Texas Minute

Legislation Would Abolish Public Schools’ Immunity in Sex Abuse Cases… Texans in D.C. Join Push to Cement Trump’s Agenda in Law… Texas Lawmakers Pass Constitutional Amendment Enshrining Parental Rights… City Disannexes Muslim-owned Properties…

ICE Arrests 422 in Houston Sweep, Including Murder and Arson Suspects… Highest Criminal Court Considers a Dog's Nose in the Window… Plan To Protect Kids From Sexual Content in Public Libraries Passes House… Texas House Faces Pileup of Legislation After Slow Start…

Paxton Secures Record $1.375B Data Privacy Settlement With Google… Senators Approve Measure Strengthening Right to Self-Defense… House Beats Back 'Guest Worker Program’… Taxpayer-Funded Entities Sponsor LGBT Agenda in Houston…

Lawmakers Move To Restore AG’s Power To Prosecute Election Crimes… Cruz and Gill Target Universities’ Foreign Funding… Democrat Judge Temporarily Limits Lottery’s Ban on Ticket Resellers… DOJ Joins Paxton, Abbott in Probing Controversial Islamic Compound…

Texas House to Vote Today on Mexican Guest Worker Program… House Advances Weakened Prohibition on Land Purchases by Individuals from Hostile Foreign Countries… State May Soon ID Noncitizens as Ineligible to Vote… Cruz Introduces Bill to Defend Troops’ Constitutional Right to Religious Freedom…

Abbott Presses Lawmakers for Bail Reform… College Professors Argue Against Higher Education Reform… Paxton Nabs Frio County Officials & Election Workers in Vote-Harvest Ring… Houston To Continue Race-Based City Contracting Program…

Texas Lottery Commission Calls in FBI Amid Explosive Allegations… Speaker Burrows Fires Senior Staffer… Attorney General Ken Paxton Targets Chinese Companies… Texas Rangers Arrest Tax Assessor-Collector…

House, Senate Close In on Property Tax Relief Agreement… Paxton Launches Investigation Into Austin ISD… State Senator Proposes Abolition of the Texas Lottery… Utility District Reports $8.2 Million in Fraudulent Transfers… Irving Voters Add Casino Opponents to City Council…

Legislation Targeting Explicit Library Materials in Schools Clears House and Senate… Waco ISD Teachers Arrested for Abusing Special Needs Children… ‘Gulf of America’ Law Heads to Texas House… Was the Rigging of a $95M Jackpot Legal? No…

Lawmakers Warn House Is Running Out of Time… Parents Push For Public Education Reforms… Texas A&M Faculty Senate Approves “Climate Ethics” Course… Houston Approves $11.4M to Overhaul Failing Department…

Abbott Pushes Bail Reform in Houston… Central Texas Teacher Accused of Using Student Photos To Create Child Porn… San Marcos’ Funding Threatened if Officials Pass ‘Antisemitic’ Resolution House Approves Former Speaker Dade Phelan’s Meme Regulation Bill…

Republican Lawmakers Challenge Speaker Burrows Over Stalled Party Priorities… TAMU President Promotes DEI-Defending Academic to Lead Civics Initiative… Lottery Commissioners Finalize Ban on Ticket Resellers… Harris County Sues Trump Administration Over Federal Workforce Cuts…

Lawmaker Wants DNA Testing at Southern Border to Prevent Child Trafficking… USDA Secures Water Delivery Agreement with Mexico… Three-Time Loser Beto O’Rourke Hints at Another Run… School Employee Jailed on 5 Counts of Sexually Assaulting Student…

In One Month, Illegal Aliens Cost Taxpayers $121.8 Million in Hospital Fees… Jilted Lottery Ticket Reseller Sues the State Over Ban… Senate Blocks 'Guaranteed Basic Income' Programs… South Texas Teacher Allowed to Resign After Arrest for Sex Crimes Against Student…

Texas Senator Would Tie Occupational Licenses to Registry Managed by Speech Police… Lawmakers Consider Advantaging Entities Seeking to Silence Citizens… Texas Education Agency (Finally) Releases 2023 School Report Cards… High-Ranking Tren de Aragua Member Indicted in Houston…

Senators Unanimously Pass Impeachment Reform… E-Verify Takes Step Forward in Senate… Education Committee Hears Homeschool Protection… Health Bill Amended to Prohibit Social Transitioning of Minors… Texas Scratch Tickets Have Been Gamed Before…

New Chairman Pledges Texas Tech 'Never Will Be' Woke… House Leadership Yanks Abortion Abolition Bill Hours Before Hearing… Houston Mayor’s GOP Outreach Sparks Democrat Party Revolt…
Activist Wants Increased Parental Oversight in School Libraries…

Lottery Chief Resigns After Agency Defunded by Texas House… Lawmaker Would Allow Phones at Polling Places… Lawmakers Consider Over-the-Counter Access to Ivermectin… A&M ‘Queer Theory’ Class Promotes Radical Gender Ideology…

Paxton Sues Dallas for Banning Guns on Public Property… House Leadership Retreats From Honoring Planned Parenthood President… TAMU Law Application Emphasizes ‘Racial,’ ‘Gender Identity’ Grievances… Stratford ISD Confirms Educator Misconduct ‘Rumors’…

Texas House Passes School Choice… Cruz Wants to Give American Victims of Terrorism the Power to Sue International Orgs… Senate Acts to Reform University Faculty Groups… As School District Shrinks, Lubbock ISD Asks Voters To Grow Bond Debt…

Trump Admin Derails Train Grant, Saving Taxpayers Millions… Senate Bans Local Government Funding of Abortion Travel… House Set to Honor Planned Parenthood President… Mayes Middleton Enters Race for Texas Attorney General… Fort Bend ISD Approves Policy That Affirms Students’ Biological Sex…

School Choice Showdown Set for Wednesday in Texas House… Officials Continue Investigations Into North Texas Islamic ‘City’… Senators Approve Increasing Public Participation in Judicial Oversight… ‘Climate Justice’ Plan Proposes Using NGOs To Work Around State Law…

Perennial Playoff Failures, Dallas Cowboys Focus on Profiting off the Texas Lottery… Senator Wants a State Watchdog for Foreign Land Purchases… More Than 700 Houston City Workers Accept Retirement Incentive… Celina ISD Seeks $2.29 Billion in School Bond Debt…

Texas House Advances Largest Budget in State History… Dan Patrick Uses Board Game to Make Case for Homestead Exemption… Texas Tech Class Pushes Radical Feminism… Mall Investigation Uncovers Massive US Theft Syndicate Tied to Cartel…

Texas Teachers’ Retirement System Funded Chinese Firms… Proposal Would Require Healthcare Providers To Report Vaccine Side Effects… 900 People Charged With Murder Are Free on Bond in Houston… Texas House Rejects Motion To Remove Speaker Burrows…