“It needs to stop”: Mass shooting sparks a wave of political activism in Uvalde
The father of one shooting victim has launched a write-in campaign for county commissioner. Other parents have traveled to Austin and Washington, D.C., to pressure elected officials to support stricter gun laws.
Website aims to make pollution permit information more accessible in Houston
Texas’ environmental regulators make it tricky for residents to track, or speak out against, industrial projects proposed near their homes. Advocates in Houston built a high-tech workaround.
Hispanic Texans may now be the state’s largest demographic group, new census data shows
For years, the state’s Hispanic population has grown significantly faster than the white population. The new census data is the first to reflect Texas passing a milestone in its cultural and political evolution.
Biden approval rises sharply ahead of midterms: AP-NORC poll
Support for Biden recovered from a low of 36% in July to 45%, driven by a rebound in support from...
7 Texas DPS officers to be investigated in Uvalde shooting response
The five law enforcement officials have been referred to the state Inspector General's Office for a formal investigation. UVALDE, Texas...
Queen Elizabeth II lies in state after solemn procession
Thousands lined the path from Buckingham Palace to the Houses of Parliament to pay respects to a monarch that has...
Photos: What Texas’ educator shortage looks like for one pre-K teacher
Last school year, Michelle Cardenas was tasked with teaching two pre-K classes at the same time. She’s dreading what is to come this year.
‘Scooby-Doo’ Character Will No Longer Call the Cops — That Would Be Racist
Is it racist to call the police? Judging by a video game's update, it seems the answer may be yes....
Clear Channel co-founder and philanthropist Lowry Mays has died
SAN ANTONIO - Lowry Mays, who helped build what would ultimately become iHeartMedia, has passed away at the age of...
T-Squared: Three reporters are joining us to cover law, democracy and environment
Roxanna Asgarian will cover law and courts, Robert Downen will cover challenges to democracy and Alejandra Martinez will cover the environment.
Watch: DeSantis’ Opponent Compares Himself to Zelensky and Jesus Christ During Bizarre Campaign Speech
As it stands now, things look good for Ron DeSantis' re-election prospects. Florida's popular Republican governor has consistently polled ahead...
In lawsuit, UT-Austin professor accuses Texas A&M faculty program of discriminating against white and Asian men
UT-Austin professor Richard Lowery is represented by America First Legal — a group created by Stephen Miller, a policy adviser for former President Donald Trump, and Jonathan Mitchell, a former solicitor general for Texas and the legal architect of the state’s six-week abortion ban.
Supreme Court Says Jewish University Doesn’t Have to ‘Accommodate’ LGBTQIA2S+ Student Group Because of Religion
The US Supreme Court delivered a temporary victory for a Jewish university under assault by the alphabet people. Yeshiva University...
Visa to start categorizing gun shop sales separately
The move disclosed Saturday marks a major win for gun control advocates. NEW YORK — Payment processor Visa Inc. said...
WATCH: The Ugly, Dirty, Nasty Truth About the Effort to Trans Children
In this episode, I spoke with Dr. Jeff Myer, president of Summit Ministries, and Brandon Schowalter, a reporter with the...
Texas could tie community college funding to student outcomes
A commission tasked by the Texas Legislature to recommend new ways to fund community colleges is suggesting the state fund schools based on how successful students are at completing programs in high-demand fields and transferring to universities to continue their education.
Gov. Greg Abbott deploys state troopers to “anti-gang effort” in Uvalde after two juveniles are injured in shooting
The two victims of a Thursday shooting at Uvalde Memorial Park are being treated in San Antonio hospitals. Abbott’s decision to send in DPS comes as the agency faces questions over its role in the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School.
Politics and pandemic are driving Texas teachers to consider quitting, survey finds
An online survey of 1,291 teachers by the Charles Butt Foundation shows more teacher dissatisfaction as Texas school districts scramble to attract talent.
Parents demand Fort Worth area districts remove ‘In God We Trust’ signs from schools
FORT WORTH — The Austin-based Kaplan Law Firm delivered cease and desist notices to four North Texas school districts recently requesting that they remove all non-compliant “In God We Trust” signs from their schools.
“It’s destroying me”: Storm after storm, climate change increases strain on Texans’ mental health
Tens of thousands of coastal Texas residents have survived repeated extreme weather events including Hurricane Harvey. For many, it has taken an emotional toll, and researchers warn that climate change could be “catastrophic” for our mental health.
Unexpectedly, the Public Education Bureaucracy Is Finding That Parents Don’t Trust Them and No One Likes Them
A good friend of mine closes all of his emails with this line: UNEXPECTEDLY: ADV. FREQUENTLY USED BY PEOPLE WHO...
Judge: Musk can use Twitter whistleblower but not delay case
Twitter has argued for weeks that Musk’s stated reasons for backing out of the $44 billion deal were just a...
“I’m scared that it might happen again”: Uvalde parents send their kids back to school
The Uvalde school district delayed this year’s start so it could continue improving security. But three months after the state’s deadliest school shooting, only one of eight campuses had an unscalable fence fully installed. Other security measures remain unfinished.
Democrat Judge Teams up With Leftwing Nutters to Boot a Republican County Official From Office as an ‘Insurrectionist’
A New Mexico judge has permanently disqualified Otero County commissioner Couy Griffin from holding state or federal office because of...
Who’s the Fascist? While Trump Seeks Less Government Power, It’s Biden Who Covets Authoritative Rule
As embattled Joe Biden, his White House press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre -- who makes Jen Psaki look like Dana Perino...
High-poverty schools struggle to earn Texas’ highest rating. Some in the Rio Grande Valley break that trend.
The Texas Education Agency has dismissed the notion that the accountability ratings are a poverty rating. As evidence, they point to districts like those in the Rio Grande Valley, which have achieved high marks while serving a high number of economically disadvantaged students.
Thank God the U.S. Is Not a Democracy
How many times have we heard Joe Biden and congressional Democrats hyperbolically whine about a threat to "our Democracy," 99...
SpaceX to launch Starlink satellites from Florida space station
BREVARD COUNTY. Fla - SpaceX is set to launch multiple Starlink satellites up to space in an effort to expand...
Dan Rather Makes a Donkey’s Derriere out of Himself After Harwood Firing
Washed-up media activist Dan Rather has once again revealed why nobody takes him seriously. Shortly after CNN canned former media...
Brightest Jupiter in 70 Years Appears in the East Two Hours After Sundown Thanks to Near-Perfect “Opposition”
Stargazing typically demands that people pry themselves out of bed at 4:30 AM, as the conditions tend to be better. But in this period anyone can witness a once in 70-year phenomenon merely two hours after sunset. Jupiter, the solar system’s largest planet, is now the brightest light in the eastern night sky by a
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Eight migrants dead after dozens swept downriver along Rio Grande
Federal officials said the drownings occurred Thursday morning after a large group attempted to cross the Rio Grande, whose currents were running swiftly after several days of rain.
Record number of sea turtles continue to wash up on Texas beaches and officials aren’t sure why
In four months, 282 loggerheads have stranded in Texas, mostly in the Coastal Bend, according to the the U.S. Fish...
100 Weeks of Tailgates as Texas Tech’s Season is set for Kick Off
In this week’s episode we are National Champions and Texas Tech Football season is finally here! We discuss the depth chart, make a few predictions, and get ready for Murray State (3:41). Also, with Texas Tech Football season being back means the return of Shot Bets (41:15). We make our first pick of the season and get ready to crash a tailgate this weekend! #WreckEm
‘Inherently unfair’: GOP attacks student debt relief as Dems celebrate
‘Inherently unfair’: GOP attacks student debt relief as Dems celebrate
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Uniter-in-Chief Biden Plans Primetime Speech Thursday to Tell Us How Awful We Are
President Joe Biden will continue his assault on the Ultra-MAGA crowd (almost half of America's voters) Thursday in a prime-time,...
“I would wish this on absolutely no one”: How three women dealt with pregnancy in the year since Texas’ six-week abortion ban
The Texans expressed anger, sorrow, frustration and fear in discussing their experiences after state lawmakers approved one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion laws in 2021.
Christian School Labels Students as White/Nonwhite, Sees Convocation Hijacked by ‘Underappreciated’ POCs
Marquette University's Fall 2022 semester hasn't gotten off to a good start. Last Thursday, the Wisconsin Jesuit college hosted its...
Who is FBI Agent Timothy Thibault?
Just The News and other media outlets are reporting that Tim Thibault -- FBI Washington Field Office Assistant Special Agent...
Christian University Has Professors State Their Pronouns, Calls Transgenderism ‘Fundamental’ to Its Mission
A Catholic college in Pennsylvania is sharply defining its mission. Villanova University has issued a new guide for faculty and...
Governor Abbott Announces New Initiatives To Combat Opioid Crisis At Montgomery County 2022 Overdose Awareness Event
Governor Greg Abbott today delivered remarks on state response efforts to combat drug overdoses and protect the lives of Texans at the 2022 Annual Montgomery County Overdose Awareness Day Event hosted by the Montgomery County Overdose Prevention Endeavor (M-COPE) in The Woodlands.Governor Greg Abbott today delivered remarks on state response efforts to combat drug overdoses and protect the lives of Texans at the 2022 Annual Montgomery County Overdose Awareness Day Event hosted by the Montgomery County Overdose Prevention Endeavor (M-COPE) in The Woodlands. As deadly drugs like fentanyl pour across President Biden’s open borders, the Governor reiterated that the State of Texas is working to fight the epidemic and announced new initiatives to combat the opioid crisis. Governor Abbott also announced his support for passing a law that would ensure dealers who provide drugs laced with deadly opioids are charged for murder when their product poisons innocent Texans.
“Even though some of the friends and family members we have honored here tonight are no longer with us, they are never gone,” said Governor Abbott. “Sadly, this is a phenomenon that can be prevented if we all work together and if our federal government gets serious about protecting its citizens by securing our border. Substance abuse is a lifelong battle for many. We should muster every tool and every effort to help our fellow Texans negotiate the perils of addiction and emerge drug-free and healthy.”
Addressing the crowd of more than 300, Governor Abbott noted that in Texas nearly 1,700 fentanyl-related deaths were reported in 2021 alone. As part of an ongoing effort to combat the epidemic, the Governor signed a law last year that increases criminal penalties for making or distributing fentanyl.
Governor Abbott announced new initiatives to combat drug overdoses in Texas, such as expanding access to opioid overdose treatment Narcan so that more Texans have access to the lifesaving drug and exploring a coordinated statewide substance abuse recovery program. The Governor also presented M-COPE with a proclamation recognizing August 31 as International Overdose Awareness Day.
Prior to addressing event attendees, Governor Abbott met with M-COPE Directors Sarah Hall, Sherry Barton, Kathy Posey, and Kimberly Rosinski, who have each lost a son due to accidental overdose, to discuss their organization’s ongoing efforts to combat drug overdoses and help those who have lost a loved one to overdose. The Governor was joined at the event by Montgomery County Judge Wayne Mack, County Lieutenant Brian Luly, and County Sheriff Rand Henderson.
M-COPE is an advocacy group of parents, spouses, siblings, children, and friends who have been affected in some way by overdose. M-COPE educates and brings awareness to substance use disorders and growing overdose deaths to help prevent drug-related loss in the community.
Reports: Haynes King will be A&M’s starting QB
Former Longview Lobo Haynes King has reportedly been named the Texas A&M starting quarterback heading into next week’s 2022 football season opener against Sam Houston State University.
Here’s what Medicare recipients should know about Inflation Reduction Act
A look at how some might benefit from the drug savings provisions in the "Inflation Reduction Act" and how drugmakers...
Hypocrisy: Fetterman Puts His Own Kids in Private School, While Standing in the Way of Vouchers
As most readers know, Pennsylvania's race for Senate is one of the most-watched across the country to potentially swing the...
Gas bills will be higher this winter, Atmos Energy says
Atmos Energy warned its customers the bills would be going up due to the cost of energy sources increasing. TEXAS,...
Moderna plans to sue Pfizer for patent infringement over COVID-19 vaccine technology
Patent litigation is common in the early stages of medical technology development, and Moderna is not asking for the rival...
NASA Detects Carbon Dioxide–the Building Block of Life–in Exoplanet’s Atmosphere for First Time
For all the grief carbon dioxide gets down here on Earth, its detection for the first time ever in the atmosphere of an exoplanet has scientists elated. The finding, produced by the James Webb Space Telescope, offers evidence that in the future Webb will be able to measure carbon dioxide in the thinner atmospheres of
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Watch How Texas Man Found Huge Dinosaur Tracks in Riverbed Dried From Drought
Droughts aren’t all bad. Sometimes the receding of rivers reveals amazing things, such as the tracks of a meat-eating giant that roamed Cretaceous-Era Texas 113 million years ago. Prints mostly left by the Acrocanthosaurus—a theropod that stood 15 feet and weighed 7 tons have emerged in recent weeks as the Paluxy River has dried up
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“Thanks, and God bless you”: Asylum-seekers allowed to enter U.S. after “remain in Mexico” ends
Two weeks after a federal judge allowed the Biden administration to end the Trump-era Migrant Protection Protocols, U.S. judges are beginning to allow migrants to stay in the country as their asylum claims are pending.
Trump search redacted affidavit set to be releasedFriday
The document, expected by noon, is likely to offer at least some new details about the ongoing criminal investigation. WASHINGTON...
‘I will resign’: Gov. Abbott’s order to investigate trans youth elicited anger, confusion inside state protective services, internal emails show
800-plus pages of emails obtained through open records show Texas Department of Family and Protective Services staff reaction to gender-affirming...
School Board Bans the Pledge Over ‘Under God,’ Continues to Accept Deity-Endorsing Public Funds
In North Dakota, the Pledge of Allegiance was recently removed by wokeness. Or maybe it was old-fashioned Leftism. Within the...
Texas public schools required to display “In God We Trust” posters if they are donated
The law passed last year says schools must display the national motto in a “conspicuous place” but only if the poster is “donated” or “purchased by private donations.”
Mother of LGBTQ Keller ISD student voices concern after district suddenly pulls dozens of books before school begins
Keller ISD pulled 41 books on Tuesday to face review under new policies that were passed at a board meeting...