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7/3/25 A Shakeup in the Texas Senate
Yesterday at 10:00 PM

- Wave of Retirements and Campaign Launches Reshape Texas Senate


- University of North Texas Initiative Promotes ‘Diversity’


- HHS Halts Gender Ideology Funding in Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program



7/2/25 Chinese Spies Arrested
Last Wednesday at 10:00 PM

- FBI Houston Arrests Chinese National for Spying on US Navy


- Legislators Warn Universities to Comply With Federal Ruling on Discounted Tuition for Illegals


- Texas Officially Phases Out Temporary Paper License Plate


7/1/25 Texas Democrat Colin Allred is Running Again
Last Tuesday at 10:00 PM

-Colin Allred Launches Another Senate Bid After 2024 Defeat

-Lawmakers Ask Abbott To Put Library Limits on Special Session Agenda

-Austin ISD Considers Consolidating Schools Amid Budget Shortfalls


6/30/25 Secret Social Transitioning at School
Last Monday at 10:00 PM

- Houston Parents Sue HISD Over Daughter’s Secret Social Gender Transition


- Texas Education Board Delays Vote on New Standards for Trustee Training


- Allen ISD Elementary Teacher Indicted for Sexual Contact With Students


6/27/25 A Major Win at the Supreme Court
06/27/2025

- US Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age-Verification Law for Online Porn Sites


- Texas Agency Orders Universities To Disclose Illegal Alien Students


- Texas To Become ‘Bitcoin Sanctuary’


6/26/25 Feds Drop Investigation into Proposed Islamic Compound
06/26/2025

- US Justice Department Drops Investigation Into EPIC City


- Lawsuit Challenges Texas’s New Law Requiring Display of the Ten Commandments in Classrooms


- Texans Can Use Precious Metals in Everyday Transactions Under New Law



6/25/25 What’s on the Ballot Next?
06/25/2025

- 17 Proposed Amendments Head to Voters in November


- Pro-Life Coalition Urges Abbott to Add Abortion Pill Ban To Special Session


- ‘Make Texas Healthy Again’ Proposal Signed into Law



6/24/25 Insurance to Cover Detransitioning
06/24/2025

- Gov. Abbott Signs Measure Requiring Insurance To Cover Detransition Care 


- Is Texas Shielding Thousands of Illegal Aliens From Deportation With ‘U Visas’?


- Joan Huffman Launches Campaign for Texas Attorney General


6/23/25 Greg Abbott Calls Lawmakers Back to Work
06/23/2025

- Gov. Greg Abbott Announces July 21 Special Session


- Late-Night Veto: Abbott Rejects THC Ban Bill


- Abbott Vetoes Proposal To Allow Teachers on Appraisal Boards



6/20/25 Illegal Aliens Smuggled into Texas
06/20/2025

- Former US Soldier Sentenced for Smuggling Illegals Into Texas


- General Mills Will Remove Artificial Dyes After Paxton Investigation


- New Teacher Misconduct Reporting Law Closes ‘Pass the Trash’ Loopholes


6/19/25 A Disastrous Session for TLR
06/19/2025

- Texans for Lawsuit Reform Shakes Up Leadership After Disastrous Legislative Session


- Abbott Backs Kelly Hancock as He Steps Into Comptroller Office


- KP George Switches Parties as Legal Troubles Mount in Fort Bend County



6/18/25 The Political Prosecution is Over
06/18/2025

- A Decade Later, State Charges Against Ken Paxton Officially Dismissed


- Left-Wing Groups Fight Against Termination of In-State Tuition for Illegal Aliens


- Supreme Court Blocks Texas Lawsuit Over Nuclear Waste Site


6/17/25 Eliminating Property Taxes
06/17/2025

- Texas GOP: Legislature Must Finish Work on Key Conservative Reforms


- Alleged Noncitizen Voters Under Investigation by Texas AG


- Texas Democrats Elect Socialist Vice-Chair



6/16/25 Could Lawmakers Be Called Back to Austin?
06/16/2025

-Abbott Hints at Potential Special Session on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Ban

-Texas GOP Moves Forward With Closed Primaries, Chairman Says Lawsuit Likely

-El Salvadoran Illegal Alien Receives Death Penalty for Murder of Harris County Deputy


6/13/25 Cities Prepare for Leftist Protests
06/13/2025

-City Officials Across Texas Promise Order on Saturday Ahead of Nationwide Protests

-AG Paxton Files Suit Against Genetic Testing Company Over Privacy Concerns

-Harris County Officially Ends Failed Guaranteed Basic Income Program


6/12/25 Texas Students are Struggling
06/12/2025

-New STAAR Results Reveal Students ‘Not Where They Need To Be Academically’

-Trump DOJ Official Aaron Reitz Enters Race for Texas Attorney General

-FBI Dallas Announces 109 Children Rescued, 244 Offenders Arrested in Child Exploitation Investigation


6/11/25 Texas Prepares for Leftist Riots
06/11/2025

-Abbott to Deploy Texas National Guard Amid Nationwide Protests, Riots

-President Trump Vows To Restore Fort Hood Name

-Texas Man Arrested After Allegedly Giving Girlfriend Abortion-Inducing Drug


6/10/25 Big Wins for Gun Rights in Texas
06/10/2025

-New Laws Protecting Citizens’ Gun Rights Set To Take Effect This Year

-After Judges Drop Asylum Cases, ICE Makes Arrests at Houston Courthouse

-US Supreme Court Shoots Down Mexico’s Lawsuit Against American Gun Companies


6/9/25 George Soros Wants to Turn Texas Blue
06/09/2025

-Soros-Backed Group Relaunches Effort to Turn Texas Blue with Multimillion-Dollar Push

-Texas A&M Political Science Textbook Attacks Trump

-Judge: Texas Lottery Commissioners Must Protect Disputed $83.5M Jackpot


6/6/25 Biden-Style Loan Repayments in Texas
06/06/2025

- Republicans Urge Abbott to Veto ‘Biden-Style’ Loan Repayments for School Counselors


- Banking Lobbyists Reportedly Urging Gov. Abbott to Veto Transactional Gold Legislation


- SAVE Data Helps Texas Nab Potential Noncitizen Voters



6/4/25 Major Bail Reform Signed into Law
06/04/2025

- Gov. Abbott Signs Historic Bail Reform Laws to Combat the Release of Violent Offenders


- TEA Extends Control of Houston ISD Until 2027, Appoints New Board Members


- Lawsuit Accusing Lotto Ticket Reseller Service of Fraud Dropped



6/3/25 A Last-Minute Deal in the Legislature
06/03/2025

- Texas Lawmakers Vote To Increase Judicial Pay and Their Own Pensions in Last-Minute Deal


- Conflict of Interest? House Republicans Urge Abbott to Veto Appraisal Board Bill


- Legislation Prohibiting Soda and Candy Purchases Using SNAP Benefits Heads to Governor’s Desk


6/2/25 The Legislature Leaves Austin
06/02/2025

- Legislature Adjourns—Now the Governor Has the Last Word


- Parental Rights Bill Banning DEI, Social Transitioning, and ‘Sex Clubs’ in Schools Heads to Governor


- Effort to Restore AG’s Authority to Prosecute Election Fraud Killed as Deadline Passes


5/30/25 Protecting Texas Land
05/30/2025

- Texas Legislature Sends Foreign Land Ownership Ban to Governor


- House Rejects Paxton’s Call on Election Integrity Measure


- Harris County Bureaucrats Among America’s Highest-Paid Government Employees



5/29/25 Texas Democrats Kill Jocelyn’s Law
05/29/2025

- With Democrats Holding Out, Bail Reform Push Collapses in Texas House


- Legislation to Make Vaccine Manufacturers Liable Passes Senate


- Houston Ends Traffic Stop Quotas in Unanimous Vote



5/28/25 Drag Queen Story Hours Continue
05/28/2025

- Legislation to Bar Funding for Libraries who Host Drag Shows Dies in House 


- Illegally in U.S. And Released, Now Tied to Deadly Jet Ski Crash


- ‘Trey’s Law’ Means Nondisclosures No Longer Protect Sexual Predators



5/27/25 Will the Texas House Pass Jocelyn’s Law?
05/27/2025

- ‘Jocelyn’s Law’ Stalled in Texas House as Democrats Withhold Support


- Sources: Kelly Hancock Angling for Appointment as Comptroller


- House Greenlights $1.5 Billion in Film Subsidies 


5/23/25 Food Stamps for Soda?
05/23/2025

- House Passes Legislation Prohibiting Purchase of Soda With SNAP Benefits


- Lawmakers Look to Slash School Superintendents’ Severance Pay


- House Members Push to Pass Abortion Pill Ban Before Time Runs Out


5/22/25 Texas Cracks Down on THC
05/22/2025

- Texas House Approves Crackdown on THC Products Following Push from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick


- Texas House Advances Legislation to Block Local Abortion Travel Funding


- Harris County Sheriff’s Office Plans Return of Outsourced Inmates


5/21/25 Illegals Self-Deporting
05/21/2025

- First Charter Flight From Houston Returns Self-Deporting Illegals


- Shaheen Claims Error, Then Doubles Down on Foreign Land Ban Loophole


- Texas House Committee Advances Bill To Abolish Lottery Commission and Overhaul State Lottery


5/20/25 An Update on Property Tax Relief
05/20/2025

- Texas House Approves Property Tax Relief Package, Rejects Effort to Expand Relief Further


- Attorney General Paxton Announces Investigation Into US Masters Swimming


- Legal Battle Over Harris County Commissioner Seat Heads To Appeals Court



5/19/25 A Taxpayer-Funded Paris Vacation?
05/19/2025

- Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Requests $23K for Trip to France


- East Texas Judge Accused of Making Death Threat To Secure Plea Deal


- Houston Man Out on Bond After Sister’s Death Now Faces New Charges


5/16/25 Game Over for the Texas Lottery Commission?
05/16/2025

- Texas Senate Unanimously Moves to Eliminate Lottery Commission


- Hundreds of Bills Die as Texas House Hits Major Deadline


- Gov. Abbott Requests Waiver to Ban Unhealthy SNAP Purchases in Texas


5/15/25 A Win for Parental Rights
05/15/2025

- Texas Lawmakers Pass Constitutional Amendment Enshrining Parental Rights


- Texas Moves Closer To Abolishing Public Schools’ Immunity in Sex Abuse Cases


- Texas Lawmakers Join Push to Cement Trump’s Agenda in Law


5/14/25 Major ICE Arrests in Houston
05/14/2025

 - ICE Arrests 422 in Houston Sweep, Including Murder and Arson Suspects


- Blue Ridge Disannexes Muslim-owned Properties


- House Committee Kills Anti-ESG Effort in Late Vote


5/13/25 Bills Are Piling Up
05/13/2025

- With Clock Ticking, Texas House Faces Pileup of Legislation After Slow Start


- Texas House Rejects Mexican Guest Worker Program


- Taxpayer-Funded Entities Sponsor LGBT Agenda in Houston


5/12/25 Google to Pay Texas $1.4 Billion
05/12/2025

- AG Paxton Secures Record $1.375B Data Privacy Settlement With Google


- Texas House Moves To Restore AG’s Power To Prosecute Election Crimes


- Detransition Coverage Bill Clears Texas House, Heads to Governor’s Desk


5/8/25 A Mexican Guest Worker Program in Texas?
05/09/2025

- Texas House to Vote on Mexican Guest Worker Plan While Immigration Priorities Sit Idle


- Texas May Soon ID Noncitizens as Ineligible to Vote


- AG Paxton Nabs Frio County Officials & Election Workers in Vote-Harvest Ring



5/9/25 The DOJ is Investigating the Muslim EPIC City
05/09/2025

- DOJ Joins Paxton, Abbott in Probing Controversial Islamic Compound


- House Approves Bill Restricting Hostile Foreign Land Ownership


- Texas Renews Call for Convention of States To Curb Federal Power



5/7/25 A Parental Bill of Rights
05/07/2025

- With Time Running Out, Parental Rights Bill Awaits House Action


- Students Arrested During Anti-Israel Protests Sue UT-Austin


- Houston Mayor Unveils $7 Billion Proposed Budget