ban…

Abbott Vows Immediate Second Special Session…Paxton Says O’Rourke Flagrantly Violated Fundraising Ban…Texas Senate Completes Gov. Abbott’s Agenda Items…Lawsuit Filed Against Man Accused of Murdering Unborn Daughter…

Houston Socialists Discuss Targeting ICE Operations…DPS Launches Tip Line To Track Down Quorum-Busting Democrats…Texas State University System Regents Abolish Faculty Senates…Senate Committee Approves Measure Targeting Abortion Drug Distribution…

Paxton Moves To Vacate Seats of Quorum-Busting Democrats…Court Halts ‘Beto Bribes’…Texas Senate to Consider Redistricting Plan...Sid Miller Announces New Lure To Combat a Flesh-Eating Parasite…Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Faces Removal Calls…

Paxton Launches Investigation Into Soros-Funded PAC…Texas Casino Interests Prepare Comeback Attempt…TCEQ Fights Order To Release Documents…Laptops in the Age of Cellphone Bans…

Paxton Investigating Beto O’Rourke PAC for Alleged Bribes to Runaway Democrats…Majority of Senate Democrats Leave Texas in Protest of Redistricting…Thirsty Data Centers are Challenging Texas' Water Infrastructure…Houston ISD Boasts Major Academic Gains…

Abbott Seeks to Remove Democrat Caucus Chair from Office…Paxton Threatens Fleeing Democrats with Court Action…Senate Set To Consider Republican Redistricting Map…Houston PD Pulls SIG Sauer P320…UT-Austin Paid Pro-Abortion Activist…

Gov. Abbott Orders Arrest of Fleeing Democrats…Texas Senate Moves Women’s Privacy Act Closer to Floor Vote…Texas Higher Ed Coordinating Board Seeks To Hide Abortion Research Records…Houston ISD Rolls Out Cell Phone Ban…

House Democrats Bust Quorum, Flee to Illinois…Judge Refuses To Expose Hidden Interests in Alleged Rigging of Texas Lottery…Antitrust Lawsuit Against BlackRock, State Street, & Vanguard Moves Forward…Republican Candidate Slammed for Donation to Democrat…

TxDOT Refuses To Return Land It No Longer Needs…University of North Texas Settles Free Speech Case…Double Murder Suspect Taught in Texas Elementary School…Despite Union Objection, Houston ISD's Pay-For-Performance Model Can Proceed…

Proposed Map Could Add 5 New GOP Congressional Seats…Senate Advances 3 Special Session Agenda Items…Trump Admin Halts Controversial Muleshoe Wildlife Refuge Expansion…Texas Father Files Suit Against California Doctor for Prescribing Abortion Drugs…

Democrats Fundraising for Another Quorum Break…Shipley Do-Nuts Sold to California Firm…Schools Implement Policies To Improve Parental Oversight…Parents Push Back on Schools’ New Phone-Free Policies…Houston-Area Planned Parenthood Clinics Announce Closure…

ICE Arrests More Than 200 Illegal Aliens Who Have Sexually Abused Children…Texas A&M Continues To Push DEI Statements…Paxton Files Legal Petition Against New York Clerk…Former Texas National Guardsman Convicted of Smuggling Aliens…

Lawmakers Sign New Pledge To Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying…State Rep. Faces Allegations of Long-Term Affair, Abortion Payments…Trump Signs Executive Order to Protect College Sports…Houston Officials Consider Electric Scooter Crackdown…

Lawmakers Eye $13B in Federal Refunds for Property Tax Relief…Patterson Accused of Recruiting Challengers to Fellow Republicans…Restoring the Alamo…Dallas Accused of Enforcing Ordinances Conflicting With Texas Constitution…

Texas National Guard Mobilizing To Assist ICE…Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban Advances in Texas Senate…Montgomery County Secures First Murder Conviction Under Fentanyl Law…Texas Lawmakers Tackle Growing Threat to Cattle and Hunting Industries From Flesh-Eating Parasite

UT Regents Name Permanent Finalists for Chancellor, UT-Austin President…Ban on THC Revived in Texas Senate After Abbott Veto…San Antonio Teacher Accused of Upskirting 7-Year-Old Student…Texas Republicans Ready to Redistrict Congressional Seats

Harris County Taxpayers Foot $1.1 Million Bill for Illegal Aliens' Legal Services…ICE Arrests Illegal Aliens Guilty of Heinous Crimes…Special Session Kicks off…Belton Teacher Faces Federal Child Porn Charges…

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…