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Over 2,700 ‘Potential Noncitizens’ Found on Texas Voter Rolls After Federal Database Review
The State of Texas found 2,724 “potential noncitizens” its voter rolls after a review conducted by the Secretary of State (SOS). SOS Jane Nelson announced on Monday, the first day of early voting for the November election, that her office had identified 2,724 individuals registered to vote in Texas who are potentially not U.S. citizens.
Early Voting Kicks Off in Texas With Two Special Elections Among Constitutional Amendments
Early voting in Texas commenced on Monday with various measures on the ballot, some resulting from this year’s legislative session and others due to vacancies in political office. The measures include 17 statewide constitutional amendments, various local and special elections, and a plethora of local bond proposals. Among the most significant of these ballot items
Student Activists Sue Texas Over New Age Verification App Download Law
A lawsuit was filed against the State of Texas by student activists over a newly-passed law requiring age verification for app downloads, alleging that the statute is a violation of the right to free speech. The case was filed by Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT) and two children against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
TPWD Makes Duck Season Prediction
Abundant population numbers and above average rainfall during the summer months is a confidence booster for hunters preparing for the start of the new waterfowl hunting season. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) biologists indicated that teal, gadwall, wigeon, pintails, shovelers and redheads, key duck species for Texas hunters, are collectively plentiful and showed population
Texas Military Bases Feature in U.S. Senate’s National Defense Authorization Act
Amid the federal government’s second week of shutdown, the U.S. Senate passed this year’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), chock-full of provisions directly impacting Texas’ military bases. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 NDAA, which passed the upper chamber on October 9, includes amendments such as a pay raise for troops, improving communication
New Texas College Campus Demonstration Law Blocked from Enforcement by Preliminary Injunction
A group of student organizations have preliminarily blocked a Texas law that sought to tamp down on disruptive campus activities, including where and when certain demonstrations can occur on college campuses. The law, Senate Bill (SB) 2972, made amendments to legislation passed in 2019 to clarify that certain activities that would be disruptive to school
Try This For Fall Drought Trout
Early fall along the Texas Coast is supposed to bring a hint of cool air and a few north winds to stir the bays. But some years, summer just won’t let go. The tide lines bake under a relentless sun, the marsh drains to a trickle, and salt crusts the edges of every flat. Yet
Texas Agriculture Commissioner, USDA Scrap Over New World Screwworm Response Strategy
The New World screwworm (NWS) has been reported as close as 70 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border, and the federal government and the Texas Department of Agriculture) are butting heads on the best path forward for combatting the flesh-eating pest. The NWS is a parasite that causes devastating damage, including death, to livestock such
Texas Sues to Stop Loving County Man’s Free Home Plan, Government ‘Takeover’
It did not take long after Indiana political activist Malcolm Tanner announced his plan to resettle new voters on his desolate desert property in Loving County for him to face legal trouble, with the Texas Office of the Attorney General now seeking a court order alleging multiple violations of state law. × This page requires
Texas Attorney General Nears Lawsuit Against East Plano Islamic Center Over ‘EPIC City’ Development
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has followed up on an investigation into the East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) and asked the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) to begin reviewing the findings so that his office can file a lawsuit. EPIC’s Muslim-centric residential development outside of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, known as EPIC City, has remained
Texas House and Senate Create July 4 Flood Disaster Investigation Committees
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) have announced the formation of investigating committees to examine the deadly July 4 flooding disaster that devastated Central Texas this summer. “The tragedy at Camp Mystic and the flooding disasters this summer have left a devastating impact on Texas families, communities, and our entire state,”
Paxton Joins Texas GOP Lawsuit Against Secretary of State Trying to Close Republican Primary
The State of Texas, via the Office of the Attorney General, has joined a lawsuit against the State of Texas, in the form of the Secretary of State, that aims in some form to close future Republican primaries in the state to non-GOP voters. Early last month, the Republican Party of Texas sued the State
