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Reporting Fraud
#123
Yesterday at 9:45 PM

-Comptroller Huffines Launches Whistleblower Portal for Reports of Fraud, Tax Evasion
-Socialist Bernie Sanders Campaigns in Texas Ahead of Midterms
-Cuban National Sentenced to 17 Years for Trafficking Women


Former Lotto Boss Back in Court
Last Friday at 9:45 PM

-Former Texas Lottery Director Gary Grief Returns to Court, Given $10,000 Bond
-Comptroller Huffines Bars Taxpayer Funding for Discriminatory DEI Programs
-Plano ISD To Contribute Up to $250 Million Toward Dallas Stars Arena


Data Centers Put on Notice
Last Thursday at 9:45 PM

-Paxton Demands Water Usage Reports From 156 Texas Data Centers
-Abbott Signs Vance Pledge to Crack Down on Government Benefits Fraud
-Austinites to Vote on Increased Fiscal Transparency


No Funds for Flock Cameras
#1
Last Wednesday at 9:45 PM

-Comptroller Huffines Bans Grant Funds for Flock Cameras, License Plate Readers
-AG Paxton Sues Gerber and NestlĂŠ Over Heavy Metals in Baby Food
-FBI Disrupts North Korean Remote-Work Scheme at More Than 40 Texas Homes


GOP Fights to Hold Majority
10/12/2026

-Speaker Mike Johnson Returning to South Texas as Battle for House Majority Intensifies
-Gonzalez Claims He Never Supported Child Gender Mutilation Despite Past Votes
-Business Court Weakens Lawsuit Against Boeing for Downplaying Dangers of Aircraft


Has Anyone Seen James Talarico?
#1
10/09/2026

-Trump Questions Talarico's Absence as Paxton Demands 'Proof of Life'
-Rosenthal Backed Satanists, Wiccans Leading Prayers in Texas Legislature
-Honduran National Sentenced to 72 months in Federal Prison For Smuggling 188 Illegal Aliens


Tala-Freak-Out
10/09/2026

-Paxton Campaign Launches 'Tala-Freak-Out Tip Line' to Find Missing Talarico
-JD Vance Returning to Texas for Midterm Rally in Tyler
-Report: Texas Schools May Have an Islamist Problem


Terrorists at the Border
#122
10/07/2026

-Terrorism-Related Encounters Surge at Southwest Border
-Poll: Nearly Half of America’s Youngest Voters View Sharia Law Positively
-Border Security Expert Warns Drug Cartel Is Exploiting Horse Trade


Trump is Choosin' Texas
10/06/2026

-Trump Returning to Texas for San Antonio Midterm Rally
-Former Texas Southern University Professor Sentenced in Student Aid Fraud Scheme
-Paxton Investigates UnitedHealth Over Alleged Denial of Medically Necessary Care


Slashing Taxes
#1
10/06/2026

-Huffines Targets ‘Hidden Tax’ on Electronic Medical Records
-President Trump Authorizes Firing Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter
-AG Paxton Investigates Children’s Clothing Companies for Possible Toxic Chemicals in Material


A $7.5 Billion Check
10/02/2026

-Abbott Says $7.5 Billion Border Reimbursement Could Help Fund Property Tax Relief
-University of North Texas Paid Third Parties to ‘Recruit’ International Students
-Mystic Alerts Act Heads to Trump’s Desk After Unanimous Senate Approval


Hasan Piker’s Warning to Talarico
10/01/2026

-Piker Warns Talarico ‘Has Got to Play Ball’ With Leftists
-Hinojosa’s Pro-Police Pitch Draws Scrutiny Over Defunding Record
-Travis County DA Fails To Appear for Hearing on Prosecutorial Integrity


Talarico’s NYC Fundraiser
#121
09/29/2026

-Talarico's NYC Fundraiser Packed With Mamdani Allies
-Abbott Moves To Ease Diesel Prices With Statewide Fuel Emergency
-Federal Judge Affirms UT’s Suspension of Pro-Hamas ‘Protest’ Organizer


Talarico Stays in New York
09/29/2026

-Talarico’s NYC Fundraising Swing Continues With Transgender Activists
-U.S. Senate Passes College Protect College Sports Act
-San Antonio Residents Face First Property Tax Hike in 33 Years


Texas Court Rejects Secret Sharia Divorce
09/25/2026

-Texas Supreme Court Rejects Secret Sharia Divorce Obtained in Pakistan
-UT-Austin Provost Fully Eliminates Women’s and Gender Studies from Core Curriculum
-Lockhart ISD Cuts Classroom Screen Time by 50% for Elementary Students


Data Centers Under Investigation
09/25/2026

-Hundreds of Texas Data Centers Under Investigation Over Water Use Reporting
-GOP Lawmakers Call for Federal Foreign Terrorist Designation for Nationwide Islamist Group
-TAMU Records Detail Student Affairs Director’s Work With Group Repackaging DEI


Texas' Secret Socialist
09/23/2026

-Texas House Candidate Tells DSA He Needs to Hide His Socialist Affiliation
-Texas Ethics Commission Tables Proposed Lawmaker Per Diem Hike
-Texas Ranks 8th in National Education Freedom Report


Secret Lobbyist Meals
09/22/2026

-Texas Ethics Commission Proposal Would Raise Cap on Secret Lobbyist Meals
-Talarico: Police in Schools Make Students ‘Less Safe,’ Harms ‘Black and Brown Students’
-Sprouts Halts Produce Pesticide Use After Texas Investigation


Data Center Freeze in Texas
09/21/2026

-Abbott Orders Halt on Data Center Permits During State Audit
-Democrat Ericka Lomick Suspends Texas House Campaign Amid Questions Over Felony Conviction
-UNT Refuses To Reimburse Employee Membership in Women’s Studies Group


Zero Border Releases
09/18/2026

Trump Administration Announces 16 Consecutive Months of Zero Border Releases
-A&M Faculty Advisory Council ‘Approves’ Textbooks that Promote DEI and Prison Abolition
-Harris County Finalizes Highest Tax Rate In Modern History


Data Center Investigation
09/17/2026

-Paxton Begins Investigation into Planned Data Center in Taylor
-Talarico’s Church Minister Says He’ll ‘Change His Tune Back’ After Election
-UT-Austin Eliminating Additional Grievance Studies Programs


Teacher Misconduct Reports TRIPLE
09/16/2026

-Texas Teacher Misconduct Reports Triple in 2026
-Texas Democrat Organizer Caught Describing ‘Roundabout Way of Paying People for Their Votes’
-Suspected Gulf Cartel Hitman Faces Federal Terrorism Charges in Texas



Eliminating Property Taxes
09/15/2026

-Texas Lawmakers Explore Path to Replacing School Property Taxes
-Roblox Refuses To Appear at Texas House Hearing on Child Safety
-Can Mothers Use Family-Care Employee Benefits for Preborn Children?


All Hat, No Horse?
#120
09/14/2026

-All Hat, No Horse? Bobby Pulido’s Unearthed Comments Clash With Cowboy Campaign Image
-Abbott Threatens Criminal Penalties for Data Centers Failing to Report Water Use
-Afghan National Deported From Texas for Supporting Two Convicted Terrorists


Money Pours in for Paxton
#119
09/11/2026

-Republican Reinforcements Arrive for Paxton in Senate Race
-Railroad Commission To Consider Carbon Capture Permit Application
-Texas Supreme Court Blocks Galveston County’s Mid-Election Cycle Redistricting


The GOP Midterm Convention Continues!
09/10/2026

-Day 2 of the GOP Midterm Convention 
-Texas Judge Disciplined for Requiring Parents To Be Vaccinated for Visitation
-Fifth Circuit Rejects Rehearing Request in Challenge to Texas In-State Tuition Ban


GOP Midterm Convention Kicks Off
09/09/2026

-GOP Midterm Convention Kicks off in Dallas
-Harris County Moves To Hike Tax Rate
-Bastrop City Council Votes To End Flock Camera Contract


"Gender Bender Gina"
#118
09/08/2026

-Abbott Launches First Attack on Hinojosa Over Child Gender Mutilation
-Left-Wing Faculty Group Objected to UNT’s College of Liberal Arts Restructuring
-Critics Say Recommended 765-kV Route Crosses China-Linked Land


Denouncing Sharia Law
09/04/2026

-US Rep. Keith Self Files Resolution Denouncing Sharia Law
-More Flock Cameras Removed in Central Texas
-Houston Accepts $50 Million to Never Annex The Woodlands


Socialists in South Texas
#117
09/03/2026

-South Texas Democrat House Candidate Sponsored March with Socialists
-AG Paxton Seeks to Revive Pfizer Lawsuit
-Bastrop City Council Votes to Cover Flock Cameras


How Popular are Flock Cameras?
09/02/2026

-Poll Reveals Texans Distaste for Flock Cameras and Data Centers
-Congressional Task Force Examines Birth Tourism’s Effect on American Citizenship
-A&M Regents To Certify Core Curriculum Review


Talarico Says Capitalism Must Be ‘Dismantled’
09/01/2026

-Talarico Said Capitalism an ‘Oppressive System’ That Must Be ‘Dismantled’
-Conservatives Protest Mosques as Polling Locations
-Did Democrat House Candidate Meet Texas’ Two-Year Residency Requirement?


Cracking Down on Flock Cameras
08/31/2026

-Gov. Abbott Pauses State Funding for Flock Cameras
-Huffines: School Audits Could Lead to Prosecutions for ‘Nefarious Spending’
-A&M Regents Set to Approve Provost Hires with Left-Wing Histories


A Base on the Moon!
#116
08/28/2026

-Trump Honors Artemis II Crew in Houston, Announces US Space Academy
-UT Regents Grant Tenure to Professor Arrested During 2024 ‘Protest’
-More Texas Teachers Lose Credentials Over Sexual Misconduct 


Trump Is On the Ballot
#115
08/27/2026

-Speaker Mike Johnson Tells South Texas Republicans: Trump Is ‘on the Ballot’
-Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Texas Investigations Into Charlie Kirk Death Celebrations
-North Texas Principal Arrested for Failure To Report Child Abuse


Texas Secures $1 Billion Settlement with Meta
08/26/2026

-Paxton Announces $1 Billion Settlement With Meta Over Child Safety
-Texas’ Ban on Public Drag Shows Blocked by Federal District Judge
-UT Regents Quietly Revive Tenure Application for Professor Arrested at Pro-Hamas ‘Protest


Is James Talarico Soft on China?
08/25/2026

-Paxton Accuses Talarico of Being ‘Soft on China’

-Six Flags to Move Corporate Headquarters to Arlington in 2027
-Houston Murder Suspect Out on Bond Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Mail Fraud Scheme


Democrat’s Cocaine Straw
08/24/2026

-Democrat Candidate Clarifies: Her Cocaine Was on a Straw, Not in a Bag
-Abbott Orders Action as Texas Homeowners Insurance Premiums Surge 79 Percent
-Oncor Pushes Regulators To Approve Controversial 765-kV Transmission Line


Lotto Boss Appears in Court
08/22/2026

-Lottery Boss Appears in Court over $95 Million Scandal
-Burrows Makes His Case to Conservatives Ahead of 2027 Session
-Bobby Pulido’s New Campaign Ad Features a Cowboy…from Germany


Talarico Says ‘God is Not a Christian’
08/20/2026

-Talarico Says ‘God Is Not a Christian’ in Unearthed Sermon
-Lawmakers Explore Treating Texans’ Data as Property
-Abbott Says Tarrant County Shows Local Governments Can Cut Taxes