Daily Headlines

-Abbott Orders State Agencies to Investigate Birth Tourism Schemes -Black Democrats Press Talarico on Outreach as Candidate Defends ‘Repairing Past Harms’ -Democrat Harris County Judge Nominee Accused of Seven Campaign Finance Violations

-Texas Republican Lawmakers Reject Mexican Senator’s ‘Lectures’ on Border Security -Inside the “Fake, Profane” Complaints Sent to Texas’ Higher Education Ombudsman -Sharia ‘Already Here,’ Speaker Tells Plano Mosque Open House

-Gov. Abbott Appoints Robert Howden as Secretary of State -Fort Bend County Grand Jury Indicts Arcola Mayor on Five Felonies -Fort Worth Weighs Data Center Pause as Zoning Rules Sent Back to Council

-AG Paxton Backs Congressional Resolution Affirming States’ Rights To Defend the Border -US Rep. Self Proposes Legislation To Limit Automated License Plate Readers Reach -Sea Drone Company Saronic Announces $3.2 Billion Texas Shipyard

-Austin Unveils Its Latest Record-Setting Budget -Agency Refers Alleged Birth Tourism Scheme to Attorney General -National Border Patrol Council Endorses Ken Paxton

-Texas Rangers Join Investigation Into Fatal ICE Shooting -Texas Leaders Direct Agencies to Reduce Budget Requests by 3 Percent -TAMU’s Race and Ethnic Studies Institute Receives Over $100,000 Annually

-Congressman Speaks Out As Automatic License Plate Readers Face Scrutiny -Trump Says He Didn't Expect Pardoned Henry Cuellar to Run Again -Nearly 150 Texas University Employees To Participate in Journalism Conference Alleged To Violate State Law

-Judge Suspended After Indictment for Meth Possession -Rep. Chip Roy Seeks To Tighten Legal Immigration After SCOTUS Ruling -UNT Appoints Critical Race Theory Scholar as Interim Provost

-Mexican President Threatens Legal Action Against US Over Houston ICE Shooting -Poll: Strong Majorities of Texans Worried About Data Centers’ Water Use, Power Demands -Left-Wing Faculty Group Sues Texas Tech

-Abbott Orders Investigation Into South Texas Hospital Over Birth Tourism Allegations -Judge Orders Cleanup of West Texas Wind Turbine Blade Dump
 -SCOTUS Allows Texas’ App Store Accountability Act To Take Effect

-Texas Leadership Begins To Align Behind Closed Primary Push -Are Texans Ready To Put Child Rapists to Death? -Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar Faces Removal Bid Amid Federal Fraud Case

-Texas Stock Exchange Has Officially Begun Trading -Texas GOP Begins Selling Tickets for Trump’s Midterm Convention -Texarkana Residents Rally Against Proposed Data Center Expansion

-Abbott Appoints Don Huffines as Texas Comptroller -Tren de Aragua Members Charged in Connection To Kidnapping and Murder of Dallas Family -Former Harris County Prosecutor’s Felony Charge Dismissed Months After Firing

-RNC Chair Joe Gruters Gives New Details on Dallas Midterm Convention -Texas Lawmaker Calls for Special Session To End Birth Tourism -Nearly 73,000 School Choice Accounts Receive Initial Funding

-Abbott's Property Tax Plan Gains First Senate Backers -SCOTUS Declines To Hear Challenge to Texas Election Security Law  -Houston ISD Trustees Approve State’s Bluebonnet Learning Curriculum After Prior Rejection

-‘We’re All Trans and Going to Hell’: Inside the Texas Democrat Convention -UT and Texas A&M Announce Opposition to Sen. Cruz’ NIL Bill -Boling ISD Trustee Gets 40 Years for Child Sex Abuse Material

-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