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   Read the full project, Meth: The Prison Pipeline, here: Crimes often require accomplices. Sometimes, so…

   An eclectic group packed a private room inside a tony downtown Austin steakhouse on a…

  Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s interim charge asks to ban masks for protesters to counter criminal activity.…

  Now that the 2024 election is over in Texas, the issue of protecting ballot secrecy is…

   DALLAS — After enduring this year’s brutal primary season, Texas Republicans are bracing for another…

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   After enduring this year’s brutal primary season, Texas Republicans are bracing for another bruising primary…

   A few clicks provides access to an entire world of pornography — millions of videos…

   As the Texas State Board of Education prepared to vote last month on whether to…

  The 2024 election may be an indicator of things to come as states like California and…

   Last session, GOP lawmakers passed a drag bill, a ban on gender-affirming surgery and other…

  The Rangers are feeling ‘optimistic’ about a new lease. 

  Under the new bill, parents could ask the state board to review certain titles, and if… 

  A behind-closed-door race has taken center stage before the upcoming legislative… 

   lone star politics Internal party battles play out in the Texas House The Texas House…

   As if we didn’t already have enough social media apps to keep track of, the…

  Texas could lose out on the most jobs of any state if Project 2025’s energy and…

   Texas Gov. Greg Abbott touts a state-funded education savings account program at a parent empowerment…

  He first filed the legislation in 2021, but it was not approved 

   America First Legal, a conservative nonprofit organization with ties to Project 2025, raised over $80,000…

  Rollins, who grew up in Glen Rose and once led the Texas Public Policy Foundation, will…

  Abbott said the physician’s viral video about patient citizenship questions puts his hospital’s funding ‘at risk.’ 

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   Politics & Policy Why Uvalde—A Rallying Cry for Texas Democrats—Went for Trump The South Texas…

   AUSTIN, Texas — The State Board of Education approved new elementary school curriculum that combines…

   By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, November 27, 2024 The Texas State Capitol…

  School districts can choose their own lesson plans, but the state will offer an incentive of…

   Politics & Policy Which Texans Should We Wish Upon the Trump Administration? Is it better…

   Perhaps no other state is more prepared – or eager – to carry out President-elect…

   The political landscape in Texas has shifted further to the right as we head into…

   The political landscape in Texas has shifted further to the right as we head into…

  Rollins, who grew up in Glen Rose and once led the Texas Public Policy Foundation, will…

  It comes as billionaires have grown frustrated with elite universities and their stance… 

   Texas election officials are grappling with increasing concerns about voter privacy, as a push for…

   A Texas native, Ms. Rollins worked in the first Trump White House and has also…

   Texas officials had to issue emergency guidance this year to patch holes in new election…

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   Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the…

   Shutterstock/CrackerClips Stock Media The State of Texas is investigating whether the World Federation of Advertisers…

   State Rep. Brooks Landgraf AUSTIN State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) has filed House Bill 268…

  Only Republican members of the education board voted for it. All Democratic members and three Republicans…

   A majority of the Texas State Board of Education gave final approval Friday to a…

   Democratic-linked South Asian advocacy group warns move ‘undermines religious freedom’ By Ian M. Giatti, Christian…

   The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that state Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican, can’t…

  Following a 1925 investigation, immigrant detention in the Galveston County Jail was declared “a crime against…

  Texas has joined the states mixing the Bible with public school classrooms, setting up another potential…

   WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump Saturday announced his intent to name Brooke Rollins of Texas, the president…

   WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump Saturday announced his intent to name Brooke Rollins of Texas, the president…

   WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump Saturday announced his intent to name Brooke Rollins of Texas, the president…

   And on the third day Texas’s curriculum arose. (© FlaglerLive) A majority of the Texas…

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  Buckingham described the plot as “essentially farmland,” and “easy to build on.” Her office did not…

   WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump Saturday announced his intent to name Brooke Rollins of Texas, the president…

   WASHINGTON —  Following the GOP sweep in the Lone Star State on Election Day, Texans…

   WASHINGTON —  Following the GOP sweep in the Lone Star State on Election Day, Texans…

   WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump Saturday announced his intent to name Brooke Rollins of Texas, the president…

   A majority of the Texas State Board of Education gave final approval Friday to a…

   A majority on the Republican-dominated State Board of Education said Thursday that it wanted more…

   WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump Saturday announced his intent to name Brooke Rollins of Texas, the president…

  A report last week details serious accusations against a family member. 

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   The Ector County Courthouse in Odessa on Nov. 7. Officials plan to build a new…

   McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas is offering a parcel of rural ranchland along the U.S.-Mexico…

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   AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas’ education board on Tuesday advanced a new Bible-infused curriculum that…

   Texas officials are backing a state-wide elementary school curriculum that includes Biblical references.  The Texas…

   (CNN) — Officials in Texas have backed a controversial new public school curriculum that would…

   McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas is offering a parcel of rural ranchland along the U.S.-Mexico…

   GOP, Christian conservative members vote against curriculum By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday,…

   School vouchers are a complex issue with strong feelings on both sides. For this report,…

   School vouchers are a complex issue with strong feelings on both sides. For this report,…

   Former U.S. President and 2024 presidential hopeful Donald Trump speaks at the annual Conservative Political…

  Trump will only get to make appointments to the high court if justices retire from it…

   (CNN) — Officials in Texas on Tuesday backed a controversial new public school curriculum that…

   The billionaire has rapidly transformed parts of the state, shocking even development-friendly officials: “It was…

   State Rep. Donna Howard of Austin filed two bills ahead of the 2025 legislative session,…

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   (CNN) — Officials in Texas on Tuesday backed a controversial new public school curriculum that…

   (CNN) — Officials in Texas on Tuesday backed a controversial new public school curriculum that…

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   The Texas Education Agency, or TEA, on Tuesday was set to hold a preliminary vote on…

   Texas public schools may soon have the option to incorporate Bible-based teachings into their curriculum,…

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   AP Photo/LM Otero, File FILE – A Texas flag is displayed in an elementary school…

   A preliminary vote held by the Texas state board of education indicates that the state…

   Explore EDlection 2024 Future of High School Artificial Intelligence STEM science of reading Support The…

   The border influx we have seen under the Biden-Harris Administration has not just cause pain…

  Analysts blamed Democrats’ RGV losses on abysmal messaging on social issues and the economic impact of…

   Effective Friday, users of Elon Musk’s X — formerly known as Twitter — can only…

   By Brendan O’Boyle and Brad Heath (Reuters) – The United States’ swing toward President-elect Donald…

  Even so, the court also ruled that Roberson may testify in front of a House committee…

  For the first time, Texas education officials will consider adopting a set ofstate-developed reading and math…

   AUSTIN, Texas  — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a legislative subpoena cannot be…

   Politicians who ran for school boards on a pro-book banning platform in Texas had a…

   Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Pictured is Elon Musk, the owner of Tesla, SpaceX and the social media…

   Law experts are accusing Elon Musk of “forum shopping” for moving legal disputes against X…

   By Bethany BlankleyThe Center Square The head of the U.S. Senate choosing its new majority…

   Just after Election Day and after President-elect Trump appointed conservative celebrities to lead government offices,…

   The practice of taxpayer-funded lobbying in Texas has been a controversial one, especially the last…

  Judges Andrew Oldham and James Ho, both on the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit Court of… 

   President-elect Donald Trump’s stunning success with Latino voters has fortified Republican dominance in Texas and…

   Texas lawmakers may be looking to expand the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion…

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   For the first time, Texas education officials will consider adopting a set of state-developed reading…

   AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas public education board was expected to vote Monday on a…

   DALLAS — President-elect Donald Trump’s stunning success with Latino voters has fortified Republican dominance in…

   SAN ANTONIO – Universities across the state of Texas will not be raising the cost…

   Texas faces a decisive moment: continue propping up a failing government school monopoly or empower…

   Students walk across the Texas A&M campus on Aug. 20, 2024, in College Station. (Credit:…

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  Tuesday was the unofficial opening of the 2025 session of the Texas Legislature. 

   (The Center Square) – Ahead of the U.S. Senate choosing its new majority leader, several…

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   On Election Day in the Texas Panhandle, Amarillo residents rejected an anti-abortion ordinance that included…

   As Texas results rolled in on election night, the answer to a long-pressing question came…

   As Texas results rolled in on election night, the answer to a long-pressing question came…

   Among the most talked-about promises made by President-elect Donald Trump is his pledge to deport…

   It is shocking that our so-called conservative state officials are continually pushing for bigger government.…