Gov. Greg Abbott and UT-Austin shift from championing free speech to policing protesters’ intentions

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Just Like Everything Else, Mobile Homes in Texas Are Becoming Less Affordable

Historically, manufactured homes (sometimes called mobile homes) have been considered an affordable housing option for some.…

Marijuana To Be Rescheduled in U.S. What Does That Mean for Texas?

After months of talks within the agency, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is finally moving toreclassify…

5th Circ. Questions Texas’ Standing In SEC Proxy Rule Battle

The Fifth Circuit appeared skeptical Tuesday of a Texas-led challenge to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission…

Hundreds of Texas A&M students protest Israel-Palestine conflict

Hundreds of students and supporters gathered on Texas A&M’s campus Monday, protesting the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Black Bostonians Demand That Their Second Amendment Rights Be Respected

   Let’s file this one under “You love to see it.” Black Bostonians are demanding that…

Donald Trump Maintains an Edge in All 7 Swing States, Including One Where He’s Never Pulled Off a Victory

   A new poll released on Tuesday from Emerson College Polling/8 News Now/The Hill shows former…

Arizona Rancher Will Not Face Retrial on Murder of Illegal Immigrant

   The Santa Cruz County, Arizona, county attorney has decided it will not retry a 75-year-old…

The ‘New Left’ on full display as pro-Palestinian protests continue | NewsRadio 740 KTRH | KTRH Local Houston and Texas News

The Democrat party has been riding a gradual decline into insanity for the last two to…

How Gov. Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton vow to fight new Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students

Texas is joining several other Republican-run states in telling the Biden administration that its new rules…

‘This is Chernobyl’: Texas ranchers say ‘forever chemicals’ in waste-based fertilizers ruined their land

  The fertilizer maker says its products are safe, and that the government supports using it…

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson sanctioned as a professional fight

  The fight will happen Saturday, July 20, at AT&T Stadium at Arlington. ARLINGTON, Texas —…

Texas truck inspections costing border industry $32 million a day, Juarez official says

    by: Julian Resendiz Posted: Apr 29, 2024 / 07:36 PM CDT Updated: Apr 29, 2024…

Texas Politicians Take Aim at Hemp-Derived THC

On April 11, 2024, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick released his 2024 Interim Legislative Charges. This…

Texas sues Biden administration to block expansion of LGBTQ+ student protections

click to enlarge Texas Tribune / Austin Price Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued the Biden…

Thousands of Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Pollute the Texas Landscape

Dressed in a dark plaid button down and jeans with a rodeo belt buckle, Schuyler Wight…

Texas tops nearly every ranking, including best state for business, again

(The Center Square) – Texas continues to place first in nearly every top business ranking every…

Texas sues Biden administration over expanded protections for LGBTQ+ students in conservative-friendly court

The state of Texas is suing the Biden administration over recently announced federal protections for LGBTQ+…

Texas sues Biden administration over expanded protections for LGBTQ+ students in conservative-friendly court

By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The state of Texas is suing the Biden administration over…

Texas sues Biden administration over expanded protections for LGBTQ+ students in conservative-friendly court

CNN  —  The state of Texas is suing the Biden administration over recently announced federal protections…

Texas AG sues Biden administration over Title IX rules that expand transgender student protections

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Monday sued the Biden administration over new federal nondiscrimination…

Texas sues Biden administration over expanded protections for LGBTQ+ students in conservative-friendly court

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Who’s running for Bexar Appraisal District Board of Directors

Three at-large seats on the board of directors will now be filled via election while the… 

Texas sues Biden administration over Title 9 expansion for LGBTQ+ students

AUSTIN – Texas is suing the Biden administration over an expansion to Title 9 that would…

Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas schools to defy federal nondiscrimination rules

WASHINGTON — Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday the state will ignore new federal regulations that require…

Grab the Popcorn: Hunter Biden to Sue Fox News ‘Imminently’ for ‘Painting Him in a False Light’

   In this episode of You Can’t Make It Up… Joe Biden’s wayward son Hunter —…

Carville Goes Full on ‘Ragin Cajun,’ Angry That Young Voters Don’t Automatically Vote Democrat

   Everyone knows it: The Democrats are panicking. Unless in some dark, smoky back room at…

The state of free speech on Texas campuses amid pro-Palestinian protests

Free speech advocates contend colleges should be bastions of the free exchange of ideas. Texas campuses…

Hate Texas? Get over it. Why so many people are moving to the Lone Star State.

Not fully in the South and not entirely in the West, Texas is its own thing…

Inside Texit: Stymied by state GOP, Texas secessionists plot party takeover

Twelve Republican candidates for the state Legislature who won or advanced to a runoff in the…

Elon Musk Agrees With Jerry Seinfeld That Comedy on TV Is Not Funny Anymore

   The push to keep Free Speech alive and thriving continues to move forward with the…

Texas Governor Condemns Local Marijuana Decriminalization Efforts As Lubbock Voters Decide On Reform At The Ballot

The Republican governor of Texas says that cities seeking to locally decriminalize marijuana—including one that’s set…

Texas tops nearly every ranking, including best state for business, again

(The Center Square) – Texas continues to place first in nearly every top business ranking every…

TURNER: Where Is James Bond When We Need Him? (The Congress Should Do Something.)

   He’s…back. Guess who is behind the “protesting” – really, antisemitic, anti-Israel, anti-American rioting – that…

Tornadoes, Flooding In Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas

    Play Homes were damaged in Oklahoma. Wind gusts up to 70 mph were reported in…

Top Aide to Russia’s Defense Minister Arrested for Corruption and Maybe Treason. What’s Going on?

   Russia arrested Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov Tuesday on suspicion of large-scale bribery. Ivanov is…

GOP mulls next move after Kansas governor vetoes effort to help Texas in border security fight

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ governor is blocking an attempt by Republican legislators to give the…

Campuses across Texas had pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Why did onl…

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Will Trump Break Up Climate Change Doom-Mongering Federal Weather Agency?

   Where is the constitutional authorization for the federal government to forecast the weather? Former President…

Judge Calls Antifa-Linked John Sullivan an ‘Agent of Chaos,’ Sentences Him to 6 Years for Capitol Riot

   John Sullivan, aka JaydenX, a 29-year-old from Utah, was sentenced on Friday for his role…

Criticism, praise of Texas governor after dramatic use of troopers on protesters

AUSTIN — As word got out that pro-Palestinian protesters were planning to occupy a lawn on…

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton comes to Jasper County with David Covey

Drain the swamp in not only Washington, but also Austin was the message from David Covey…

Another Republican Rep Announces Retirement Before the Elections, but There’s a Silver Lining

   Florida Rep. Bill Posey (R) has announced that he’s had a change in plans about…

Proposed Kansas Gender-Affirming Care Ban Would Also Ban Social Transition Advocacy

   Medicine isn’t an area where advocacy should even be a consideration. Unfortunately, that’s not always…

WHISTLEBLOWER: LA DA Gascon Illegally Dropped Charges Against CEO of China-Linked Election Software Firm

   A Deputy District Attorney in Los Angeles County DA George Gascón’s office has filed a…

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Don’t Columbia My Texas

UT Austin defies the pro-Hamas mob. 

How Houston’s west side has emerged as energy sector hotspot

Hybrid work and industry consolidation have companies rethinking the workplace. 

Abbott calls for ban on gender non-conforming teachers, LGBTQ+ educators respond

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a news conference on March 15, 2023 in Austin, Texas.…

Texas Shows How to Prevent a Campus Takeover

Given the Marxist fixation with seizing power, it’s strange that woke university administrators can’t seem to…

Gov. Greg Abbott endorses U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales amid primary runoff…

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Republican Party of Texas Taking Formal Measures to Close Primaries

Republican Party of Texas Chairman Matt Rinaldi announced this week that the party has begun a…

‘It’s crazy’ | Gov. Abbott touts restricting transgender teachers’ attire, sparking outrage among LGBTQ+ advocates

Sofia Sepulveda of Equality Texas, said any legislation introduced would face legal challenges due to a…

To debate or not debate? Dade Phelan, David Covey trade blame over lack of political forum

Both candidates are blaming each other for skirting the opportunity to address Southeast Texas voters in…

Justice Department Again Refuses to Turn Over Recording of Biden-Hur Interview. Contempt Could Be Next

   In an ongoing squabble on Capitol Hill (when isn’t there an ongoing squabble on Capitol Hill?)…

Trans teacher ban? Texas GOP floats idea after Abbott comments

Gov. Greg Abbott suggested over the weekend that Texas public school teachers should not…  

Texas politics leave transgender foster youth isolated — during and after life in state care

Story by William Melhado, The Texas Tribune, Video and photos by Greta Díaz González Vázquez, The…

Texas drops requests for minors’ gender-affirming care records from Seattle hospital

Texas AG Ken Paxton has agreed to drop requests that a Seattle hospital turn over records…

How to Fix the Right-Wing Racket in the Texas Courts

The Fifth Circuit’s become little more than a junior varsity version of the Supreme Court. Sending…

Republicans fume over House speaker’s fundraiser for ‘turncoat’…

 

New Laws and Policies in Texas Lessen Foster Care Reliance

In Texas, policy changes and state legislation has lessened the state’s reliance on foster care.  

Here’s how the Supreme Court abortion case could affect Texas

The case involves Idaho’s abortion ban but will have implications for Texas, where…  

Two Lawsuits, in Texas and Idaho, Highlight Fight Over Emergency Medicine Law

Federal trial judges in Texas and Idaho came to opposite conclusions in a battle between conservative…

DEI firings at Texas schools send ripples through faculty, students

Texas is among several states that have rolled back diversity, equity and inclusion — or DEI…

North Texas Senate runoff creates strange bedfellows, divides usual a…

The battle to succeed retiring state Sen. Drew Springer has come down to a May 28…

Conservatives aim their fire at Texas Republican after ‘scumbags’ comment

The battle between Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) and the GOP’s right flank is heating up, with…

Gov. Abbott discusses school voucher push, Texas GOP division

Abbott said he wants to add $6 billion to public education  

Cornyn, Cruz split on foreign aid package vote

The bill passed in the Senate 79-18 late Tuesday  

Hospital violated Texas state law by writing prescriptions for sex change hormones to children despite being in another state

 

Texas Sets A New Business Record | NewsRadio 740 KTRH | KTRH Local Houston and Texas News

Texas is continuing to lead the way on economic development, showing that conservative government really does…

Gov. Greg Abbott suggests he wants to bar transgender teachers from d…

Abbott made the remarks as he recounted the story of a male teacher in North Texas…

Children’s advocacy group urges federal court to keep block on Texas bill that bans some drag shows

A federal court blocked the law, Senate Bill 12, late last year. But the Texas Attorney…

Carabiner Collections fighting Texas book bans with community-run library

Community library started in the College Station area.  

The Far Right Has Proposed a Twelve-Point Plan to Make the Texas House More Extreme

Twenty-five prospective legislators have signed a pledge to block Democrats from all influence in Texas’s lower…

First Texas border czar Mike Banks talks immigration reform, border security

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Groups propose revamped border security, asylum plan

    McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Controlling security along the Southwest border and treating asylum-seekers humanely…

Bitter Pill: Pew Polling Shows 62 Percent of Biden Voters Don’t Want Either Candidate on Ballot

   In a development that should come as a surprise to no one who has been…

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Morning Briefing Texas April 23

Good morning, Texas. Here’s what you need to know today.  Your Weather Planner Enjoy the calm…

Lawsuit accuses Texas of ‘horrific’ treatment of inmates in un-air conditioned prisons

click to enlarge UnSplash / Taylor Brandon Last summer, inmates posted TikToks videos of themselves soaking…

Texas Politics Leave Transgender Foster Youth Isolated

Isabella Morningstar talks with Marcus Anthony, a case manager at Thrive Youth Center in San Antonio…

Texans in U.S. House react to chamber’s passage of foreign aid package

WASHINGTON — On Capitol Hill, the Senate is preparing to take up a foreign aid package…

Program to give $500 monthly payments to some residents on hold

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Harris County, which includes Houston, to…

Skyscrapers on Panther Island? Fort Worth council will allow taller buildings

  Developers will be allowed to construct buildings as tall as 20 stories in a small…

Judicial Watch Sues Energy Department for Records on Retroactive Termination of President Trump’s Security Clearance

   Judicial Watch filed the lawsuit after the Energy Department failed to comply with a January 18 …

Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Urge Biden Admin. to Protect Jewish Students from Anti-Semitism on College Campuses

   The senators requested Attorney General Garland and Secretary Cardona provide an update on efforts to protect…

New Hampshire National Guard encounters new challenges at Texas border

    Bulletin writer Annmarie Timmins will be reporting from Eagle Pass, Texas, this week, in collaboration…

Shocking Twist: Judge Dismisses Cases of Illegal Immigrants for Riot at Southern Border

   A county judge has dismissed charges against illegal immigrants who were arrested and charged for…

Stunning Arrest: Minnesota State Senator Charged With Burglary Over Father’s Belongings

   A Democratic Minnesota state senator is facing charges related to a burglary at a home…

Trump Risks Contempt Charges Over Alleged Violations of Gag Order in NY Hush Money Trial

   Former President Donald Trump could be facing contempt of court over allegations that he violated…

Republican North Texas congressional candidates debate Ken Paxton’s impeachment, Ukraine funding

As they head into a Republican primary runoff for an open congressional seat, state Rep. Craig…

Covey Exposes Blue Influence in Texas

April 22, 2024 In a revealing interview with conservative talk show host Joe Pags, David Covey…

Seattle Children’s Hospital won’t have to provide trans patient recor…

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Seattle hospital won’t turn over gender-affirming care records in lawsuit settlement with Texas

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is dropping a request for a Seattle hospital to hand… 

Republican infighting, battle over Texas speakership results of national political trend

Republicans vying for a seat in the Texas House are looking to settle a political score…

Fighting for a Fair Wage in Texas

Every day for more than two months, we’ve been on the picket line in Texas. No…

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Former Obama Senior Advisor Charged With Child Sex Offenses in British Court

   On Friday, a former senior policy advisor to the Obama administration appeared in a British…

Gov. Greg Abbott Wants to ‘End’ Trans Teachers Expressing Their Gender in Texas

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott suggested that he wants to end transgender and gender nonconforming individuals from…

Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Migration declined in March, Mayorkas impeachment thwarted, Darién Gap, National Guard in Texas

With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most important developments at the…

Texas Nationalist Movement warns Civil War film could become reality in near future

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Republican infighting, battle over Texas speakership results of national political trend

The fervor of far-right candidates collided with a broader effort by some House Republicans seeking to…

Tarrant County Texas House seat sees a rematch in May runoff election

Tarrant County Tarrant County Texas House seat sees a rematch in May runoff election By Phil…

The U.S. Faces a Far Worse Impact Than Garble From Joe Biden’s Mental Decay

   Much of the growing concern about President Joe Biden’s overall decline has focused on his…

Republican North Texas congressional candidates debate Ken Paxton’s i…

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Bill Maher Skewers Woke NPR CEO in Humorous Bit That Calls Out the Problem

   We’ve been reporting on the mess over at NPR. It started when one of their…

New York Cancels Three Major Offshore Wind Projects, Joe Biden Hardest Hit

   Joe Biden’s green energy plans just took another hit as three large New York offshore…

It’s ‘Vietnam All Over Again’ As Defense Department Prepares to Beef Up Number of US Advisers in Ukraine

   The Department of Defense is considering upping the number of US military advisers stationed in…

Jail Time Now Possible If Drivers Don’t Move Over or Slow Down

   Changes to the law went into effect on Sept. 1, 2023     

Johnson, Cook clash in race to succeed Whitmire in Texas Senate

The two candidates, running to succeed Mayor John Whitmire in the Texas Senate,… 

Appeals court blocks Texas from enforcing book rating law

The law would require booksellers to rate the explicitness and relevance of sexual references in materials…

Layoffs and upheaval at Texas universities spur fear as lawmakers continue DEI crackdown

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Layoffs and upheaval at Texas universities spur fear as lawmakers con…

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NY AG’s Office Asks Judge Engoron to Void Trump’s $175M Bond in Civil Fraud Case

   It appeared in late March that the wrangling over former President Donald Trump’s ability to…

BREAKING: Reports of Israel Carrying Out New Bombing in Iraq (Video)

   Just one day after Israel made good on its promise to strike back at Iran for…

Michigan Elementary School Defends Teaching Gender Theory, Pronouns to Grade-Schoolers

   There’s a time and a place for everything, and it’s called college. Elementary schools, on…

Unhinged Hillary Clinton Accuses Trump of Wanting to Be Like Vlad and Murder His Enemies

   Appearing on election lawyer Marc Elias‘ podcast “Democracy Docket” in an episode that dropped Friday,…

Justice Department Seizes 4 Web Domains Used to Create Over 40k Spoofed Websites

   “Together with our international partners, the Justice Department has disrupted another cybercrime scheme originating from Russia…

Texas book-banning law gutted by appeals court in a blow to state Republicans

The law would have required booksellers to rate all books for sexual content and restrict… 

Texas abortion ban tests against federal emergency medicine rule

Hospitals are required to stabilize anyone experiencing a medical emergency. Two lawsuits…