Texas Minute

Senate Education Committee Passes School Choice… New Poll Reveals Majority of Texans Want Education Savings Accounts… Burrows Blocks Debate on House Staff Citizenship and Tax Relief… Despite Declining Test Scores, Education Commissioner Claims ‘Progress’… Aggressive Offers Add to Ongoing Texas Lottery Controversies…

Abbott Deploys Texas Tactical Border Force to Support Federal Authorities… ‘Unprecedented’ Move: House Leadership to Raise Office Budgets Without a Vote… Speaker Confirms House Rules Were Written by Democrat Lawyer… Early 'State of the State' Announced to Accelerate Legislative Priorities… Ted Cruz Introduces Legislation to End Taxes on Tips… Check out The Advance at 9 a.m. today on X, Facebook, a...

Troops Arrive in El Paso To Secure the Border… Harris County Pays Millions To Defend Illegal Aliens From Deportation… Texas Senate Moves Swiftly on School Choice… Texas State Bar Drops Long-Running Case Against Attorney General Ken Paxton…

House Uses ‘Nuclear Option’ To Force Through Rules Empowering Democrats… DOJ Orders Local and State Governments to Comply With Immigration Initiatives… Gov. Abbott Demands Federal Reimbursement for Texas Border Security Costs… LGBT Group Provides ‘Therapeutic Support’ to Houston Students… Renaming the Gulf…

Brian Babin Seeks to Block Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Aliens… Texas House, Senate Release Initial Budget Drafts… Michael Cloud Appointed to U.S. House DOGE Subcommittee… Harris County to 'Evaluate' Work-From-Home Policy…

ICE Agents No Longer Under Biden-era Restrictions… Legislation Expands Prosecutorial Power of the Attorney General… Racing Commission Faces Continued Scrutiny… West Texas Teacher Charged with Sexual Assault of a Child…

Texans Celebrate Trump’s Inauguration and Promise of Golden Age… Texas Challenges Biden’s Parting Ban on Offshore Oil Leases… Chinese Drones Threaten Texas… Legislation Would End Tenure at Texas Public Universities…

Online Lottery Ticket Vendor Partners With Uber… Dan Patrick Names Senate Committee Chairs… Luttrell Introduces Legislation to Combat Human Trafficking… Brandon Waltens Checks In From Washington…

Texas Sues Biden Admin­is­tra­tion Over ‘Unlawful’ Methane Tax… Senator Proposes State Homeland Security Division… Richardson ISD Allows Boys to Room with Girls on Field Trips… McKinney P&Z Approves Airport Expansion ‘Soundly Rejected’ by Voters…

New Speaker Delays House Rules Debate to Latest Date Since '09… Texas Completes 1.5-Mile Border Wall in Starr County… University Degrees Would be Reviewed for Economic Value… Harris County Commissioners Court Attendance Sparks Debate…

Democrat Coalition Propels Dustin Burrows to Speaker of the Texas House… Speaker… Who?… Texas A&M President Backtracks on DEI… Dallas Administrator Claims ‘Loopholes’ Let Boys Play in Girls’ Sports… School District Plans New Offerings on Bible, Arts, Careers…

Comptroller Reveals $24 Billion Surplus… Lawmakers Want Action on Communist China's Infiltration of Texas Schools… Thousands Urge Abott to Prioritize ‘Stop Sexualizing Texas Kids’… Abbott Orders Flags Raised for Donald Trump’s Inauguration…

Dan Patrick Takes Aim at Shady House Business Dealings… Brandon Gill Introduces REMAIN In Mexico Act… Club for Growth Promises To Hold Lawmakers Accountable on School Choice… Harris County’s LGBT Commission to Host ‘Banned Book’ Fair…

Lawmaker Wants Texas GOP Chairman in Jail… Pax­ton Pursues Lawsuit Against Pfizer… Texas Sues TikTok for Peddling Explicit Content to Minors…

New Poll Shows Dustin Burrows’ Approval Rating Tanks at Home… Planned Parenthood Employee No Longer Serves as Texas Medical Board Director… Major US Banks Withdraw From Net-Zero Bank­ing Alliance… Gov. Abbott Orders Anti-Terrorism Efforts After New Orleans Attack…

Dan Patrick Warns of ‘Counterfeit Speaker’… Ken Paxton Calls for Republican Unity… Trump Pledges to Reverse Biden Ban on Offshore Oil Drilling… School Funding Would Be Wasted on ‘Ghost Students’…

Is Catholic Charities Helping Bring Illegal Aliens to Fort Worth Schools?…
Thousands From Hostile Nations Found Crossing Into Texas… Tren de Aragua Gang Members Caught Crossing Illegally… New Harris County DA Caught in Law License Controversy…

Violence Against Students Tops List of Texas Teacher Misconduct Reports… Proposal Would Eliminate Daylight Savings Time in Texas… Legislation Takes Aim at State Fair's Gun Ban… Terrorist Attack Sparks Security Warnings Ahead of Houston Marathon…

Paxton Tours Texas to ‘Hold Republican Representatives Accountable’… Supreme Court Dismisses ‘Unlawful’ Attempt to Discipline Leadership in AG’s Office… Dan Patrick Blasts FBI Claim NOLA Attack 'Not' Terrorism… Legislator Threatens to Withhold Funding for Texas Medical Board…

Texas on Track To Crack Down on Chinese Influence… Paxton Push Blocks Biden from Auctioning Border Wall Materials… Due to 2024 Elections, School Choice Gains Energy in 2025… A Year of Controversy and Scrutiny for the Texas Lottery…

2024 Marked by Turmoil at the Border… Election Security Advocates Want More Action in 2025… Abbott Urged to Fast-track Legislation Protecting Children… Rough Year for Casino Gambling Interests in Texas…

Legislation Proposes Texas Regulations on AI Development… Taxpayer Advocates Press for a Ban on Taxpayer-funded Lobbying… New School Mandate: Notify Parents if Student Exhibits Gender Confusion or Self-harm Universities Need Reform…

Paxton Accuses NCAA of Misleading Consumers… Parents Win: Canyon ISD Puts Bibles Back in School Libraries… Abbott Unveils Billboard Campaign to Deter Illegal Immigration… Statewide Ban Proposed on Government DEI Offices…

Wells Fargo Exits Net-Zero Banking Alliance After Texas Probe Into Anti-Energy Policies… Dennis Bonnen Spied on Democrat Caucus Meetings on Behalf of Dustin Burrows… Texas Library Association To Teach Librarians How To Protect Obscene Books… Legislation Filed to Abolish the Austin City Council…

Texans Pay $50,000 per Student at Government-run Schools… You Could Soon Pay With Gold, Silver in Texas… Three More Texas Teachers Nabbed for Child Porn… Harris County Increases Charges Against Guatemalan Illegal…