Texas Minute

House Majority Backs School Choice Bill…Texas House Suspends Rules to Honor Group Opposing Voter ID…State Rep. Targets Free Speech in Texas…Paxton Investigates Texas Lottery Over Suspicious Wins

Mass Arrests in Colony Ridge…Democrat Lawmaker Pockets Pay from Taxpayer-Funded Lobby…Proposed Law Would Allow Ivermectin to be Sold OTC in Texas…Senator Wants to End Faculty Power in University Decision-Making…

If We Can’t Trust the Texas Lottery, the Senate Will End It...Apple To Open Major Manufacturing Facility in Houston…Abbott Says ‘Sharia Cities’ Are Not Allowed in Texas…Amarillo Police Chief Allowed To Retire After Supporting Sex-Abuser School Coach

Paxton Seeks Injunction Against NCAA…Legislation Filed to Safeguard Texas Land From Foreign Enemies…Senate Education Committee Advances Teacher Pay Raise Bill…Teacher Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Relationship With Student…

NGOs Lay Off Workers as White House Halts Funding to Illegal Aliens…School Choice Bill Filed in Texas House…Records Reveal Lawmakers’ Taxpayer-Funded News Sources…UT-Austin Names Interim President…

Democrat Obama Lawyer Retains Power in Texas House…Dan Patrick Exposes Illicit Lottery Operation…Legislation Would Limit Pay for School Superintendents…Lawmakers Want to Evaluate Higher Ed Accreditation Agencies…

House Committee Unilaterally Raises Office Budgets, Gives Democrat Vice Chairs $3.6M in New Pay…USDA Exploring Federal Ban on China Buying U.S. Farmland…Texas Joins Coalition Lawsuit Against New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act…City of Austin Incubating DEI and LGBT…

Hundreds Protest Transparency, Border Security at State Capitol…Abbott Demands Investigation Into Alleged Secret Transitioning of High School Student…Female Teachers Get Probation After Admitting to Sex With Students…Perryton ISD Football Coach Gets 30 Years for Abusing Student…Dallas ‘Church’ Celebrates Drag, Performer Calls for Sacrificing Trump Supporters…

Ken Paxton Launches Investigation Into Chinese AI App… New York Stock Exchange Announces Expansion Into Texas…Law Would Expand Protections Against Explicit Books in Schools…'Security Council' Proposed for Research Universities…

Texas Senate Passes Property Tax Relief Legislation…House Committee Assignments Keep Democrats in Power…Brooke Rollins Confirmed as US Secretary of Agriculture…Will DEI Crackdowns Drive Out University Faculty?…

Senate Advances Laws to Strengthen Bail…Tulsi Gabbard Confirmed as Director of National Intelligence…Lawmaker Seeks to End Contracts School and Universities Have With Foreign Adversaries…Tren de Aragua Sex Trafficking Ring Leaders Arrested in Houston…

Senate Committee Recommends $6 Billion in Property Tax Relief…Andy Hopper Wants to Abolish the Texas Education Agency…Texas Commission on Jail Standards Wants Action in Harris County…Tren de Aragua Member Captured In San Antonio…

Speaker Burrows Promises Texas House 'Will' Pass School Choice…Legislation Would Cut Off Tax Dollars to Media Outlets in Texas…Lawmakers Want to Bring Ten Commandments, Prayer to Texas Schools… Defunding the ALA…

Donald Trump Warns Texas House on School Choice…Math Goes Woke at UT-Austin…Ted Cruz Authors Constitutional Amendment To Stop Democrats From Packing SCOTUS…Harris County Empowers Attorney to Sue Trump…Harris County $120 Million Short for Active Flood Drainage Projects…

Texas A&M Professor Criticizes USAID Shutdown... in Taxpayer-funded, Leftwing Publication…Legislation Would Compel Law Enforcement to Aid ICE Operations…Paxton Demands Proof From 2 School Districts That Boys Are Not in Girls’ Sports…South Texas Teacher Caught in Snapchat Sex Solicitation Sting…

Texas Senate Passes School Choice…Report: Divest From America’s Enemies…Protestors Rally Against ICE at Texas Capitol…Houston ISD Budgeted $2 Million for Bond Election Prep…

Gov. Abbott Pushes $10 Billion in Property Tax Relief…Measure Would Legislatively End DEI in Federal Government…Ted Cruz Moves To Put Biden-era Water Heater Mandate on Ice…Hughes Wants to Protect Businesses From Ideological Discrimination…Pastor, Substitute Teacher Arrested Again for Child Sex Crimes…

Paxton Signs Immigration Enforcement Agreement With Trump Administration…Dallas Anti-ICE Protestors Threaten Conservative News Personality…Harrison Legislation Would End DEI-Influenced Courses in Public Universities…Texas Decertifies ES&S E-Pollbooks After Election Day Failures…

Abbott Sets Legislative Agenda, Pushing for Action on Texas Students’ Test Scores Shrink as Spending Grows…New Calls for Termination of U.S. Department of Education…Facilities Designated for Deportation Operations…

President Trump to Cancel Student Visas of Pro-Jihadist…Gov. Abbott Directs State Agencies To Reject ‘Woke’ Gender Ideologies…Houston Mayor Says Police Will Focus on 'Local Issues,' Not Deportations… Harris Health Rep. Says Patients Don’t Have To Reveal Immigration Status…Texas Tech Class Encourages CRT in H.R. Departments…

Abbott Issues Executive Orders to Back Trump’s Border Crackdown..In DOGE Push, Keith Self Sets CFPB Funding to $0…Corsicana Councilman Wants DOGE-Style City Committee…Patrick Announces His Top 25 Priorities for the Senate…

Senate Education Committee Passes School Choice…New Poll Reveals Majority of Texans Want Education Savings Accounts…Burrows Blocks Debate on House Staff Citizenship and Tax Relief…Despite Declining Test Scores, Education Commissioner Claims ‘Progress’…Aggressive Offers Add to Ongoing Texas Lottery Controversies…

Abbott Deploys Texas Tactical Border Force to Support Federal Authorities…‘Unprecedented’ Move: House Leadership to Raise Office Budgets Without a Vote…Speaker Confirms House Rules Were Written by Democrat Lawyer…Early 'State of the State' Announced to Accelerate Legislative Priorities…Ted Cruz Introduces Legislation to End Taxes on Tips…Check out The Advance at 9 a.m. today on X, Facebook, and YouTube.

Troops Arrive in El Paso To Secure the Border…Harris County Pays Millions To Defend Illegal Aliens From Deportation…Texas Senate Moves Swiftly on School Choice…Texas State Bar Drops Long-Running Case Against Attorney General Ken Paxton…

House Uses ‘Nuclear Option’ To Force Through Rules Empowering Democrats…DOJ Orders Local and State Governments to Comply With Immigration Initiatives…Gov. Abbott Demands Federal Reimbursement for Texas Border Security Costs…LGBT Group Provides ‘Therapeutic Support’ to Houston Students…Renaming the Gulf…

Brian Babin Seeks to Block Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Aliens…Texas House, Senate Release Initial Budget Drafts…Michael Cloud Appointed to U.S. House DOGE Subcommittee…Harris County to 'Evaluate' Work-From-Home Policy…

ICE Agents No Longer Under Biden-era Restrictions…Legislation Expands Prosecutorial Power of the Attorney General…Racing Commission Faces Continued Scrutiny…West Texas Teacher Charged with Sexual Assault of a Child…

Texans Celebrate Trump’s Inauguration and Promise of Golden Age…Texas Challenges Biden’s Parting Ban on Offshore Oil Leases…Chinese Drones Threaten Texas…Legislation Would End Tenure at Texas Public Universities…

Online Lottery Ticket Vendor Partners With Uber…Dan Patrick Names Senate Committee Chairs…Luttrell Introduces Legislation to Combat Human Trafficking…Brandon Waltens Checks In From Washington…

Texas Sues Biden Admin­is­tra­tion Over ‘Unlawful’ Methane Tax…Senator Proposes State Homeland Security Division…Richardson ISD Allows Boys to Room with Girls on Field Trips…McKinney P&Z Approves Airport Expansion ‘Soundly Rejected’ by Voters…

New Speaker Delays House Rules Debate to Latest Date Since '09…Texas Completes 1.5-Mile Border Wall in Starr County…University Degrees Would be Reviewed for Economic Value…Harris County Commissioners Court Attendance Sparks Debate…

Democrat Coalition Propels Dustin Burrows to Speaker of the Texas House…Speaker… Who?…Texas A&M President Backtracks on DEI…Dallas Administrator Claims ‘Loopholes’ Let Boys Play in Girls’ Sports…School District Plans New Offerings on Bible, Arts, Careers…

Comptroller Reveals $24 Billion Surplus…Lawmakers Want Action on Communist China's Infiltration of Texas Schools…Thousands Urge Abott to Prioritize ‘Stop Sexualizing Texas Kids’…Abbott Orders Flags Raised for Donald Trump’s Inauguration…

Dan Patrick Takes Aim at Shady House Business Dealings…Brandon Gill Introduces REMAIN In Mexico Act…Club for Growth Promises To Hold Lawmakers Accountable on School Choice…Harris County’s LGBT Commission to Host ‘Banned Book’ Fair…

Lawmaker Wants Texas GOP Chairman in Jail…Pax­ton Pursues Lawsuit Against Pfizer…Texas Sues TikTok for Peddling Explicit Content to Minors…

New Poll Shows Dustin Burrows’ Approval Rating Tanks at Home…Planned Parenthood Employee No Longer Serves as Texas Medical Board Director…Major US Banks Withdraw From Net-Zero Bank­ing Alliance…Gov. Abbott Orders Anti-Terrorism Efforts After New Orleans Attack…

Dan Patrick Warns of ‘Counterfeit Speaker’…Ken Paxton Calls for Republican Unity…Trump Pledges to Reverse Biden Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling…School Funding Would Be Wasted on ‘Ghost Students’…

Is Catholic Charities Helping Bring Illegal Aliens to Fort Worth Schools?… Thousands From Hostile Nations Found Crossing Into Texas…Tren de Aragua Gang Members Caught Crossing Illegally…New Harris County DA Caught in Law License Controversy…

Violence Against Students Tops List of Texas Teacher Misconduct Reports…Proposal Would Eliminate Daylight Savings Time in Texas…Legislation Takes Aim at State Fair's Gun Ban…Terrorist Attack Sparks Security Warnings Ahead of Houston Marathon…

Paxton Tours Texas to ‘Hold Republican Representatives Accountable’…Supreme Court Dismisses ‘Unlawful’ Attempt to Discipline Leadership in AG’s Office…Dan Patrick Blasts FBI Claim NOLA Attack 'Not' Terrorism…Legislator Threatens to Withhold Funding for Texas Medical Board…

Texas on Track To Crack Down on Chinese Influence…Paxton Push Blocks Biden from Auctioning Border Wall Materials…Due to 2024 Elections, School Choice Gains Energy in 2025…A Year of Controversy and Scrutiny for the Texas Lottery…

2024 Marked by Turmoil at the Border…Election Security Advocates Want More Action in 2025…Abbott Urged to Fast-track Legislation Protecting Children…Rough Year for Casino Gambling Interests in Texas…

Legislation Proposes Texas Regulations on AI Development…Taxpayer Advocates Press for a Ban on Taxpayer-funded Lobbying…New School Mandate: Notify Parents if Student Exhibits Gender Confusion or Self-harmUniversities Need Reform…

Paxton Accuses NCAA of Misleading Consumers…Parents Win: Canyon ISD Puts Bibles Back in School Libraries…Abbott Unveils Billboard Campaign to Deter Illegal Immigration…Statewide Ban Proposed on Government DEI Offices…

Wells Fargo Exits Net-Zero Banking Alliance After Texas Probe Into Anti-Energy Policies…Dennis Bonnen Spied on Democrat Caucus Meetings on Behalf of Dustin Burrows…Texas Library Association To Teach Librarians How To Protect Obscene Books…Legislation Filed to Abolish the Austin City Council…

Texans Pay $50,000 per Student at Government-run Schools…You Could Soon Pay With Gold, Silver in Texas…Three More Texas Teachers Nabbed for Child Porn…Harris County Increases Charges Against Guatemalan Illegal…

Paxton Tries to Block Biden From Auctioning Border Wall Segments…Terror Watchlist Suspect Detained by Texas, But Released by Feds…Texas Regulators Impose Biden-style Restrictions on Energy Production…Lawmakers to Examine University ‘Governance’ as Part of Expanding DEI Ban…

Speaker Battle Fuels Early 2026 Primary Challenges for Texas Republicans…New $20 Million PAC Seeks to Strengthen Conservative Majority…Parents Want Bibles Back in School Libraries…Complaint Accuses Round Rock ISD of Financial Noncompliance…

Chinese Casino Operator Plans to Invade Texas…Texas Regulators Consider 'Left-wing' Rule Attacking Oil and Gas Industry…Abbott Urged to Prioritize Protecting Children From Harmful Content…Footage Shows Texas National Guard Attempting to Deter Illegal Border Crossers…

New Report Reveals ‘State Sponsored Child Abuse’…With Dustin Burrows Flailing, New Names Emerge in Speaker Battle… Paxton Sues New York Doctor For Providing Abortion Pills to Texans…Texas Electors Prepare to Cast Votes for Trump…