Texas Minute
Each week day morning, the Texas Minute brings you the real news impacting the Lone Star State. Hosted by Michael Quinn Sullivan, the Texas Minute ensures real Texans start their day with the news and information they need.
10.23.2026: Islamic Terrorists Make Endorsements
00:52:16 - Terrorist Organization Backs Texas Democrats…
02:05:16 - FBI Thwarts Assassination of U.S. Rep. Keith Self…
02:49:07 - Trump to Hold Corpus Christi Rally…
04:24:11 - Comptroller Bars Contracts and Grants to Those Demanding COVID Papers…
10.22.2026: Sid Miller Praises Bernie Bro?!
00:51:27 - Talarico Claimed 'No Possible Way' For Illegal Aliens to Vote…
02:08:05 - 13-Count Indictment Released in Alleged Cartel Weapons Scheme…
02:40:21 - Dallas ISD to Pay $1 Million for ‘Passing the Trash’…
04:22:23 - Former ‘RINO Hunter’ Sid Miller Turns on GOP…
10.21.2026: Transgender Mailings
(01:01) Trump Plans Two More Texas Rallies…
(01:35) Sherman City Council Votes To Remove Flock Cameras…
(02:46) Austin Officials Approved Half-Billion of Debt Without Voter Consent…
(03:33) Mailers Direct Texas Students to Transgender Resources…
10.20.2026: Texas Fraud Portal Launched
(00:43) Huffines Launches Whistleblower Portal…
(01:30) Socialist Bernie Sanders Campaigns in Texas…
(02:02) Burrows: DEMs Want To Dismantle Capitalism…
(03:35) Nearly 700 New Border Enforcement Cases Filed in October…
(04:09) Cuban National Sentenced to 17 Years for Trafficking Women…
10.19.2026: Temu Settles
(00:47) Huffines Bars Taxpayer Funding for Discriminatory DEI Programs…
(01:39) School Wants Tax Increase as Enrollment Declines…
(02:32) State’s Role in Protecting Critical Infrastructure…
(03:29) Texans Win Safeguards in Temu Settlement…
10.16.2026: Trump Unloads on Cornyn
(00:51) Trump Accuses Cornyn, Rove of Sabotaging Paxton’s Senate Campaign…
(01:51) A.G. Demands Water Usage Reports From 156 Texas Data Center…
(02:48) Midland Terminates Flock Camera Contract…
(03:43) State Fair of Texas Faces Backlash Over DraftKings Partnership…
10.15.2026: North Korea’s Cyber Crimes
(01:01) FBI Disrupts North Korean Scheme in Texas…
(02:03) El Paso City Council Further Restricts Flock Cameras…
(03:09) Harris County Considers Felony Charge Against ICE Agent…
(03:57) Paxton Sues Baby Food Manufacturers Over Heavy Metals in Baby Food…
10.14.2026: ‘Don’t Mess With Texas.’
(00:39) Vance Rallies East Texas Republicans…
(02:15) Texas Congressmen Want Islamic Groups Investigated for Grant Abuse…
(03:21) City Officials Sue To Stop Recall Election…
(04:07) Pipeline Companies Seek Protection From Controversial Transmission Line…
10.13.2026: Advertising for H-1Bs
(00:47) DOJ Asked to Review H-1B Advertisement Case…
(01:40) Supreme Court Urged to Clarify Property Rights Review…
(02:40) Vicente Gonzalez Claims He Never Supported Child Gender Mutilation…
(03:32) Parents Want Less Screentime for Students in Class…
(04:43) TODAY: Johnson in South Texas, Vance in Tyler…
10.12.2026: Texas’ Islamist School Problem
(00:50) Texas Schools May Have an Islamist Problem…
(02:03) Paxton Proposes Stronger Rules to Protect Texas Land from Adversaries…
(02:50) ‘The Constitution Is On The Ballot’…
(04:00) Blue Origin Plans $555 Million Manufacturing Campus in Hutto…
10.9.2029: Satanic prayers for Texas?
(01:08) Public Utility Commission Tries To Hide Data Center Records…
(02:14) Honduran National Sentenced For Smuggling 188 Illegal Aliens…
(02:47) Paxton Demands ‘Proof of Life’ From Talarico…
(03:24) DEMs’ Statewide Candidate Backed Satanists, Wiccans Leading Prayers in Texas House…
10.8.2026: Where is ‘Talafreako’?
(00:57) Trump Takes Aim at Talarico During San Antonio Rally…
(01:54) Expert Warns Drug Cartels Exploiting Horse Trade…
(02:46) TAMU Sought External Review of Student Affairs Department by Leftist Group…
(04:02) Rosenthal Said He’d Be ‘Pretty Cool’ Going Naked at LGBT Parade…
10.7.2026: 1,600 Convictions
(00:57) Paxton Touts Hundreds of Child Predator Arrests…
(02:03) Huffines Targets ‘Hidden Tax’ on Electronic Medical Records…
(03:04) Government Comes For Grandma…
(03:56) Data Center, Energy Companies Form Coalition Amid Texas Backlash…
(05:03) Firing Squad for Fort Hood Shooter…
10.6.2026: Targeting school bloat
(00:53) Huffines Announces School Districts Receiving Fiscal Exam…
(02:59) Paxton Investigates UnitedHealth Insurance…
(04:03) Lawmakers Get Screwworm, Mealybug Update…
(04:54) Trump’s (Back) in Texas Tomorrow…
10.5.2026: UNT Recruiting Foreign Students
(00:40) University of North Texas Paid Third Parties to ‘Recruit’ International Students…
(01:48) Abbott Says $7.5 Billion Reimbursement Could Help Fund Property Tax Relief…
(02:50) House Explores Taxpayer Safeguards in City Contracts With Nonprofits…
(03:54) Bexar County Found Liable for Unconstitutional Traffic Stop Scheme…
10.2.2026: Hinojosa’s Police Problem
(00:59) Hinojosa’s Pro-Police Pitch Doesn’t Match Defunding Record…
(02:21) Houston Mayor Pays for LGBT Banners
(03:22) Presidential Fitness School Challenge Launched in Central Texas…
(04:07) New Mexico Annexation Discussion Focuses on Water Disposal…
10.1.2026: Vance: ‘I’m frustrated with it.’
(01:01) Huffines Moves to End Hegar-Imposed Tax…
(02:01) Railroad Commissioner Praises Trump Rollback of Fuel Economy Mandates…
(02:35) Paxton Investigates American Bar Association…
(03:19) JD Vance Takes Midterm Message to South Texas…
9.30.2026: Cruz’s Midterm Warning
(00:45) Talarico’s NYC Fundraising Swing Continues…
(01:50) Cruz Warns of ‘Most Consequential Midterms’…
(03:03) Morgan Stanley Plans Dallas Hub…
(04:06) Baby Food Company Agrees To Uphold Transparency Standards…
9.29.2026: Evangelicals’ ‘Magic Book’
(00:53) Abbott Moves To Ease Diesel Prices …
(01:41) Another Noncitizen Charged With Illegally Voting in Texas …
(02:40) ICE Arrests 121 As Part of Enforcement Initiative Near Dallas …
(03:22) JD Vance to Headline Midterm Rally in South Texas …
(03:42) Talarico Minister Belittles Evangelicals for Believing the Bible …
9.25.2026: Islamic Terror Designation
(00:51) Lawmakers Want Foreign Terrorist Designation for Islamist Group…
(01:47) U.S. Senate Examines Flock Failures and Surveillance Concerns…
(03:07) Hundreds of Texas Data Center Developments Now Under Investigation…
(04:06) String of Gun and Bomb Incidents Lead to School Metal Detectors…
9.24.2026: Pay Hike Paused
(00:45) Ethics Commission Tables Lawmaker Per Diem Pay Hike…
(01:53) Texas Ranks 8th in National Education Freedom Report…
(02:39) Court Strikes Down Federal Ban on Interstate Handgun Sales…
(03:20) Candidate Tells DSA He Needs to Hide Socialist Affiliation…
9.23.2026: Talarico: Police Make Schools Unsafe
(00:52) State Lawmakers Set To Get $10k Pay Raise…
(02:30) Retailer Halts Pesticide Use Following Paxton Action…
(03:33) Senators Consider Tighter Rules on Wind, Solar Decommissioning…
(04:24) Talarico: Police in Schools Make Students ‘Less Safe’…
9.22.2026: Frozen Flock, Halted Data
(00:43) Texas Freezes Flock Camera Approvals…
(01:29) Abbott Orders Halt on Data Center Permits During State Audit…
(02:22) Democrat Suspends Texas House Campaign…
(03:23) Federal Judge Pauses Texas GOP Lawsuit To Close Primaries…
(04:33) A&M Faculty Advisory Council ‘Approves’ Textbooks…
9.21.2026: Texas Is Getting Reimbursed
(00:44) Texas Approved for $7.5 Billion Border Security Reimbursement…
(01:17) 16 Months, 0 Releases…
(02:00) Texas Secures Legal Victory Against ‘Birth Tourism’ Operation…
(02:53) Abbott Moves Forward With Three-Year Bachelor’s Degree Initiative…
(03:29) Flock Camera Hacked, Data on Thousands of Vehicles Retrieved…
9.18.2026: Talarico’s Transition
(00:51) Patrick Loses ‘Confidence and Trust’ In ERCOT Chairman…
(01:59) Talarico’s Minister Says Democrat Will ‘Change His Tune Back’…
(03:07) UT-Austin Eliminating More Grievance Studies Programs…
(03:37) Paxton Launches Investigation into Data Center Land Deal…
9.17.2026: Paying Off Voters?
(00:54) Noncitizens Arrested, Charged With Illegal Voting…
(01:23) Democrat Organizer Caught Describing ‘Way of Paying People for Their Votes’…
(02:29) Texas Teacher Misconduct Reports Triple in 2026…
(03:21) Von Ormy Restores Property Tax-Free Status…
9.16.2026: Noncitizens Citizens Voting
(00:42) Election Officials Refer Noncitizen Voting Cases to Attorney General…
(01:12) New World Screwworm Confirmed in South Texas Horse…
(02:02) Roblox Refuses To Testify at House Hearing…
(03:03) Lawmakers Explore Path to Replacing School Property Taxes…
9.15.2026: Criminalizing Data Centers
(01:02) Data Centers Threatened With Criminal Penalties…
(02:02) Paxton Secures Ruling Holding TikTok Accountable on Child Safety…
(02:58) Afghan National Deported From Texas…
(03:41) Senators Told Lottery Reforms Working, But Accountability Concerns Remain…
9.11.2026: Cartel Transmission
(01:04) GOP Midterm Convention Concludes…
(03:30) Fifth Circuit Won't Rehear Challenge to In-State Tuition Ban…
(04:38) Mexican Cartels Could Exploit Proposed Transmission Line…
9.10.2026: Texans Lead Day 1 of GOP Convention
(00:49) GOP Convention Leads With Texans…
(02:24) Lt. Gov. ‘Very Disappointed’ in Utility Regulators…
(03:27) Bastrop Council Votes To End Flock Camera Contract…
(04:31) Harris County Moves To Hike Tax Rate…
9.9.2026: DOJ Cracks Down on Welfare for Illegals
(01:00) Police Officer Accused of Flock Camera Misuse Resigns…
(01:46) Secretary Kennedy Announces $225 Million in Head Start Funding…
(02:11) DOJ: Want Welfare Cash? States Must Report Illegal Aliens…
(03:18) Abbott Launches First Attack on Hinojosa…
9.8.0262: Texans at Trumpapoolza
(00:43) Texas Republicans Set to Take Center Stage…
(01:40) Trump Orders USDA To Explore Restoring Beef-Origin Labeling…
(02:39) Mapping the Future…
(03:52) Illegal Alien Smuggler Faces 30 Years in Prison…
9.7.2026: More DeFlocking
(00:55) More Flock Cameras Removed Around Texas…
(02:03) Comptroller Wants School Choice Budget Doubled…
(02:48) Congressman Files Resolution Denouncing Sharia Law…
(03:15) The Woodlands Pays $50 Million to Never be in Houston…
9.4.2026: No English? No CDL.
(00:52) Feds Shut Down Texas CDL Schools…
(02:01) Democrat Socialist in the RGV…
(02:55) Bastrop Covering Its Flock Cameras…
(04:02) School Districts Navigate New Law on Off-Campus Religious Instruction…
9.3.2026: Texans Don’t Like Flock
(00:34) New Polling on Flock, Data Centers, Senate Race…
(01:37) Senators Weigh Data Center Resource Usage…
(02:23) A&M Regents To Certify Core Curriculum Review…
(03:12) Corpus Christi Council Again Rejects Desalination Proposal…
9.2.2026: GOP Protests Mosque Voting Locations
(00:36) Conservatives Protest Mosques as Polling Locations…
(01:48) Keith Self on Islam and the Surveillance State…
(03:06) Precious Metals Are Legal Tender Under New Texas Law…
(03:55) Medicaid Fraud Lawsuit Proceeds Against Planned Parenthood…
9.1.2026: Abbott DeFlocks State Agencies
(00:37) Abbott Pauses State Funding for Flock Cameras…
(01:19) SBOE Members Oppose Marxist, Islamic Influence on Curriculum…
(01:55) D.C. Swamp Remains Bitter…
(03:40) School Audits Could Lead to Prosecutions for ‘Nefarious Spending’…
8.31.2026: Counties Oppose Election Reform
(00:32) Trump Announces US Space Academy…
(01:21) Two Counties Challenge FEMA’s Election Regs…
(02:37) More Texas Teachers Lose Creds Over Sexual Misconduct…
(03:31) Communities Decline to Renew Flock Contracts…
8.28.2026: Islamic Investigation
(00:52) Congressman Chip Roy Wants Islamic Community Investigated…
(01:33) Tarrant County Democrat Derided ICE as ‘Un-American’…
(02:23) Don Huffines Takes on Texas’ Spending Problem…
(03:27) Speaker Johnson to South Texas: Trump Is ‘on the Ballot’…
8.27.2026: Judge Protects ‘Drag Perverts.’
(00:45) Paxton Announces $1 Billion Settlement With Meta Over Child Safety…
(02:03) Federal District Judge Allows Explicit Shows For Children…
(02:56) State Senators Consider Safety Risks From Mexican CDLs…
(03:37) Records Show Statewide Transmission Buildout Benefits Wind and Solar…