Public Education
Report: More than 100,000 students withdraw from Texas public schools to be home-schooled(The Center Square) – More than 100,000 students combined were withdrawn from public schools in 2022 and 2023 to be home-schooled, according to a new report from the Texas Home… Read More
Politics
‘Not the party I grew up with’: Another Texas lawmaker leaves Democratic Party(The Center Square) – Another lifelong Democrat has joined the Republican Party in Texas, this time, state Rep. Shawn Thierry of Houston. She made the announcement on Friday, joining Gov. Read More
Culture
‘Retaliation’: Nurse who blew whistle on child sex-change program says Texas Children’s fired her(The Daily Signal) – Former Texas Children’s Hospital nurse Vanessa Sivadge says that she has been terminated after blowing the whistle on the hospital’s alleged use of Texas Medicaid to cover… Read More
Public Education
Houston ISD board votes to saddle taxpayers with nearly $11 billion in debt(The Center Square) – Multiple news outlets reported that the Houston Independent School District board voted last week to pass a $4.4 billion bond proposal. This total excludes the interest… Read More
Culture
Chilling video shows moment hero rescues 15-year-old girl from alleged sexual assault(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A quick-acting resident in East Harris County, Texas, reportedly intervened to prevent an alleged sexual assault on a 15-year-old girl on July 28. The incident… Read More
Culture
Biden administration gives up on Texas border suit, ordered to finish wall(The Center Square) – Texas has won another lawsuit against the Biden administration, this time one that requires it to finish building the border wall. The ruling was… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Court hands Texas major win on Rio Grande River buoy lawsuit(The Center Square) – One year after Texas installed marine barriers in the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass, Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled… Read More
Public Education
New survey: More than two-thirds of Texans support school choice(The Center Square) – With just a few weeks before school starts in Texas, a new poll shows that more than two-thirds of Texans support school choice. The findings come… Read More
Courts
Texas sues Biden over Title X contraception rule that denies parents’ right to knowThe Texas attorney general is suing the Biden administration, alleging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) violated a court order requiring notification of parents when distributing birth control… Read More
Culture
Top pediatrician promoting trans procedures for Texas Children’s now high ranking NIH official(The Daily Signal) – The chief pediatrician at Texas Children’s Hospital resigned in April 2022 after just seven months in her role, shortly after Gov. Greg Abbott forced the hospital to… Read More
Culture
Fire ravages iconic First Baptist Dallas in Texas(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A massive fire engulfed the sanctuary of Texas’s historic First Baptist Dallas church Friday, The Associated Press (AP) reported. A fire severely damaged the historic… Read More
2024 election
First elected Democrat calls on Biden to drop out of race(The Center Square) – House Democrat Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas publicly called on President Joe Biden to “withdraw” from the presidential race Tuesday, the first elected Democrat to do… Read More
Courts
Texas Supreme Court upholds ban on sex surgery for minors(The Center Square) – The Texas Supreme Court has ruled that Texas’ new ban on sex surgery and other gender altering procedures for minors is legal. The ruling is final… Read More
Culture
Texas Children’s Hospital still leveraging gender ideology despite fraud investigationsA Texas hospital in trouble over allegations it practiced gender-altering medicine on minors despite a state ban on such practices is still pushing gender ideology, says a report. Training slides… Read More
Courts
‘Abuse of power’: Texas dad suing for retaliatory arrest reveals new evidence of corruption(The Daily Signal) – Jeremy Story, a dad in the Austin, Texas, area, who is suing his local school board and superintendent after police arrested him for speaking out at a… Read More
Courts
Texas wins first round in battle over Title IX lawsuit(The Center Square) – A federal court on Tuesday handed Texas its first win in a lawsuit filed against the Biden administration over a mandate issued by two federal agencies… Read More
Courts
Texas Supreme Court rules state’s abortion ban laws are legal(The Center Square) – The Texas Supreme Court delivered another blow to abortion activists in another lawsuit filed over state laws banning most abortions, ruling they are constitutional. Justice Jane… Read More
Government
Gov. Abbott: School choice wins in Tuesday’s GOP primary runoffs in Texas(The Center Square) – The Texas state legislature now has enough votes to pass school choice initiatives after Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff election, Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday night. “The… Read More
Courts
Texas sues Biden over ‘gender identity’ accommodation guidance(The Center Square) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued three federal agencies Tuesday to “stop an unlawful attempt to redefine federal law through agency guidance” that mandates “gender identity”… 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