Public Education
Report: teachers ran LGBT education program at Dallas school without approval(Daily Caller News Foundation) – An LGBTQ program that partnered Dallas Independent School Districts (ISD) teachers with a local transgender care-providing clinic was never approved by Dallas ISD officials, documents… Read More
Border, Missouri
Gov. Parson requests $2.3M in sending 200 Missouri Guard members to Texas border(The Center Square) – Republican Gov. Mike Parson issued an executive order Tuesday declaring a state of emergency in Missouri to send members of the Missouri National Guard and… Read More
Border
Bill would require feds to reimburse Texas for border security costs(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, a Republican from north Texas who served as Texas’ Secretary of State under former Gov. Rick Perry, has filed a bill… Read More
Public Education
Texas school officials in hot water after email to district employees on how to vote in GOP primaryIn an email published online by school reform advocate Corey DeAngelis, a Denton (Texas) Independent School District official instructs district employees, possibly illegally, how to… Read More
Culture
Texas teacher placed on leave after video and photos of him dressed in women’s clothing at school go viralA Texas high school teacher has been placed on administrative leave after widely distributed photos and a video revealed his habit of dressing in women’s clothing at school. Read More
Illegal Immigration
As Texas resistance grows, illegal entries increase in Arizona, California, New Mexico(The Center Square) – As Texas continues to put up resistance at major illegal crossing points at its border with Mexico, illegal entries have increased in Arizona, California and… Read More
Border
Texas sheriff: Without Operation Lone Star, ‘we’d be losing’ border battle(The Center Square) – The sheriff of a small Texas border county of 14,000 residents has been actively working to combat transnational criminal activity and organized crime. “Our… Read More
Culture
Anti-school choice Republicans are unpopular with Texas GOP primary voters(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A large majority of Texas Republican primary voters told pollsters they’d be less likely to vote in Texas GOP primaries for a House member… Read More
Public Education
TEA takes over another school district after extortion, kickbacks, bribery convictions(The Center Square) – The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has taken over another school district in Texas, this time, La Joya Independent School District in Hidalgo County in the… Read More
Illinois
As others send units to southern border, Illinois sends National Guard to Mideast(The Center Square) – With the recent deployment of 300 Illinois National Guard troops to the Middle East, some are asking why they weren’t sent south to help secure… Read More
Public Education
School council meeting on sex ed disrupted by porn video played on screenA committee meeting to discuss and recommend new sex education curriculum for a Texas school district was interrupted Monday when two online attendees broadcasted porn on the screen. During… Read More
Border
Texas’ dispute with Biden over border crisis escalates(The Center Square) – As the conflict between the federal government and Texas escalates over the state’s right to defend its border with Mexico, Gov. Greg Abbott is not… Read More
Crime
DOJ calls law enforcement response to Uvalde school shooting ‘a failure’(The Center Square) – A long-awaited report from U.S. Department of Justice released Thursday found widespread problems with law enforcement officers’ response to the mass school shooting in Uvalde,… Read More
Culture
Former surgeon, whistleblower on kids’ trans procedures comes forward after depleting savings to defend himself against the fedsA former surgeon in Texas, who outed a medical center for performing gender reassignment procedures on minors, said he has wiped out his savings in defending himself against the… Read More
Public Education
Maps replacing Israel with Palestine reported in two separate public schoolsTwo separate public schools are facing criticism for allowing teachers to display maps in their classrooms that erase Israel, instead labeling the region as part of Palestine. Reports… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Texas files Supreme Court response in concertina border barrier battle with Biden administration(The Center Square) – The state of Texas has filed a response with the U.S. Supreme Court to an appeal made by the Biden administration in a lawsuit filed… Read More
Border
Message of hope from border county inundated by crime(The Center Square) – As tens of thousands of people from all over the world illegally enter Texas through a small, rural border county – committing crimes along the… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Texas woman pleads guilty in human smuggling case(The Center Square) – A Texas woman pleaded guilty Thursday for her role in a scheme to smuggle hundreds of foreign nationals in the United States and conspiracy to… Read More
Government
School choice, border security among 13 propositions on Texas GOP primary ballot(The Center Square) – Thirteen propositions will be on the 2024 GOP primary ballot in March, the Republican Party of Texas announced Thursday. The propositions address a range… Read More
Government
Texas universities rebrand ‘diversity’ programs as statewide ban goes into effect(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Texas’ public universities are scrambling to rebrand their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts after Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a law prohibiting… Read More