Daily Headlines

- New Order from Abbott Seeks to End DEI in State Agencies - Abbott Bans Chinese AI and Social Media Apps on Texas Government Devices - Texas, Mexico Designate Facilities for Deportation Operations

- Lt. Gov. Patrick Reveals His First 25 Priorities for the Senate - Trump to Cancel Student Visas of pro-Hamas Protesters - Texas Tech Class Encourages Critical Race Theory in Human Resources Departments

-Gov. Abbott Issues Executive Orders to Back Trump’s Border Crackdown -Austin To Consider Increase to Vagrancy Budget -Corsicana Councilman Proposes DOGE-Style City Committee

- Speaker Burrows Confirms House Rules Were Written by Democrat Lawyer - Burrows Blocks Amendments on House Staff Citizenship, Pronouns, and Restrooms - Texas Education Commissioner Cites ‘Progress’ Despite Students’ Declining Scores

- Texas Military Deployed to Secure Border Alongside Federal Agents - Gov. Abbott Sets Early State of the State Address To Accelerate Legislative Action - Harris County Taxpayers Pay Millions To Defend Illegal Aliens From Deportation

- House Uses ‘Nuclear Option’ To Force Through Rules Empowering Democrats - Texas Senate Moves Swiftly on School Choice, Sets Committee Hearing - Texas State Bar Drops Long-Running Case Against Attorney General Ken Paxton

- Gov. Abbott Demands Federal Reimbursement for Texas Border Security Costs - Trump DOJ Orders Local and State Governments to Comply With Immigration Initiatives - US Sen. Ted Cruz Introduces Legislation Promoting School Choice

- U.S. Rep. Babin Reintroduces Birthright Citizenship Legislation - Ethics Complaint Dropped Against Texas GOP Chair - Senate Legislation Would Create Database for School Bonds, Taxes, and Bond Projects

- President Trump Issues Key Border Security Executive Actions - Department of Homeland Security Repeals Mayorkas Restrictions on ICE Agents - Texas Challenges Biden’s Parting Ban on Offshore Oil Leases 

- Texans Celebrate Trump's Inauguration and Promise of Golden Age  - Report: Chinese Drones Threaten Texas - Legislation Filed to End Tenure at Texas Public Universities 

- Lt. Gov. Patrick Reveals 2025 Committee Appointments for the Texas Senate - A&M Business School Dean Historically Supports DEI and ESG - Online Lottery Ticket Vendor Partners With Uber to Entice Gambling

- Chip Roy Reintroduces Bill to Block Taxpayer Funding of UN Human Rights Council - Cruz Secures Promise from Trump AG Pick Pam Bondi to Investigate Missing Children - Texas Senator Proposes State Homeland Security Division

- House Rules Debate Comes Late as GOP Seeks End to Democrat Chairs - Starr County Ranch Border Wall Completed - State Sen. Brandon Creighton Named President Pro Tempore as Session Begins

- Democrat Coalition Propels Dustin Burrows to Speaker of the Texas House - Texas A&M President Backtracks on Sponsoring DEI Conference After Gov. Pressure - Comptroller Reveals $23.76 Billion Surplus That Could Be Returned to Texas Taxpayers

- Dan Patrick Links Lawmakers’ Bank Ties to Texas Speaker Race - Report: Communist China Infiltration of K-12 Schools - Abbott Orders Flags Raised for Trump’s Inauguration

- Texas Sues TikTok for Peddling Explicit Content to Minors - Texas Congressman Introduces REMAIN In Mexico Act - Girls Win: Biden’s Radical Title IX Rewrite Struck Down Nationwide

- Texas GOP Fires Back at ‘Baseless’ Ethics Complaint Filed by State Rep. Cody Harris - New Poll Shows Dustin Burrows’ Approval Underwater in His District - Houston Methodist Urologist Suspended Amid Cocaine Use Allegations & Impairment Concerns

- Incoming Lawmaker Proposes Two-Term Limit for House Speaker - Planned Parenthood Employee No Longer Serves as Texas Medical Board Director - Experts Warn Enrollment-based School Funding Would Be Wasted on ‘Ghost Students’

- 4 Tren de Aragua Gang Members Arrested in Val Verde County - Harris County DA Teare Caught in Law License Controversy Days After Taking Office - Ken Paton Urges Republicans to Unite in Speaker Battle

- Report: Thousands From Hostile Nations Detained in Texas - Violence Against Students Tops List of Texas Teacher Misconduct - Is Catholic Charities Helping Bring Illegal Aliens to Fort Worth Schools?

- Lt. Gov. Patrick Blasts FBI Leadership for Claiming New Orleans Attack Was Not Terrorism - Legislation Filed After State Fair Banned Firearms - Bastrop County GOP Passes Resolution Disapproving of State Rep. Stan Gerdes

- Ken Paxton Tours to ‘Hold Republican Representatives Accountable’ Ahead of Speaker Vote - Texas Supreme Court Dismisses ‘Unlawful’ Attempt to Discipline Leadership in AG’s Office - State Reps. Call on Texas Medical Board to Terminate Director Who Works for Planned Parenthood

- 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