Public Education
Texas governor announces H-1B visa freeze for state schools(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed state agencies and universities to immediately freeze all H-1B visa petitions in a letter to state agency heads on Tuesday. Read More
Culture
Winter storm to cause widespread disruption, states of emergency(The Center Square) – A major winter storm is expected to bring significant snowfall and widespread disruption across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast this week, according to forecasters monitoring the system. Read More
Government
New Mexico illegal entries drop by 80% in 1 year, 95% in 3 yearsTdA arrests, border crime prosecutions skyrocket under Trump Read More
Politics
State officials race clock amid legal changes to gerrymandered maps(The Center Square) – States looking to pad partisan advantage by redrawing political maps ahead of the 2026 midterms face mounting legal challenges and a fresh race against the clock… Read More
Culture
Texas Yass Prize awards $4 million to 11 school choice education providers(The Center Square) – Eleven education providers from eight states received $4 million in funding through a new awards program created after Texas implemented a new school choice program this… Read More
Government
Texas governor signs bathroom bill into lawTexas Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Monday a measure banning government entities from allowing transgender-identifying people to use public bathrooms and other private facilities that don’t match their biological… Read More
Government
Abbott orders House Democrats to return to Austin or be removed from office (The Center Square) – After Texas House Democrats left the state on Sunday, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered them to return to Austin or said he would take action to have… Read More
Homeschools
New law streamlines process for Texas homeschoolers to enroll in public higher educationClass rank is a “funny thing” for homeschool graduate Grace Hurley, now a journalism junior at the University of Texas at Austin. “I was first in my class because… Read More
Opinion
Texas and the promise of ‘universal’ school choice(The Daily Signal) – With a stroke of his pen this Saturday, Gov. Greg Abbott will make every school-aged child in Texas eligible for education choice. It’s a historic victory… Read More
Government
Abbott issues executive order to arrest CCP operatives in Texas(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order “to protect Texans from the coordinated harassment and coercion by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) or the Chinese… Read More
Government
New pre-K-8 education instructional materials available for public review in Texas(The Center Square) – New Pre-K to 8th grade instructional materials are available for public review after a new law went into effect directing the Texas Education Agency to purchase… Read More
Israel
Islamic groups sue Gov. Abbott, others for antisemitism crackdown(The Center Square) – Several Islamic groups have sued Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas public university officials for cracking down on students calling for the death of Jews and antisemitic… Read More
Government
Abbott pushes back on claim that public schools aren’t fully funded(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott pushed back against a narrative being propagated by the state’s largest teacher’s union and Texas Democrats that public schools are not fully funded. Read More
Border
Texas launches compensation program for those affected by border-related crimes(The Center Square) – Texas is launching a landowner compensation program for those impacted by border-related crimes after Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law creating it. The Office… Read More
Government
Abbott instructs Texas colleges, universities not to comply with Biden Title IX rule(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday directed the Texas public university systems and community colleges to not comply with a new rule change implemented by the Biden… Read More
Texas
Gov. Abbott advances efforts to combat antisemitism in Texas(The Center Square) – Ahead of the start of Passover on Monday and as antisemitic incidents continue to occur on college campuses and in public schools, Gov. Greg Abbott is… Read More
Border
‘Civil war’ narrative is false, Texas officials, Border Patrol union say(The Center Square) – A narrative that a “civil war” or “cold war” between federal law enforcement officers and their state and local counterparts at the southern border in Texas… Read More
Border
Bill would require feds to reimburse Texas for border security costs(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, a Republican from north Texas who served as Texas’ Secretary of State under former Gov. Rick Perry, has filed a bill to… Read More
Border
Texas’ dispute with Biden over border crisis escalates(The Center Square) – As the conflict between the federal government and Texas escalates over the state’s right to defend its border with Mexico, Gov. Greg Abbott is not backing… Read More
Border
NYC sues Texas companies over border busing; Abbott pushes back(The Center Square) – New York City sued 17 Texas busing companies on Thursday for $700 million, arguing the money would cover the city’s costs for caring for roughly 33,600… Read More
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