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With only a month left until the 2025 Texas legislative session, the fight for Speaker of the House has gotten heated and also a little weird.
There are two men vying for the vacancy left by former House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont). Despite delivering one of the most conservative Texas Huse sessions in state history, Phelan was marked for removal...
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Texas House Speaker Battle Gets Heated And Weird
With only a month left until the 2025 Texas legislative session, the fight for Speaker of the House has gotten heated...
“The Best Time To Prepare”: Migrant Rights Group Warns...
SAN JUAN — A plan, Joaquin Garcia told a crowd of immigrants last week, they must have a plan.
“Who’s going to...
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Companies Over “Forever Chemicals”
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Wednesday against chemical giants 3M and DuPont, accusing them of decades-long misrepresentations and...
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Education
Vouchers Fail Even When Republicans Win
It’s an American political curiosity that even when Republicans win, core parts of their agenda...
Arizona’s ESA Program And The Push For National Expansion
Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) have become central to Arizona’s education landscape. Originally designed to provide...
Elon Musk’s Ad Astra School Gets Texas Green Light
Elon Musk’s Ad Astra, a planned preschool in Texas, has officially received its operating permit...
Texas Tests Waters With Elementary Bible Lessons
The state of Texas is testing the waters for infusing more Biblical content in public...
How Voucher-Funded Private Schools Are Deepening Educational Segregation
Private schools reinforcing racial segregation in southern states are receiving tens of millions in taxpayer...
Healthcare
Federal Judge Keeps DACA Recipients From Receiving Health Coverage
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Daniel M. Traynor blocked a Biden Administration rule that would have allowed Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients from signing up for health insurance coverage under the Affordable...
Texas Skips Key Years In Maternal Mortality Review Amid Criticism
Texas has announced that it will not investigate pregnancy-related deaths for 2022 and 2023, skipping the years immediately following the state’s near-total abortion ban.According to The Houston Chronicle, critics argue the move sidesteps critical...
Texas Hospitals Caught In Crossfire After Doctor Challenges Abbott’s Order
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott warned hospitals that failing to comply with his executive order regarding Medicaid patient intake forms could jeopardize their funding.The controversy began when Dr. Tony Pastor, a cardiologist at Texas Children’s...
“Sen. Cruz, What About My Daughter’s Tragic Life Was ‘Reasonable?’”
One of the hardest things about Samantha Casiano’s daughter’s death was the gifts. Friends, family, and well-wishers saw only a pregnant woman, not someone that was being forced to carry a fetus to term...
Medicare Slashes Drug Prices By 79%: What Biden’s Plan Means for You
Medicaid has negotiated down the prices of some of 10 top-selling prescription drugs by as much as 79%, a move that is expected to save billions from taxpayers.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala...
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Alex Jones Scores Court Win As Infowars Sale To The Onion Blocked
A federal bankruptcy judge has halted the satirical news outlet The Onion from acquiring Alex Jones’ controversial Infowars website, citing concerns over the auction process. According to The Houston Chronicle, Judge Christopher Lopez’s ruling...
U.S. Inflation Has Slowed, Trump Plan Threatens Progress
According to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, inflation in the United States continues to slow, but remains in a precarious state as President-elect Donald Trump plans for tariffs that may send inflation...
Houston Attorney Tony Buzbee Accused Of ‘Extortion Scheme’
Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, widely recognized for representing over 100 individuals in a high-profile lawsuit against music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, now faces legal trouble of his own.According to court documents, a lawsuit filed...
Houston Will Be Hit Hard By Trump Tariffs
President-elect Donald Trump plans to institute a 25 percent tariff on imported goods. Economists have consistently said this will lead to higher prices for consumers, particularly in Houston.
A tariff is a tax on imported...
Joe Biden Pardons Son Hunter, Reversing Earlier Promise
On Sunday, President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, reversing Biden’s previous promises not to use presidential powers to aid his family.
The decision will spare Hunter Biden from potential prison time for federal...
