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Trump Border Czar Homan, Abbott Visit Southern Border
Gov. Greg Abbott and incoming presidential “border czar” Tom Homan visited the U.S. southern border today. Homan was one of the first appointments made by President-elect Donald Trump, who wrote that “Homan will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin.” × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is
Consolidated Data, Law Enforcement Coordination Needed to Combat Organized Retail Theft in Texas
Organized Retail Theft (ORT) is neither tracked sufficiently nor effectively prosecuted in Texas, reads a new report from the Comptroller of Public Accounts. At the Texas Legislature’s direction, Comptroller Glenn Hegar convened the Texas Organized Retail Theft Task Force to evaluate the problem of retail theft in the state — a committee that included retail
Abbott Warns of Funding Loss After Texas Doctor Advises Non-Compliance With Citizenship Questions
A Texas doctor has gone viral on social media after advising patients that they may ignore Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order (EO) requiring healthcare providers to ask patients for their citizenship status, which Abbott warned could threaten his employer’s Medicaid funding. In a TikTok video that has now amassed over 1.2 million views, Dr. Tony
Public Utility Commission to Require Registration of Virtual Currency Miners in ERCOT
The State of Texas and its main power grid are coping with a drastic increase in electricity demand brought in by computer-heavy operations such as virtual currency miners. Texas’ utility regulator will now require these facilities to register with the state. An April report from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) raised the bar
Texas Supreme Court Sends Lawsuit Against Pro-Life Organization Back to Court of Appeals
The Supreme Court of Texas (SCOTX) ruled against a lower court’s dismissal of Texas Right to Life’s appeal against Planned Parenthood. The Court of Appeals must first establish whether the multiple abortion organizations suing Texas Right to Life, for allegedly orchestrating lawsuits against violators of the state’s abortion laws, have a legal standing before the
Texas State Board of Education Votes to Adopt New State-Owned Instructional Material
The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) has given final approval to adopt a new state-created curriculum that faced criticism for its inclusion of religious references in lessons for elementary schoolers. In a vote of 8 to 7, three Republican members of the board joined the four Democrats in voting against the adoption. × This
Texas Supreme Court Halts Trial Court’s Depositions of Ken Paxton, Aides in Whistleblower Suit
The depositions of Attorney General Ken Paxton and three of his top aides have been halted by the Texas Supreme Court, which sided with the agency’s argument that its January concession of the case concluded the dispute. In 2020, four employees of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) alleged they were fired for bringing
Rural Health Care in Texas: Bowie Exploring Hospital Options
Twice this summer, Jennifer Tellef took her son to the emergency room in Bowie because he was struggling to breathe while suffering an anaphylactic reaction. If the emergency room hadn’t been there, she would have had to drive another 35 to 40 minutes for him to receive emergency care. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript
Rural Health Care in Texas: Bowie Residents Exploring Hospital Options
Twice this summer, Jennifer Tellef took her son to the emergency room in Bowie because he was struggling to breathe while suffering an anaphylactic reaction. If the emergency room hadn’t been there, she would have had to drive another 35 to 40 minutes for him to receive emergency care. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript
University of Texas System Expands Low-Income ‘Tuition-Free Education’ Program
The University of Texas (UT) System Board of Regents has given preliminary approval to take the “next significant step” in expanding the school’s “Promise Plus” program, which provides “tuition-free education” to low-income students. The approval would create an “immediate infusion of $35 million” as part of the Promise Plus endowment. In addition to the increased
Texas Offers Border Ranch Land for Trump’s Mass Deportation Effort
The State of Texas has offered 1,400 acres of land in Starr County to the federal government so that the Trump administration can build facilities used to stage its intended mass deportation efforts. General Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham made the offering in a formal letter to former and President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday. × This
Feds Consider Endangered Designation For Giraffes
In response to declining giraffe populations caused by poaching, habitat loss and climate change , the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing federal protections for several giraffe species. After reviewing the best available scientific and commercial information, the Service proposes listing all three subspecies of northern giraffe from west, central and east Africa as endangered under
