Texas Minute

Illegal Immigration Top Issue for Voters…Houston Mayor Joins Picket Line in Longshoremen’s Strike…Paxton Sues Travis County Over Secretive Security Expenditures…Public Health Director Advises Schools to Remove Smartphones from Classrooms…

Dade Phelan Needs Democrats to Stay Speaker…Congressman Confirms Half-million Criminals Entered the Country Illegally…UT and A&M Endowment Funds Leveraged to Promote Leftist Political Agendas…Colin Allred Pushes LGBT Agenda on the US Military…

State Rids Border Island of Cartel Activity…Texas Supreme Court Allows Gun Ban…A&M to Deactivate ‘LGBTQ’ Studies Minor and Social Justice Certificate…Paxton Sues Austin Over Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Travel…

The Fate of Texas’ Border at a Crossroads…Karl Rove’s Casino-Lobbyist Wife Serves on Texas A&M PAC Board…Tensions Rise Over Student Safety in McKinney…Denton City Council Rejects Conservative Library Board Nominee…

New Court Appointed by Greg Abbott Supports Gun Ban…Patrick Blasts Kamala Harris for Losing Thousands of Unaccompanied Minors…$5k Reward Offered for Information on Venezuelan Gang Members…Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Resigns…

Paxton Files Emergency Motions as the Dead Get Voter Registrations…Support for Trump Rises with Texas Minorities…Panama to Cut Off Illegal Migration to the US-Mexico Border…West Texas A&M University Blocks Online Gambling Sites…

Border Official Accuses Biden & Harris of Covering Up Crisis…Texas Sues Federal Government Over Environmental Law…Arrington Exposes Kamala Harris’ Anti-Law Enforcement Record…City Raises Property Taxes 30%—Without Voter Approval… Teacher’s Aide Arrested for Assault of a Child…

David Cook Selected to Challenge Dade Phelan…Dallas Judge Keeps State Fair Gun Ban in Place…Chip Roy Calls on Speaker Johnson To Oppose Drafting Women Into Military…Lubbock County Judge Pushes for Higher Taxes…

Attorney General Sues Harris County Over its New Basic Income Program…Harlingen School Board Paid Superintendent $250K to Resign…South Texas Teacher Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography…Dallas City Council Stifles Residents' Speech…

Paxton Urges Action from Secretary of State on Voter Citizenship Verification…Parole Scheme for Illegal Aliens has Re-started…Parents Protest for Student Safety…Houston Mayor Whitmire Turns Down Tax Increase…

U.S. House Votes to Hold WHO in Check…Phelan Refuses to Disclose Costs of Paxton Impeachment…Zero Elective Abortions Performed in Texas Since August 2022…A&M-Central Texas To Spotlight Faculty Research on ‘Transgender’ Veterans…

Crockett Called Trump Supporters 'Threats' Ahead of Most Recent Assassination Attempt…Abbott Declares Venezuelan Gang a ‘Foreign Terrorist Organization’Drag Queen Flashes Children at Dallas LGBT Event…Public Support for Phelan Dwindles as Challenges Grow…

Fifth Republican Announces Bid to Unseat Phelan…Third-Grade Teacher Arrested in Weapons and Narcotics Conspiracy…Paxton Cautions Against Unsolicited Voter Registration Applications…More Than $1 Million Worth of Methamphetamine Seized at Border…

Trafficking Victims Sue Software Company…Colin Allred’s Radical Views on Display…City Puts Misleading Term Limit Language on November Ballot…Court Forces Dallas to Remove Misleading Charter Amendments From Ballot…

Texas High Court Puts Election Law Enforcement in Limbo…Hotel Sued Over Criminal Activity, Alleged Venezuelan Gang Presence…Harris County GOP Opposes HISD Bonds…U.S. House Moves to Slash Funding to Universities Aligned with CCP…

Phelan Used Government Plane for Personal Benefit and Campaign Fundraising…Cole Hefner Used State Plane to Skip Impeachment Vote, but “Voted” Anyway…James Frank Challenges Phelan for Speakership…Leander ISD Middle School Publicly Shared Students’ Vaccine Records…

Cost of Illegal Immigration Continues to Rise…Elon Musk Notches Legal Win Over Liberal Attack Group…Texas Land Commissioner Blasts Offshore Wind Farm Proposal…Van Duyne Tapped to Lead Texas GOP Victory Effort…

Catholic Charities of Fort Worth Gets Taxpayer Funds to Enable Illegal Border-crossers…Texas Spent $221 Million Busing Illegal Aliens Out of State…Chip Roy Outlines Impact of Biden-Harris Border Crisis…Paxton Sues Travis County for Funding Democrat Voter Registration Front Group…

One Year Since Paxton’s Impeachment Trial Began, Costs Still Unknown…Chinese Infiltration of Higher Education Reaches Texas A&M…Rick Perry Tapped to Serve Dade Phelan as ‘Senior Advisor’…Illegal Aliens Discovered Locked Inside Abandoned Trailer…School Employee Under Investigation for ‘Improper Conduct’ with Student…

Paxton Sues Bexar County Over Controversial Voter Registration Push…Tarrant County Allows Leftist Organization to Register Voters in Government Buildings…High-Speed Rail Project Gets Federal Boost…MS-13 Gang Member Caught in Houston…

Dan Patrick Labels Dade Phelan a 'RINORAD’…Border Patrol Flies Illegal Aliens to Texas…Texas Halts Birth Certificate Sex Changes…Lawmaker Wants to Push School Start to September…

Private Property Advocates Warn of Biden-Harris Overreach…Autistic Preschooler Left on Dallas ISD Bus for Entire School Day…Trustee Fights to Release School Ratings…City Charter Amendment Election Halted in Austin…Paxton Sides with Citizens in Fight Over Dallas Amendments…

Open Border Polices Raises Airport Security Concerns…Hegar Slams Lawsuit Against Texas’ ESG RestrictionsDefeated Democrat Switches to Texas GOP…Absenteeism Plagues Boards and Commissions…

Paxton Sues Dallas for State Fair Gun Ban…New Federal Subsidies Skyrocketing for Unreliable Energy Sources…Texas Comptroller Issues Study on Housing Affordability Challenges…‘Rogue Staff’ Broke State DEI Law…

FDA Lawyer: War Against Ivermectin was a Mistake…Speaker Phelan's New Chief of Staff is a Democrat Donor…Texas A&M Promoting LGBT Ideology at Student Center…Mckinney ISD Trustees Reject Policy to Protect Young Girls…

Biden-Harris ‘Parole In Place’ Scheme Temporarily Blocked…UT System Prohibits Universities’ Political Statements…Lubbock Commissioners Block Property Tax Hike…Dallas Council Members Face Lawsuits Over Proposed Charter Amendments…

Biden-Harris Lose Track of Thousands of Unaccompanied Minors…Abbott: 1.1 Million Ineligible Voters Removed from Texas Rolls…Drag Show Hosted in Dallas with Minors Present…Keller ISD Requires Teachers to Use Pronouns Matching Student Birth Certificates…

Phelan Taps Taxpayer-funded Lobbyist as New Chief of Staff…DPS Chief Announces Retirement Amidst Investigation…Senate Race Between Allred and Cruz Remains Tight…Harris County Faces Lawsuits Over Jail…

DPS Chief ‘Temporarily’ Blocks Groups During Voter Registration Investigation…New Policy Stops Individuals From Changing Sex on Driver’s License…State Loophole Used to Hike Property Taxes…Judge Ends Hood County Fight Over GOP District Clerk Candidate…

Paxton Probes Claims of Noncitizens Being Registered to Vote…Illegal Alien Charged With Assault in Boston Repeatedly Entered Through Texas…

Parker County GOP Debunks Immigrant Voter Registration Claim…Whistleblower Fired After Exposing Medicaid Fraud…Group Sues to Halt Texas' New Age Verification Law…Parent Sues Perryton ISD and ‘Perv’ Coach…

Congressman Demands Google Answer for Search Engine Manipulation…Parents Sue Dallas ISD for Targeting Students…Austin Will Use Tax Dollars to Pay for Out-of-State Abortions…Small Town Sues Voter Over Recall Petition…

Paxton Sues Biden Administration Over ‘Gender Identity’ Rule…Students Are Not Meeting Grade-level Standards…Texans Support Historical Religious Stories in School Curriculum…Travis County Officials Want Tax Increase…

Houston Mayor Claims Anti-Israel Protestors Are 'Paid by Iran’…Concerns Raised About Lottery's Online Sales to Children…Paxton Sues General Motors for Exploiting Driver Data…Ranchers Accuse Fertilizer Company of Providing Harmful Products…

Texas A&M Offers 'Social Justice Leadership Certificate’…Paxton Challenges Dallas Over State Fair’s Firearms Ban…'Open Concept' Restrooms for Elementary Students…Denton ISD Admins Admit Guilt to Avoid Court…

Texas Farm Bureau Relents on China... Forestry Association Doubles Down…Illegal Aliens Smuggled Inside Traffic Cones…Biden-Harris Education Department Pauses Investigation Into Carroll ISD…Charges Filed Against Election Official…

Video Seized by Kamala Harris Now Released…Houston ISD Pushes Largest School Debt in Texas History…Paxton Launches Investigation Into CenterPoint…The Austin Nonprofit Promoting Gender Mutilation…

State Fair of Texas to Ban Firearms…Texas House Committee Meets on School Choice Today…Texas DPS Captures Paisa Gang Member…Harris County Commissioners Vote to 'Revive' Program…

Abbott Orders Hospitals to Reports Costs of Illegal Alien Healthcare…Under Investigation by Paxton, ActBlue Strengthens Donation Security…Musk Opening Montessori School in Bastrop…Dallas Taxpayers Charged $13,000 for City Manager’s Travel to Leftwing Events…

Border Security Advocates Criticize Kamala Harris’ Record…Huffines Pushes for Economic Pressure on Mexico…Harris County D.A. Joins ‘Democrats for Cruz’…Texas Rancher Sues Biden Administration…Grand Prairie ISD Limits Student Cell Phone Use in Class…

Abbott Predicts GOP Will Gain Three Texas House Seats…Paxton Racks Up Another Win Against Big Tech…Out of Touch with Texans, Dallas' Mark Cuban Endorses Harris…Carroll ISD Won't Negotiate with U.S. Department of Education…

Guaranteed Income Programs Make People Poorer, Sicker, and Unemployed Longer…Texas Republicans Strengthen Push for Educational Freedom…Thousands of Unaccompanied Minors Encountered at Border…Redistricting Case Stops Democrats’ Weaponization of Voting Rights Act…

Facing Fraud, Biden-Harris Administration Freezes Illegal Alien Parole Program…Chevron Ditches California for Texas…Faculty Say UT Admin Should Have Had ‘Patience’ With Pro-Palestine Protesters…Push Begins to Recruit Poll Workers…

Court Rules Biden/Harris Admin Must Build Bor­der Wall…NY Judge Rules For Texas Against NYC Mayor…Biden/Harris Admin Pulls Plug on Offshore Wind Project…Parents Beware: Sex-Ed Is Now ‘Opt Out’…Pro-Trump Students Win as Keller ISD Backs Down…

What Happens to the $1.4 Billion Settlement with Meta?…School Board Members Encouraged to Weaponize Pay Increases…Texas Can Keep Border Buoys in Place…Argentina Wants Peruvian Who Entered the U.S. Illegally…Cruz Files Measure to Safeguard Schools from Foreign Adversaries…

Paxton Secures Historic $1.4 Billion Settlement with Meta…Senators Grill CenterPoint CEO Over Botched Hurricane Response…Cruz Warns of Terrorist-Linked Gazans Crossing US-Canada Border…Parents Split Over Student Access to Cell Phones at School…

Nehls Wants Answers From Mayorkas on Venezuelan Gangs…Fewer Students, More Spending, Higher Taxes…Poll: Majority of Texans Support School Choice…Windstorm Insurance Rates May Go Up…

Patrick Says Phelan Intends to Block School Choice, Again…TxDOT’s $1.7 Billion Toll Road Buyout May Keep Tolls in Place…Border Patrol Expands Operations Targeting Transnational Criminal Organizations…Texarkana Teacher Gets 25 Years for Exploiting Students…

U.S. House Condemns Kamala Harris for Border Failures…Kamala Harris Repeatedly Lied in Houston Speech to Teachers Union…Congressman Slams Biden for Flying Illegal Aliens to Texas…Legalized Gambling Comes with High Financial Risk…County Commissioners Tackle Bitcoin Mine Noise…

Farm Bureau Defends Right of CCP to Buy Land in Texas…U.S. House Moves to Defund Biden's West Texas Land Grab…Lubbock Defunds Event Over Drag Show Promoting LGBT Agenda…El Paso County Asks for Cash to Cover Operation Lone Star Incarceration Costs…