Abbott Targets Foreign Money And H1B Hiring In Public Schools

Foreign money in public schools, visa hiring fights, campus infiltration fears, and a surveillance network that can track your car across Houston. If it feels like every big debate is really about who holds power and who gets watched, you’re not imagining it and we lay out why.We start with Gov. Greg Abbott’s push to ban foreign funding and partnerships in Texas public schools, sparked by examples of overseas involvement in classroom programming. From there we get into the H1B visa debate and what it means when taxpayer-funded institutions hire through a program critics say depresses wages and sidelines American workers. The through-line is trust and accountability: who makes decisions, who benefits, and what happens when oversight shows up only after a scandal.Then the stories widen out. Magnolia’s City Hall drama shows how workplace culture and leadership failures can drive people out even as investigations move forward. We also break down Abbott’s standoff with Minnesota over extradition and why fraud and enforcement arguments are being used as leverage. Texas Scorecard’s Adam Cahn joins us to talk higher education governance, tenure approvals, research security, and the growing national security concern that hostile foreign nations can exploit university systems. We also preview core curriculum reforms under SB 37 and what a major reduction could change.Finally, we hit two modern pressure points: Flock Safety license plate readers and the surprisingly bipartisan backlash to mass surveillance, plus we're joined by Justin White from Senior Health Services to discuss how AI is changing Medicare marketing and making scams harder to spot. ************************************************Listen every day to our strong conservative programs on Patriot Talk 920 AM.  Tune-in on your radio in Houston to KYST 920 AM or download our app by visiting 920app.com or search for "Patriot Talk 920" from your app store!