Daily Headlines

-Detransitioner’s Malpractice Lawsuit May Proceed, Texas Supreme Court Rules
-Former Texas Lottery Director’s Criminal Case Reset Until August
-SBOE Member Blasts Democrat’s Attempt To Silence Her Over Marxist Lab

-GOP Targets Vicente Gonzalez’s Record in Drug Trafficking, Human Smuggling Cases
-Fort Bend County Plunged Into Fight Over Who Is County Judge
-No Constitutional Right To Short-Term Rentals, Federal Court Rules in New Braunfels Case

-Texas Moves to Recover Billions Texas Spent on Biden-Era Border Crisis
-State Warns Judge Against Using Court YouTube to Livestream Personal Book Club
-Austin Residents’ Municipal Audit Petition Officially Certified

-Talarico Called Himself a ‘Christian Who Hates Christianity’ in Resurfaced Podcast

-House Republicans Investigate Travis County DA Jose Garza Over Immigration Policies

-Texas Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over SpaceX Beach Closures

-Records Shed Light on TAMU Tenure Approval

-Abbott Launches Workforce Push: More Apprenticeships, More Trade Pathways

-Silsbee ISD Policeman Charged With Soliciting Student for Sex

-Texas GOP Announces Top Priorities for 2027 Session

- Federal Judge Blocks AG Paxton’s ActBlue Lawsuit

- Conservative Conroe ISD Trustees Decline District Seat on TASB Board

-AG Paxton Sues Trans Health Association Over Deceptive Practices
-Talarico Welcomed Activist Group Targeting Oil and Gas Industry
-Utility Commissioners Hit Pause on Extra-High-Voltage Line Case

-Suspended Fort Bend County Judge KP George Sentenced to Six Months in Jail
-Higher Education Ombudsman Office Receives Avalanche of ‘Harassing & Profane’ Comments
-Two Men Sentenced for Smuggling Illegal Aliens and Assaulting Federal Agents in Texas

-Republicans Expected to Hold Rare Midterm Convention in Dallas
-Lawmakers Join Push to Pause Transmission Lines
-Houston Controller Calls for Suspension of Whitmire Advisor as Formal Investigation Begins

-Public School Closures Mount Amid Enrollment Declines
-Higher Education Administrators Conference Promotes DEI Themes
-Runoff Voters Chose New Mayors in Frisco and Denton

-Texas GOP Convention Opens With Calls for Unity Ahead of November
-AG Paxton Says ‘Skill’ Gaming Machines Can Still Violate Texas Gambling Laws
-Houston City Council Passes $7.5 Billion Budget

-Abbott Directs Regulators To Make Data Centers Pay Their Own Infrastructure Costs
-Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Touts Border Wall Progress
-Houston Homeless Hub Begins Soft Opening Under Harris Center Management

-Sexually Explicit Books Found in Library of Talarico’s Austin Church
-Islamic Groups in Texas Public Universities Tied to Iran and China
-Pro-Landowner Nonprofit Seeks Pause on Determining Need for Transmission Line

-State Historical Marker Honors Drag Performer, Details Cross-Dressing Act

-Second Capitol Staffer Confirms Past Relationship With Talarico
-Public Utility Commission To Hear Landowners’ Appeal of Controversial Transmission Line

-Feds Move Quickly To Contain New World Screwworm Case in South Texas
-Delegates to Weigh Future of Texas GOP’s Pro-Life Platform
-High School Volleyball Coach Arrested for Sexual Misconduct

-Three Years Later, Lawmakers Question Cities’ Compliance With State Preemption Law
-Admitted Texas Vote Fraudster Still Free After Losing Appeal
-Samsung to Move US Headquarters to North Texas


-Fate Mayor Declares June ‘Nuclear Family Month’
-Former SBOE Candidate Says Consultants Promised Donations, Delivered ‘Disaster’
-Texas Tech ‘Presidential Cabinet’ Member Extensively Promoted DEI and LGBT Ideologies

-Texas DPS Now Requires English-Only Testing for Commercial Drivers
-Multi-County Raids Target Alleged Gambling Enterprise Centered in La Marque
-Democrat Prosecutors Sue To Block Paxton’s New Crime Reporting Rules

-Paxton Sues Denton Over 'Big Gay Swim Day,' Alleges Men Could Use Changing Rooms With Women and Children
-Talarico Faces Questions About Relationship With Former Staffer, Abortion Lobbyist
 
-Dallas Judge Moves Proceedings Online After Supreme Court Ends Mask Mandate

-Talarico Campaign Embraces ‘Talafreako’ Nickname Tied to Far-Left Positions
-Texas State University System Regents Discontinue Tenure Track Positions at Two-Year Institutions
-Whitmire, Hollins Clash Again as Houston’s $7.5 Billion Budget Heads Toward Council Vote

-Analysis: Talarico’s ‘Moderate Media Makeover’ Begins as Senate Fight Starts
-Texas Supreme Court Halts Austin’s Attempt To Rush Project Connect Trial
-Johnson County Highlights Chemicals, Power Use, and Noise Risks of Data Centers

-Ken Paxton Defeats Four-Term Senator John Cornyn in Texas GOP Runoff
-Bo French Wins Republican Nomination for Railroad Commission
-Mayes Middleton Secures GOP Attorney General Nomination

-High-Stakes GOP Runoffs Headline Tuesday’s Election
-Houston Man Sentenced for Robbing Driver While Posing as ICE Agent
-A&M Regents Rubber-Stamp Over 100 Pages of Tenure Applications

-Paxton Sues Discord, Accusing Platform of Exposing Children to Predators
-Court Strikes Down Federal Rule Mandating Spying on Non-Financed Home Transfers
-Coach Accused of Grooming Girls Gone From Collinsville ISD

-Cornyn Rejects Texas GOP Call To Pull Negative Ads
-University of Texas Regents Pass Restructuring Guidelines
-Challenge to Heartbeat Act Ruled a Retaliatory Lawsuit

-Austin Shooting Spree Suspect Has ICE Hold
-Paxton Targets Proxy Giant Over ESG Activism, Exxon Texas Redomicile Fight
-State Board Reconsiders Revoking ‘Reckless’ Coach’s Certification

-Trump Endorses ‘True MAGA Warrior’ Ken Paxton in Texas Senate Runoff
-Court of Criminal Appeals Candidate Faces Criticism Over Event Hosted by Attorneys in ICE Attack Case
-Lacy Lakeview Data Center Moves Forward

-Texas Sands Casino Lobby Dumps $500K Into Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright's Campaign
-AG Paxton Investigates Southern Poverty Law Center Over Alleged Funding of Extremist Groups
-Two More Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD Teachers Arrested

-Texas Children’s Hospital Agrees to Create Detransition Clinic, Pay $10 Million in ‘Historic’ Settlement
-Texas Supreme Court Declines to Oust Democrat Lawmakers Over 2025 Quorum Break
-City of McKinney Sues its Residents in ‘Trial by Ambush’ Over Airport Bonds

-Dallas Sheriff Faces Legal Threat From Paxton Over ICE Cooperation
-More State Lawmakers Call for Pause on Extra-High-Voltage Transmission Project
-Third Carrollton-Farmers Branch Teacher Charged With Sex Crime

-Texas Targets Alleged ‘Ghost’ Daycare Businesses in H-1B Lawsuit
-Judge Temporarily Reinstates Terminated Texas State Professor
-Livingston Police Officer Accused of Sexual Misconduct With Student

-Texas Sues Netflix for Allegedly Spying on Children and Consumers

-Texas A&M Gave Former VP Pence $150,000 ‘Honorarium’

-Organizer’s Husband Lashes Out After Cancellation of Muslim-Only Waterpark Event

-Trump Says Texas Senate Endorsement Decision Coming ‘Relatively Soon’
-New Braunfels Announces Mayoral Runoff Amid Election Confusion
-Texas Education Agency Adds 21 More Names to ‘Do Not Hire’ Registry

-State Board Orders Muslim University in Dallas to Shut Down
-Paxton Launches Statewide Investigation To Enforce Ten Commandments and School Prayer Laws
-State Lawmakers Question Extra-High-Voltage Transmission Project

-Abbott: Grand Prairie Must Halt ‘Muslims Only’ Waterpark Event or Lose State Funding
-Left-Wing Groups File New Lawsuit Against Texas Border Enforcement Law
-Secretary Rollins Highlights Ongoing Meatpacker Antitrust Investigation 

-Texas AG Investigates Drone Distributor Tied to CCP-Linked Company
-Poll: Paxton Leads Cornyn, Middleton Up in AG Runoff
-Undercover Video Highlights Exemptions to DEI Ban

-53,000 More Texas Students Awarded School Choice Funding Based on Income
-Paxton Appeal Halts Judge’s Order Forcing Texas To Move EPIC City Development 
-Cy-Fair ISD Behavioral Specialist Charged With Felony After Non-Verbal Autistic Student Dies

-Houston’s $60,000 Mayoral Podcast Draws Ethics Complaints, Controller Review
-Court of Criminal Appeals Judge’s Finance Report Shows Donations Far Above Legal Limits
-Paxton Appeal Halts Judge’s Order Forcing Texas to Move EPIC City Development Forward

-Paxton Expands H-1B Fraud Investigation to Nearly 30 Texas Businesses
-South Texas School District Pressures Staff To Vote in Bond Election 
-More Educator Misconduct Transparency On the Way From TEA

-Supreme Court Ruling Could Collapse Remaining Challenge to Texas Congressional Map
-DPS Nabs Illegal Alien Wanted for Rape in Mexico
-Demolition Begins at Northwest Mall Site Eyed for Houston High-Speed Rail Terminal