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House Bill 2 Teacher Pay Raises Spark Mixed Reactions from Texas Educators
Some districts have posted celebratory announcements on X detailing the specific amounts educators will receive. Fort Worth Independent School District (ISD) even used their post as an opportunity to recruit, telling their followers to “tag a friend who should join Team FWISD.” × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able […]
Texas Attorney General Drops Appeal to $6.7 Million Whistleblower Judgment
According to a filing obtained by The Texan, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has dropped its appeal of a $6.7 million judgment awarded to four former employees who in 2020 filed a case against the agency and Attorney General Ken Paxton under the Texas Whistleblower Act. “A left-wing judge in Austin issued a […]
Texas Sees Public School Enrollment Decline Amid Charter School Surge
More than half of Texas public schools are experiencing a decline in enrollment, with charter schools emerging as the leading alternative for families. Fifty-eight percent of traditional Texas public school districts saw enrollment decline from fall 2019 to fall 2024, according to a report by Texas A&M University’s Private Enterprise Research Center. While Texas saw […]
Here’s Where Texas’ Top 2026 Races Stand
The 2026 election cycle is taking shape in Texas. Spots up and down the ticket are filling up with new candidates, known entities, and campaign retreads. Here’s a rundown of where things stand at the statewide level for Texas. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium […]
Texas Supreme Court Says Governor, Attorney General Not Subject to Lower Court Orders in Public Information Dispute
A Supreme Court of Texas (SCOTX) opinion issued Friday rejected a nonprofit group’s efforts to force Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton to turn over requested records, but left unanswered a question about whether any court can force the state’s executive officers to comply with the Texas Public Information Act (TPIA). Authored by […]
Former Gov. Rick Perry, Fermi America Announce Amarillo AI Power Center with Texas Tech Partnership
Plans for an Amarillo-based “first-of-its-kind behind-the-meter HyperGrid campus” have been unveiled in a project led by former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, in partnership with Texas Tech University (TTU). Fermi America shared plans last week for its 5,769-acre “nuclear power complex” that will host a natural gas project and utility power grid in order to “deliver […]
Texas Wins Nearly $300 Million in 50-State Opioid Crisis Lawsuit Against Pharmaceutical Company
The State of Texas has secured $286.6 million via a settlement from a pharmacy it sued for the company’s role in furthering the opioid crisis — bringing the Lone Star State to nearly $3.3. billion collected from such cases. The lawsuit included 55 attorneys general from every eligible American state and territory. × This page […]
Adoption Curriculum for Texas High School Students Signed Into Law
Legislation requiring that high school students be informed of all adoption-related resources available in Texas is now law, after passage during the 89th regular legislative session and being signed by Gov. Greg Abbott. Authored by Sen. Phil King (R-Weatherford) and carried by Rep. Terri Leo Wilson (R-Galveston) in the lower chamber, Senate Bill (SB) 1207 […]
Religious Groups File Lawsuit against TEA over Texas’ Ten Commandments in Classrooms Law
Islamic and Christian activists and ministers have launched a lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and multiple Dallas-area ISDs, arguing the unconstitutionality of a new state law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every classroom, two days after Gov. Greg Abbott signed it into law. After barely scraping by through its contentious […]
New Texas Law Expands Victims’ Rights, Access to Criminal Parole Information
Laws signed by Gov. Greg Abbott last week include several expanding victims’ rights and one mandating that the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) provide certain details about a parolee’s conditions of release when requested by victims or their advocates. Introduced by Sens. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa (D-McAllen) and Joan Huffman (R-Houston), Senate Bill (SB) 1120 […]
Abbott Signs ‘Make Texas Health Again’ Food Labeling Bill into Law
Gov. Greg Abbott signed more than 1,100 bills into law before the Sunday midnight deadline, with one of those being legislation aiming to “Make Texas Healthy Again.” Senate Bill (SB) 25, one of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s legislative priorities, was authored by Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) to make fundamental changes to how food products in […]
Abbott Signs ‘Make Texas Healthy Again’ Food Labeling Bill into Law
Gov. Greg Abbott signed more than 1,100 bills into law before the Sunday midnight deadline, with one of those being legislation aiming to “Make Texas Healthy Again.” Senate Bill (SB) 25, one of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s legislative priorities, was authored by Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) to make fundamental changes to how food products in […]
