Public Education
Texas teen dead after being stabbed at track meet by another studentAn honor student and football team captain is dead after being stabbed by another student at a track meet near Dallas. Austin Metcalf, 17, was stabbed in the heart during… Read More
Public Education
Trans activist fired from Dallas ISD after getting caught on camera saying she would skirt state lawA Texas school administrator who was caught on camera explaining how to circumvent state law against transgender athletes in girls’ sports has reportedly lost her job. Read More
Opinion
School choice soon available to half of US kids, but how it’s designed is critical(The Daily Signal) – School choice will soon hit a tipping point. If Texas enacts a universal school choice bill, as seems very likely, then… Read More
Government
Chip Roy demands answers from blue city police chief after firebombs found in Tesla showroom(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Texas GOP Rep. Chip Roy is demanding answers after yet another Tesla property was targeted for vandalism, this time near his own congressional district. The… Read More
Public Education
Texas lawmaker ‘sneaks’ into university’s transgender event, exposes programs funded by taxpayers(The Daily Signal) – Texas state Rep. Brian Harrison sounded the alarm after he “snuck” into a state-funded transgender conference at the University of Texas at Austin… Read More
Government
ICE Houston agents arrest more than 600 criminal noncitizens(The Center Square) – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents based in Houston continue to arrest and remove violent criminals illegally in the U.S. In several targeted operations, agents arrested… Read More
Public Education
Texas superintendent resigns after allegedly concealing abuse of nonverbal, autistic boyA Texas superintendent has resigned after she and two teachers were arrested in connection with alleged abuse of special education students. Dr. Mari “Edie” Martin resigned from Millsap ISD Monday,… Read More
Government
Measures to ban AI-generated child porn advance in states around the nationTexas is among several states cracking down on AI-generated child pornography, with bipartisan support. The Texas Senate unanimously passed legislation this week to update its definition… Read More
Government
Sen. Cruz announces ad buy to ‘cheer’ on school choice in TexasAs the fight for school choice enters a critical phase in the Texas Legislature, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is spending $250,000 on ads promoting school choice and pro-school choice lawmakers… Read More
Courts
3 arrested, including possible illegal immigrant, in Texas abortion schemeThree people have been arrested in Texas for practicing medicine without a license, two of the three charged with performing illegal abortions, according to multiple media outlets. A 49-year-old midwife… Read More
Culture
They live and work on the border. Here’s what’s changed since Trump’s return.(The Daily Signal) – It’s “beautiful” to see more Border Patrol agents back on the southern border since President Donald Trump entered the White House, Efrain Sella said. Sella spent… Read More
Homeschools
Challenges in public schools driving more Texas parents to consider homeschoolingOngoing safety concerns at her son’s elementary school in Texas have caused Sarah Jackson to switch to homeschool. “My son is 5 years old and I am definitely going to… Read More
Public Education
Texas bill would ban ‘furry culture’ in public schools(The Center Square) – State Rep. Stan Gerdes, R-Smithville, introduced the FURRIES Act (Forbidden Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education) on Thursday to prohibit Texas public schools from allowing furry… Read More
Government
Abbott, Burrows promote bill to create Texas’ first Education Savings Account program(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, both Republicans, promoted a bill Tuesday that would create the state’s first Education Savings Account program. HB… Read More
Government
Rep. Chip Roy calls on Republicans to repeal FACE Act, promises he’s ‘not going to sit back and wait’Republicans should repeal the FACE Act – a law that the Biden administration weaponized against pro-lifers – and they must do it while they have the chance. That was Texas… Read More
Public Education
Survey: Majority polled, including black Texans, support ESA becoming reality(The Center Square) – A majority of registered voters polled, 63%, support a proposal to create Texas’ first Education Savings Account program, according to a Texas Southern University’s Barbara Jordan… Read More
Opinion
Football fearmongering: The latest tactic to oppose Texas school choiceWill school choice kill high school football in Texas? That’s the latest fearmongering tactic being used to derail school choice in the Lone Star State. Texans… Read More
Culture
Head Coach Vic Schaefer has the Lady Longhorns ranked No. 1, sees coaching as a calling from GodVic Schaefer has the Texas Longhorns women’s team playing the best basketball in the nation, but that’s secondary to his main task of impacting young people for Christ. The Longhorns… Read More
Opinion
Helping special education students: Another reason to support Texas’ school choice planAs the Texas House appears ready to pass a much-anticipated $1 billion school choice bill, there’s a surprising detail that’s a win for the state, parents… Read More
Culture
Opposition forming to ‘Sharia’ city planned in Texas by soft-terror advocateTexas Gov. Greg Abbott took to X to condemn a video promoting plans for an Islamic “Sharia” city, a 402-acre enclave in Josephine, Texas. Called EPIC, which stands for East… Read More