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Indiana doctor is reprimanded for providing an abortion to a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio. The…

Texas AG Ken Paxton, Who Tried His Hardest to Overturn the 2020 Election, Says His Potential Impeachment Is an “Attempt to…Disenfranchise the Voters”

A Republican-led panel recommended 20 articles of impeachment against him.  

Effort to impeach Ken Paxton, led by fellow Republicans, sets off pol…

Republicans have chosen to remain largely silent during years of alleged misconduct and lawbreaking by the…

Latest GOP 2024 Hopeful DeSantis ‘Blazing a Trail’ on Book Bans in Republican-Controlled States

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) — As he vies for the Republican presidential nomination, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis…

Some Uvalde Parents Want an “Emmett Till Moment.” Is Texas Listening?

In the year since the shooting, they haven’t let up on the Republican legislature.  

U.S. debt ceiling fight riles Texans at both political ends

The high-stakes confrontation could have an impact on retirements accounts, corporations and much more.  

Texas Capitol jolted by investigation of attorney general, accusation House speaker was drunk on job

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas lawmakers revealed Tuesday a monthslong corruption investigation into Republican Attorney General…

What to know about Texas’ extraordinary move to impeach GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton

After years of legal and ethical scandals swirling around Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, the…

UT-Austin tried to hire a game theorist for its new free-enterprise t…

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to eliminate tenure, but his attempts have impacted the institute he…

Republican blitz on LGBTQ issues exposes fractures among Texas Democr…

The defections have sparked feelings of betrayal and promises of retribution, particularly as Republicans in the…

Bill to Force Texas Public Schools to Display Ten Commandments Fails

A Republican effort to bring religion into classrooms faltered, though lawmakers were poised to allow chaplains…

In rare move, Vatican official chastised Texas Bishop Strickland at conference

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland did not deny that he was confronted by the papal…

Bill requiring Ten Commandments in Texas classrooms fails in House af…

Senate Bill 1515 was one of several legislative attempts by conservative Christians to center public life…

Texas AG Ken Paxton Likely Broke Laws, Republican Investigation Finds

A Republican-led investigation on Wednesday accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of committing multiple crimes in…

Texas G.O.P. Leaders Clash Over Accusations of Corruption and Drunkenness

Attorney General Ken Paxton accused the Republican House speaker of being intoxicated, as he suggested that…

Republican bill requiring display of Ten Commandments in Texas schools fails

Bill which would have required every public school to display text in each classroom condemned by…

Texas attorney general likely committed multiple felonies, Republican investigation finds

A Republican-led investigation has accused Texas Atty. Gen. Ken Paxton of committing multiple crimes in office,…

Texas AG Ken Paxton likely broke laws, Republican investigation finds

The allegations came Wednesday during an extraordinary public airing of scandal and alleged lawbreaking that plunged…

Texas conservatives, progressives urge party leaders to hang tough as debt ceiling looms

While there is a broad desire to avoid an economy-rattling default, some lawmakers also are concerned…

Republican investigation: Texas AG Paxton likely broke laws

 

House conservatives blanch at leaked details of McCarthy-Biden debt talks

The group was already unlikely to support a final bipartisan deal, but lingering anger with Kevin…

A Republican vs. Republican battle is dragging down the Texas GOP

The investigation of Texas’s top prosecutor reveals Republican divisions.  

Stewart Rhodes, TX-based leader of the Oath Keepers militia, given 18 years in prison for sedition

Oath Keepers militia founder and former Granbury resident Stewart Rhodes was sentenced Thursday to 18 years…

Texas Panel Recommends Impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton

The Republican-led House committee said Mr. Paxton’s abuses of office rose to the level of possible…

Texas lawmakers recommend impeaching AG Ken Paxton after investigation

The state House of Representatives could hold the vote as soon as Friday. Only two officials…

Texas House panel recommends impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton

The vote by the Committee on General Investigating came a day after the committee’s investigators testified…

Why major brands were forced into the conservative plan targeting LGBTQ people

 

What to Know About Texas’ Move to Impeach AG Ken Paxton

The state’s GOP-controlled House of Representatives has moved toward an impeachment vote on Ken Paxton  

Texas House Committee Issues Articles of Impeachment Against Attorney General Ken Paxton

The House General Investigating Committee of the Texas House of Representatives voted unanimously on Thursday to…

Governor Abbott Announces Over $1.2 Million In Career Training Grants To San Antonio-Area Schools

Governor Greg Abbott today announced five Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than…

Governor Abbott Announces SBA Assistance For South Texas Storms

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved his request…

Governor Abbott Proclaims 2023 Hurricane Preparedness Week In Texas

Governor Greg Abbott today raised awareness about the dangers of hurricanes and the many precautions Texans…

Who’s ahead in Texas Senate race? Poll tests matchup between Ted Cruz, Colin Allred

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Even though Texas voters have 531 days left to decide who will represent…

Those Who Don’t Know the Past…

In the Texas State Historical Association’s (TSHA) March 2023 annual meeting program book, J.P. Bryan, the…

Bu-cee’s Beaver Nuggets named best snack in Texas by food review

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H-E-B is expanding its North Texas footprint with a ‘futuristic’ fulfillment center

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Governor Abbott Applauds Texas National Guard, DPS For Combating Border Crisis

Governor Greg Abbott today thanked Texas National Guard soldiers and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)…

Operation Lone Star Repels Illegal Immigrants From Crossing Border

Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…

Texas man who survived Allen mall shooting released from hospital

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Yet another California company is establishing an HQ in North Texas (again)

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Texas Senate committee revises school funding bill in last-minute bid to implement voucher program

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Army CID bumps up reward for information regarding murder of UIW student to $30,000

SELMA, Texas – The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division is offering a $25,000 reward…

Diving to heal: Group of heroes going to great depths to find happiness

CANYON LAKE, Texas – A group of scuba divers at Canyon Lake had an early morning…

North Texas lawmaker trying to end race-based hair discrimination

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North Texas Republican supports call for special session to address school choice

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National park in Texas named as one of best places to see annular solar eclipse

In case you haven’t heard — Texas, specifically San Antonio and the Hill Country, are at…

Texas militia member sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for attacking police during Capitol riot

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How dots on a map are helping combat the Texas fentanyl crisis

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Governor Abbott Celebrates 75th Anniversary Of Israel’s Independence

Governor Greg Abbott last night commemorated the 75th anniversary of Israel's independence at a celebration hosted…

Texas A&M-Fort Worth campus to begin construction in June

First up is the eight-story Law and Education Building. FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas A&M University’s…

Governor Abbott Urges Nation’s Governors To Help Combat Border Crisis

Governor Greg Abbott today urged the nation's Governors to help support Texas' unprecedented border security efforts…

Governor Abbott Issues Storm Damage Disaster Declaration For Cameron County

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that he has issued a disaster declaration for residents in Cameron…

First Lady Abbott Raises Awareness For Williamson County Children’s Advocacy Center

First Lady Cecilia Abbott last night raised awareness and rallied support for the Williamson County Children's…

Governor Abbott Announces Over $7.7 Million In Career Training Grants To Coastal Bend Schools

Governor Greg Abbott today announced 17 Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grants totaling more than…

Governor Abbott Announces Over $9 Million In EMS Student Scholarships

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that over $9 million has been awarded by the Texas Department…

HB 1199 Senate Committee Report

Relating to the inclusion of certain information regarding trailers in vehicle accident reports.

Kevin Von Erich and his two wrestler sons are moving to Texas

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Texas AG: Marriott agrees to disclose fees and rates to guests

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Texas Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday it entered a settlement with Marriott…

Texas Department of State Health Services issues meningitis warning tied to surgeries performed in Mexico

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Texas Department of State Health Services said Tuesday one person has died…

‘We’re going honking!’ Here’s why Spurs fans celebrate by honking their horns

SAN ANTONIO – “We’re going honking!” Spurs fans know the drill, but if you’re new to…

‘We Have to Put These People Back in Their Place’: Gene Wu Explains White Supremacy, Reddit, and Life in the Minority

Now in his sixth regular legislative session as a member of a largely powerless minority caucus,…

DeSantis Acts Since Biden Won’t, Sends Law Enforcement and Equipment to Texas Border

Seeing as President Joe Biden and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas have been so unbelievably…

Texas A&M Forest Service lowers Wildland Fire Preparedness level after rain

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KXAN) — The Texas A&M Forest Service on Monday lowered the Wildland Fire…

School voucher bill tied to ending STAAR test in Texas House

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A Texas House committee rewrote a bill that would allow parents to use…

Governor Abbott Statement On Critical School Choice Legislation

Governor Greg Abbott today released a statement as the Texas Legislature considers pivotal school choice legislation…

The Holy Water Burns! Texas Dems Don’t Want Chaplains in Schools

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Two more suspects arrested, charged in connection to North Texas fentanyl overdose case

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Governor Abbott Issues Storm Damage Disaster Declaration For Hidalgo County

Governor Greg Abbott today announced a disaster declaration for residents in Hidalgo County impacted by the…

Operation Lone Star Surges Border Resources As Title 42 Ends

Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are…

All Bets Are Off: Texas Says No to Casinos as Proposed Bill Fails Ash Jurberg

It will be at least another four years before Texas gets a casino as a proposed…

Former Bexar County jailer sentenced to five years probation for assault on inmate

SAN ANTONIO – A former Bexar County jailer was sentenced Friday to five years probation for…

HB 1040 Senate Committee Report

Relating to the authority of entities regulated by the Texas Department of Insurance to conduct business…

Don’t blame Tim Pool for the Texas mall shooting

On 6th May, 33-year-old Mauricio Garcia went on a shooting spree in a packed mall in…

Southwest border communities prepare for end of Title 42 policy

SAN ANTONIO – The Biden Administration and the United States border communities are preparing for the…

Flooding danger this weekend for Rio Grande Valley, SA, and the Hill Country

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch from 7 p.m. on Friday to 8…

Dolly Parton Responds To Mass Shooting In Allen, Texas

Dolly Parton, co-host of the upcoming Academy of County Music Awards in Frisco, Texas, was asked…

Texas National Guard Soldiers Deploy in Riot Gear in Preparation for Thursday’s Title 42 Expiration

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Texas Republicans’ Attack on Third Parties: An Effort to Silence Competition

Over the years, many have complained about the fact that Americans have a two-party system with…

Governor Abbott Appoints Five To Lower Colorado River Authority Board Of Directors

Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Hatch C. Smith, Jr. and David Willmann and reappointed Stephen F.…

Governor Abbott Issues Severe Disaster Declaration For Hidalgo County

Governor Abbott Issues Severe Disaster Declaration For Hidalgo CountyTO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:…

Updated Info on the Allen, Texas Mall Shooter

Saturday’s mass shooting at Allen Premium Outlets mall in Allen, Texas left nine people dead, including…

New bill influenced by Athena Strand’s murder passes Texas House

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Texas child care providers call on lawmakers for more money

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Monday, child care providers, parents, and families across the country hosted a Day…

Projections: Texas baseball could be on the road to start NCAA tournament

AUSTIN (KXAN) — With two weeks left in the regular season and still mathematically in the…

Texas mall shooting: New info expected, suspect evidence revealed

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Study: Fort Worth is the best Texas city for startup businesses

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Washington Post Rushes to Call Texas Mall Shooter a White Supremacist, Shoots Itself in the Foot

One day, the press will learn to wait for the facts before casting accusations, but at…

Bud Light Faces Another Major Problem That Offers a Very Valuable Lesson

The saga of Bud Light may be one of the most instructive in recent corporate history.…

‘You Picked the Wrong Person to Fight With’: Rockland County Exec Ed Day Lambasts NYC Mayor Eric Adams Over Migrant Crisis

County Executive Ed Day, a Republican, has served as the chief executive of Rockland County, New…

Joe Biden Is About to Severely Screw up Your Vacation Plans

Joe Biden is about to severely screw up your future vacation plans. On Monday, the president…

New York Post Reveals How Biden WH Is Punishing Them – Again – for Their Hunter Biden Coverage

After the New York Post’s blockbuster October 2020 story about the Hunter Biden laptop emails broke,…

Democrats’ Differing Responses to Mass Shootings in Chico, CA and Allen, TX Expose Their Hypocrisy

National media and the Democrat Party are fixated on the mass shooting at a mall in…

California’s New Hotline Program: Snitching on Your Neighbors for ‘Hateful’ Activity

Here’s another example of leftists being authoritarian under the guise of trying to protect marginalized groups.…

Poll Reflects Declining Confidence in Government-Run Schools: Is the Traditional System Losing Its Appeal?

A new survey could signify some positive prospects regarding attitudes about government-run schooling in America. While…

Live updates on shooting in Allen, Texas: Protests mark vigil; killer’s racist links examined

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BREAKING: Suspect in Deadly Shooting at Texas Outlet Mall Reportedly Identified

Authorities have identified the shooter in Saturday’s deadly shooting in an Allen, Texas, outlet mall that…

Tucker Carlson Is Going to War With Fox News

Since Tucker Carlson was unceremoniously ousted from Fox News in late April, there’s been a relative…

Comer Announces Bombshell News Coming on Joe Biden, ‘Wednesday Will Be a Very Big Day’

House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) has some big things ready to drop on Joe…

Treasury Sec. Yellen: U.S. Will Face ‘Financial and Economic Chaos’ if Debt Ceiling Not Raised

House Republicans and President Joe Biden remain stalled in contentious budget talks with each side accusing…

7 Killed in Brownsville, Texas as SUV Plows Through Crowd

Unfortunately, there’s more mayhem to report out of Texas. Sunday morning, the driver of a Range…

RFK Jr.: ‘Overwhelming’ Evidence That CIA Was Behind JFK Assassination

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made his strongest allegations yet over the weekend about the…

Human Tsunami Expected at Border When Title 42 Expires, 10,000 Reportedly Set to Cross Day 1

The public health measure Title 42 expires on Thursday, May 11 and officials are expecting at…

Geraldo Can’t Stop the Stupid: Rants About ‘Politicians’ Posing With ‘Gruesome Piles of Innocent Victims’

Geraldo Rivera, the rotating liberal co-host of “The Five” on Fox News, has been on quite…

WATCH: New Video Further Complicates Narrative Around Jordan Neely’s Death

The death of Jordan Neely has elicited strong emotions from all sides. The homeless man was…

Broken Promises and Neglect: Why Black Voters Are Losing Faith in Biden

President Joe Biden’s most loyal voting bloc might not be quite as loyal when 2024 rolls…

Geraldo Claims Appearances on ‘The Five’ Were Canceled, Raising Questions About His Future

We’ve seen some major media upheaval of late, particularly with the “parting of the ways” between…

Update: Shooting at Allen, Texas, Outlet Mall Leaves 9 Wounded, Number of Dead Unknown

Update [9:59 p.m. EST, 5/6/23]: The Associated Press reports that the shooting in Allen, Texas, left…

‘Jaws’ Star Rips Into Oscars’ Diversity Requirements–‘They Make Me Vomit’

Actor Richard Dreyfuss has an enviable number of hit movies on his resume, classics like “Jaws,”…

WATCH: Protesters Jump Onto Subway Tracks Over Death of Jordan Neely

Radical protesters are losing their minds (what little they have left of them, at any rate)…

‘Lying With a Specific Purpose’: Tucker Carlson Comes out Swinging in First Speech Since Fox Departure

It’s not hyperbolic to suggest that Tucker Carlson‘s seemingly abrupt departure from Fox News and his…

President Biden’s Outrageous Claim: Kamala Harris Deserves More Credit?

Democrats are still trying to convince the American public that Black Hillary, AKA Vice President Kamala…

Brian Kemp Opens up a Can Against Soros-Backed Prosecutors

In Florida, much consternation flowed after Gov. Ron DeSantis removed a Soros-backed prosecutor who refused to…

Authorities: 8 Killed, 7 Wounded by Gunman at Texas Outlet Mall

As RedState reported, on Saturday, a gunman opened fire at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas,…

Police: 8 killed in Texas mall shooting, gunman also dead

A gunman killed eight people and wounded seven others – three critically – in a shooting…

As Chicago Crime Wave Soars, Police Advise Business Owners to Install Bulletproof Glass

Does the above headline read like a satire piece from The Babylon Bee? It should. As…

Viral Video Exposes Virginia Democrat Candidate’s Disdain for Parents’ Involvement in Education

I understand the phrase “saying the quiet part out loud” has become quite an overused clich?.…

FBI’s Troubling Partnership With Ukraine: Censorship, Suppression of Information on Social Media

So far, the United States has sent over $75 billion to Ukraine to fund its war…

Bud Light Trips Over Former Statement With New Action, Gets Wrecked by Right and Left

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a company make more bad decisions in a row than…

McConnell Makes It Clear–No Debt Ceiling Deal in Senate ‘Without Substantive Spending’ Cuts

We’re just days away from the much anticipated meeting among the four leaders of the U.S.…

Finally, the COVID-19 Global Emergency Is Over, Says WHO

On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 is no longer a global public health…