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January 14 1/14/26 The Staggering Cost of Illegal Immigration
-Illegal Aliens Cost Texas Hospitals Over $1 Billion in 2025

-Embattled Celina ISD Football Coach Bill Elliott Retires

-Cy-Fair ISD To Consider Changing Accountability Policies, Potentially Violating State Law
5 min
January 13 1/13/25 Will Texas Combat Online Sports Betting?
- Tennessee Fighting Online Sports Betting in Federal Court, Texas Yet to Act

- Texas Tech Chancellor Tells Gender Studies Enthusiasts To Look Elsewhere

- Celina ISD to Release ‘Redacted’ Report From Sex Abuse Investigation
5 min
January 12 1/12/26 No More Abortion Tourism
- San Antonio Ends Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Travel Following New State Law

- Will Dallas-Area Voters Derail DART?

- New Website Lets Public Monitor Higher Education Compliance
5 min
January 09 1/9/26 Another Teacher Busted
-Marshall ISD Cheer Coach Pleads Guilty to Sex With Student

-Texas Supreme Court Rejects State Agency’s Attempt To Misinterpret Religious Freedom Comment

-Houston Man Faces $10M Lawsuit in Alleged AI Deepfake Case
5 min
January 08 1/8/26 Reward for Murder Suspect Who Fled to Mexico
- Texas Puts McAllen Murder Suspect on 10 Most Wanted List, Offers $30K Reward

- DHS: More Buoy Barriers for Texas-Mexico Border

- Houston City Council Advances $30M Demolition Plan Using Stormwater Dollars
5 min
January 07 1/7/26 Texas Heartbeat Law Back in Court
- Lawsuit Seeking to Overturn Heartbeat Act Could Be Dismissed Over First Amendment Claim

- Latest Higher Ed Coordinating Board Appointments Include Longhorn Legend

- Four Harris County Judicial Candidates Withdraw After Ballot Challenges
4 min
January 06 1/6/26 Mystery Seeds from China?
- Unsolicited Seed Packages Pose Threat to Texas Agriculture, Commissioner Warns

- Texas Comptroller Rolls Out New Bond Debt Database

- Montgomery County Arrests Follow Crackdown on THC Vape Sales
4 min
January 05 1/5/26 Child Care Fraud in Texas?
-After Minnesota Scandal, Abbott Orders Review of Texas Child Care Program

-Democrat Andrew White Drops Out of Governor’s Race After Fundraising Failure

-Secretary of State Moves to Kill GOP Closed Primary Lawsuit
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December 22, 2025 12/22/25 Texas’ Ban on Foreign Land Ownership Stands
- 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

5 min
December 19, 2025 12/19/25 Tren de Aragua Leaders Charged
- 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

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