Daily Headlines

- Sexual Assault Rampant in Public Schools - Dade Phelan is Out, Who Will Replace Him? - Will Lawmakers Provide Property Tax Relief in 2025?

- School Choice Plans May Gain Energy in 2025 - Grassroots Republican Insurgents Knocked Off Incumbents in the 2024 Primaries - Chinese Influence In Texas Persisted Throughout 2024

- A Year of Turmoil For Texas’ Border - Election Security Advocates Want Improvements to Texas’ Election Laws - A Rough Year for Casino Gambling Interests in Texas

- Texas Universities Need More Reform - Advocates Press for a Ban on Taxpayer-funded Lobbying in 2025 - Pro-family Advocates Urge Lawmakers to Protect Texas Children

- Sources: Dennis Bonnen Spied on Democrat Caucus Meetings on Behalf of Dustin Burrows - Ken Paxton Steps In to Stop ‘Show Hearing’ With Convicted Murderer in the Capitol - Legislation Filed to Abolish the Austin City Council

- Texans Pay $50,000 per Student at Government-run Schools - Illegal Aliens Say Open Borders Rumor on International Migrants Day Is Pushed By Media in Mexico - Lawmakers to Examine University “Governance” as Part of Expanding DEI Ban

- Proposal Would Allow Citizens Injured by Illegals to Sue Sanctuary Cities - Paxton Files Motion To Stop Biden Administration From Auctioning Border Wall Segments - New $20 Million PAC Seeks to Strengthen Conservative Majority

- Speaker Battle Fuels Early 2026 Primary Challenges for Texas Republicans - ICE Arrests Senegalese National Wanted for Murder, First Encountered in Eagle Pass - Complaint Accuses Round Rock ISD of Financial Noncompliance

- Shocking New Report Reveals ‘State Sponsored Child Abuse’ Within Texas School System - Harris County District Attorney Seeks Death Penalty for Accused Murderers of Jocelyn Nungaray - Texas Electors Prepare to Cast Votes for Trump

- With Dustin Burrows Flailing, New Names Emerge in Speaker Battle - AG Paxton Sues Chemical Manufacturers For Marketing Harmful Toxins in Household Products - Two Republican lawmakers are demanding answers from Texas Children’s Hospital about its gender mutilation programs for minors.

- Illegal Alien Smuggler Arrested, Owned Four Colony Ridge Properties - Over 100 GOP County Chairs Back David Cook for Texas House Speaker - Denton County Jury Sentences Mail-ballot Fraudster to Four Years in Prison

- Gov. Abbott Condemns Misleading Text Campaign Linking Him to Burrows’ Speaker Bid -Energy Expert Warns Texas Grid Is More Fragile Than During Winter Storm Uri -Federal Judge Blocks Biden Rule Providing Health Insurance to Illegal Aliens

- Dustin Burrows Faces Scrutiny Over 'Speaker-Elect' Designation - Border County Judge Joins Republican Party - UT-Austin Course Promotes ‘LGBT’ Agenda

- Speaker Race Update - Constitutional Amendment Proposed to Let Attorney General Prosecute Election Crimes - Reports Suggest Migrants Encamped in Mexico Will Go Home After Trump Inauguration

- Phelan Withdraws from Speaker Race After Tumultuous Tenure - Texas Builds 4,500 Feet of Border Wall in South Texas - AG Paxton Celebrates Federal Judge Blocking Burdensome Law on Small Businesses

- Gene Wu Takes Over Democrat Caucus Amid Leadership Shake-Up - Trent Ashby Endorses David Cook for Speaker - DOJ Attempts to Silence Texas Children’s Hospital Whistleblower

- DEI Quotas No Longer Flying at Southwest Airlines - Platform Administering China’s Lottery Has Ties to Texas Lottery - Will Texas Bus Illegal Aliens Directly to ICE Facilities?

- Legislation Proposed to Block Universities From Accepting Donations From China, Russia - Texas DPS Captures Child Smuggler in Del Rio - Lawmakers File Legislation to Protect Female-Only Spaces

- Another Phelan Ally Defects, Backs Cook for Speaker - Texas Parents Back Plans for Public Education Inspector General - Lawmaker Files Measure to Prohibit Double Toll Tax on Some Highways

- Paxton Takes on Investment Giants in Coal Market Lawsuit - Multiple State Legislators File Anti-Second Amendment Bills - Criminal Out on Bond in Houston Charged With Murder After Road Rage Incident

-Dawn Buckingham Announces ‘Jocelyn Initiative’ to Help Trump Secure the Border -Houston Doctor Encourages Patients to Skip Citizenship Question on Intake Forms -Texas DPS Encounters More Than 200 Illegal Aliens in Maverick County

- Scott Turner, Brooke Rollins Among Texans Joining Trump’s Team - McKinsey Fights Release of Information on Contracts With UT - Valentine ISD Employee Admits Stealing $300K From School District

- UT System Regents Approve Free Tuition for Families Making $100K or Less - Report Reveals Deep Flaws in Texas Ethics Commission - Houston Mayor Whitmire Proposes New Plan to Combat Homelessness

- Abbott Directs State Funds Away from China - Paxton Sues Dallas over Marijuana Measure - State Board of Education Votes to Keep Biblical References in New Educational Materials

- Gov. Abbott Announces Executive Order to Protect Texas’ Infrastructure From China - Fraudulent Texts Spark Controversy in Speaker Race - Gov. Abbott Accepts Mexico’s Offer to Send Water to Rio Grande Valley