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ICE Arrests 72 Illegal Aliens, Two Gang Members in Week-Long South Texas Raid
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested 72 illegal aliens, including two gang members and 61 criminal aliens, in a week-long operation in South Texas this month. The operation was a joint effort between a number of state and federal agencies, taking place from March 16 to March 22 in Harlingen, Cameron County, to “bolster […]
Abbott Directs Texas Rangers Investigation Into ‘Islamic’ EPIC City Development
The ongoing controversy regarding a North Texas real estate development has gained a new wrinkle, this time in the form of an investigation being headed by the Texas Rangers. The East Plano Islamic Center (EPIC) and its “EPIC City” development have become subject to numerous investigations, and now Gov. Greg Abbott is directing one of […]
Health Insurance CEO Fired After Texas House DOGE Hearing, Paxton Launches Investigation
A health insurance CEO has been fired after a tense committee hearing in the Texas House during which he admitted to hiring private investigators (PI) to investigate various lawmakers, journalists, and customers — also triggering Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton’s launch of an investigation into the company. Mark Sanders was first called into the House […]
National Business Group Makes Seven-Figure Ad Buy Pushing Tort Reform in Texas
A national business group called Protecting American Consumers Together (PACT) is moving into Texas to push for additional tort reform during the 89th Legislative Session. PACT — a group financially backed by Uber and Waffle House, among others — is running a campaign ad spanning all media formats with a seven-figure buy behind it to […]
Texas Senate to Consider Siting Mandate for Renewables, Sparking Property Rights Fight
A land fight is brewing outside Texas’ urban sprawl. It’s not a fight of conquest, but of repudiation between the birds and the bees, the turbines and the Greens. Texas has long been at the forefront of energy expansion. The state leads the nation in wind power production both due to its friendly business climate, […]
Texas ‘Big Three’ Push School Choice with Former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey
The Texas Legislature is now halfway through the 89th Session, and school choice remains the most looming issue for elected officials. Not since former House Speaker Dennis Bonnen’s tenure have all members of the “Big Three” met in a public forum, until Tuesday. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be […]
Texas Senate Eyes Priority Legislation to Curtail Squatting, Speed Up Evictions
Texas property owners have found it difficult to remove those illegally occupying their property since the state treats evictions as a civil matter that can take months in the court system and thousands of dollars to resolve. State lawmakers are seeking legislative changes to combat squatting, and on Monday, a Senate committee considered a pair […]
Texas Senate Bill Would Ban BYOB at Strip Clubs, Other Sexually-Oriented Businesses
A bipartisan bill introduced in the Texas Senate would prevent customers from bringing their own alcoholic beverages to certain sexually-oriented businesses, such as strip clubs, by closing a loophole that allows such entities to operate nearly 24/7. Sen. Borris Miles’ (D-Houston) Senate Bill (SB) 287 prohibits the consumption of alcohol on the premises of […]
Texas Democrats Shift Messaging on Public Safety, Criminal Justice Legislation Slate
Texas Democrats find themselves in the political wilderness following their shambolic 2024 election up and down the ballot, and one of the handful of issues Republicans used against them last year was crime and public safety. For a half-century, Democrats across the country maintained the broad parameters of the FDR coalition — made up of […]
Federal Judge Blocks Texas A&M University System’s Drag Show Ban
The Texas A&M University (TAMU) System banned drag shows across their 11 campuses after the board of regents passed a resolution, resulting in a lawsuit that produced a ruling from a Texas judge blocking the ban from being enacted. The resolution, which was passed earlier this month, stated explicitly that “Drag Show Events are likely […]
Texas Legislature Looks to Crack Down on Distribution of Chemical Abortion Pills
Legislation has been filed in the Texas Senate that would crack down on chemical abortion pill distributors — whether via the internet, trafficked from another state, or through mail or prescription. It also establishes a means for a mother or father to sue the other for secretly using such substances to end the life of […]
Texas Spent $5.1 Million Total on Ken Paxton Impeachment, per State Auditor
The State of Texas spent $5.1 million in total on the impeachment investigation and trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2023, according to a report released by the State Auditor’s Office. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced at the beginning of March that Speaker Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) had turned over financial statements related to the […]
