Public Education
School boards begin voting on new measure to allow chaplains to volunteer in Texas schools(The Center Square) – Texas school boards have already begun to vote on a new measure to allow or prohibit chaplains from volunteering to provide counseling and other services… Read More
Congress
California to lose four Congressional seats after 2030 Census; Texas, Florida to gain(The Center Square) – California is projected to lose four congressional seats after the 2030 Census, with Texas positioned to gain four and Florida to gain three, says… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Border agency suspending railroad crossings at two key international ports of entry in Texas(The Center Square) – On Sunday night, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced it was closing international railroad bridges at two major ports of entry in Eagle Pass and… Read More
Public Education
40% of Houston schools are failing, with D or F rankings(The Center Square) – Houston Independent School District, the largest public school system in Texas, has a 40% failure rate, with 111 of its schools with D or F… Read More
Public Education
Texas leader demolishes argument that public schools are underfunded, noting half of state budget goes to educationLt. Gov. Dan Patrick this week revealed how much of Texas’s budget goes to education, dispelling the myth that public schools are underfunded. “We spend one out of… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Fifth Circuit stays its own ruling on Texas concertina wire barrier lawsuit(The Center Square) – In what has been back-and-forth rulings among the courts, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday overturned its previous ruling, issuing an administrative… Read More
Government
Texas Senate passes school safety expansion(The Center Square) – Ahead of the fourth special legislative session ending Dec. 7, the Texas Senate unanimously passed a school safety bill on Friday as conflict between the… Read More
Public Education
‘We had no idea.’ Convicted prostitute removed from Texas school district’s sex ed councilA convicted prostitute has been removed from a Texas school district’s sex education advisory council, raising questions about accountability and oversight. As a local parent, Ashley Ketcherside served… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Texas Border Patrol agents apprehend child sex offenders, rapists(The Center Square) – U.S. Border Patrol agents continue to apprehend foreign nationals illegally entering Texas who are known child sex offenders.In one of the heaviest trafficked areas… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Eagle Pass braces for another surge of illegal border crossers(The Center Square) – The small border town of Eagle Pass, Texas, is bracing for another surge of an expected group of thousands of people illegally entering from Mexico. Read More
Culture
Couple wins Simon-DeVos prize for innovation in education(The Daily Signal) – A 2009 encounter with a public school teacher dramatically changed the course of Laura and Jeff Sandefer’s lives—and the lives of thousands of students. Read More
Courts
Local government violates the Constitution by charging taxes disguised as fees, church claims in new lawsuit(The Daily Signal) – A Texas church is suing the local government, claiming that “illegal excessive” fees to install a water tap violate the U.S. Constitution and the state’s… Read More
Energy
New Mexico governor touts flawed study by biased group to claim regulatory win(The Center Square) – New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham claims her administration's oil and gas regulations have positively impacted the state's greenhouse gas emissions when compared to less… Read More
Illegal Immigration
More unaccompanied migrant children being ‘resettled’ in Texas than elsewhere(The Center Square) – The greatest number of unaccompanied children (UACs) arriving at the U.S. border are being “resettled” in Texas. UACs have been sent to all 50… Read More
Public Education
Texas school districts fight accountability measure implemented by the Texas Education AgencyThe Texas Education Agency (TEA) has appealed a court’s decision to block its release of its new school accountability ratings for the last school year after school districts sued. Read More
Terrorism
Hamas supporters vandalize Texas congresswoman’s office in McAllen(The Center Square) – Hamas supporters vandalized a Texas congresswoman’s office in a south Texas border community that is still grappling with unprecedented numbers of illegal border crossers.The… Read More
Illegal Immigration
Over 1.9 million people illegally entered Texas in fiscal 2023(The Center Square) – As Democratic governors and mayors urge President Joe Biden to do more as several thousand illegal foreign nationals flood their communities from the… Read More
Government
Texas Senate passes four priority bills, including school choice(The Center Square) – Within two days of Gov. Greg Abbott calling a fourth special legislative session, the Texas Senate passed four bills, advancing all of his legislative priorities… Read More
Biden administration
Federal judge extends order preventing feds from destroying Texas border barrier(The Center Square) – A federal judge on Thursday extended her initial temporary restraining order by another two weeks, blocking the Biden administration from destroying Texas’ concertina wire barrier… Read More
Culture
Texans pass billions of dollars worth of bond debt, paid for by property tax hikes(The Center Square) – Texans statewide passed billions of dollars’ worth of bonds on Tuesday, according to unofficial results. All bond proposition ballot language explicitly states, “This is a… Read More