Daily Headlines

- Court Dismisses Challenge to Texas’ Foreign Land Ban - Comptroller Seeks AG Opinion on School Choice Amid Terror, Foreign Concerns - Goliad Deputies Halt 21-Vehicle Convoy to Mexico

- Venezuelan Gang Leaders Charged With Terrorism, Cross-Border Drug Trafficking - Trump Policies Drive Record-Low Border Encounters, Zero Releases - Lina Hidalgo Calls on Democrat Voters To Oppose Annise Parker for County Judge

- Texas Congressmen Launch ‘Sharia Free America Caucus’ - New Club for Growth Ratings Flag Record Spending by Texas Lawmakers - Trump Admin Moves To Ban Sex-Rejecting Procedures on Children

- New Tip Line Asks Texans to Report ‘Mentally Ill Men’ Violating Women’s Private Spaces - Husband & Wife Run for Same Office in Llano County - TEA Releases Schools’ Final A-F Report Cards for 2024, 2025

- GOP Candidate Amy Fennell Wanted to Keep ‘Treasonous Felon’ Trump Out of White House - Texas & Florida Challenge FDA Approval of Abortion Drugs - ERCOT Faces Higher Winter Storm Power Outage Risk Than in 2021

-Lawsuits Allege Smart TVs Spy on Texans Inside Their Homes -Harris County Democrats Deny Future Endorsements for Houston Mayor John Whitmire -Lawsuit Accuses Sam Houston State University of Violating New Homeschool Dual Credit Law

- Showdown Set in Case of Booted Lubbock County Commissioner - Texas A&M Research Project Seeks To ‘Mitigate’ Pro-Life Dobbs Decision - Texas Officials Warn of New Foreign Pest Affecting Grazing Land

-Social Media Posts Show GOP Candidate Kyle Morris Called Trump Delusional, Praised Obamas -State Agency Suspends Galveston County Sheriff’s License After Background Omissions -Citizens Seek Independent Audit of Austin Finances

- Texas GOP Calls School Board Association a Taxpayer-Funded Monopoly, Urges Ban - Paxton Files Landmark Healthcare Fraud Suits Over Cross-Sex Hormones for Kids - Plano ISD Sued for Failing To Disclose Mold Information

- Lt. Gov. Patrick Counters Abbott’s Plan to Reduce Property Taxes - Paxton Launches Financial Transparency Investigation Into Nearly 1,000 Cities - Feds Uncover Houston Operation Moving Advanced AI Technology to China

-Colin Allred Drops Out of Senate Race, Will Run for Congress Instead -Abbott Cools on Casino Support as Gambling Interests Lose Ground in Texas -Paxton, Trump DOJ Secure Settlement To Protect Texans From Higher Energy Costs

-SCOTUS: Texas’ New Congressional Map Stands for 2026 -Masking Requirement During Trial Ruled Unconstitutional by Texas’ Highest Criminal Court -Report: China Taking ‘New Approach’ To Influence K-12 Education

- Texas Universities Continue Accepting Students From Hostile Nations - Women’s Privacy Act Takes Effect in Texas - New Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks to Halt Ten Commandments Displays Statewide

- DPS Busts Human Smuggling Load of 23 Illegal Aliens - Patrick Backs Trump’s Baby Investment Plan, Wants To Double It in Texas - Democrat Cuellar Pardoned by Trump After Bribery Indictment

- Brownsville ISD Coach Pleads Guilty to Sex With Student - Democrat Voting History Emerges in Race to Replace VanDeaver - AG Paxton Investigates China-Owned Fashion Brand Retailer

- Biden Program Sent More Than $36 Million Into Texas For Afghan Relocation - Democrats Drop Challenge to Tarrant’s Republican Redistricting - Censured Lawmaker Gary VanDeaver Won’t Seek Re-Election

- Poll Shows Cornyn Slipping to Third in GOP Senate Primary - Paxton Sues State Housing Agency for ‘Anti-Christian’ Restrictions - New Braunfels ISD Teacher Jailed for Indecent Exposure

- Legislation to Combat AI Threats by Terrorists Unanimously Passes US House - Uvalde Judge Suspended after Indictment for Official Oppression - Abbott Demands Mexico Address Water Treaty Failure

-Texas Moves To Open Criminal Probes Into Islamic Organizations for Terror Ties -Judge Goes ‘Scorched-Earth’ In Dissent From Redistricting Decision -UT Regents Rewrite Governance Rules to Comply With New State Law

-Abbott Calls for Criminal Investigations Into Sharia Courts Operating in North Texas -UT-Austin Placed DEI Advocate on Core Curriculum Review Committee -Legislation To Fast-Track Removal of Criminal Aliens Heads to US House Floor

- Abbott Designates CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood as Foreign Terrorist Organizations - Federal Court Blocks Texas’ New Congressional Map, Orders Return to 2021 Lines - Paxton Sues 2 More School Districts for Refusing Ten Commandments Displays

- Abbott Sets January Runoff Date for North Texas Senate Race - Google To Bring More Data Centers to Texas - Celina ISD Coach Hit With Federal Child Exploitation Charges

-Boeing Sued in Texas Court for Downplaying Danger of Aircraft -Paxton Sues To Strike Down ‘Anti-Christian’ Restrictions in State Work-Study Programs -Alumni Group Sounds the Alarm on College Athletics Deal

- Texas Congressman Proposes Immigration ‘Freeze’ - Secretary of State Commits Over $1 Million To Fight Texas GOP Over Closed Primaries - Islamic-focused EPIC City Rebrands as The Meadow

- Trump Endorses Abbott for Fourth Term - Grieving Families Sue Camp Mystic after July 4 Flood Tragedy - Tarrant County GOP Chairman Bo French Announces Run for Railroad Commission