Texas Minute

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…

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…