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Each week day morning, the Texas Minute brings you the real news impacting the Lone Star State. Hosted by Michael Quinn Sullivan, the Texas Minute ensures real Texans start their day with the news and information they need.
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8.27.2026: Judge Protects ‘Drag Perverts.’
(00:45) Paxton Announces $1 Billion Settlement With Meta Over Child Safety…(02:03) Federal District Judge Allows Explicit Shows For Children…(02:56) State Senators Consider Safety Risks From Mexican CDLs…(03:37) Records Show Statewide Transmission Buildout Benefits Wind and Solar…
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8.26.2026: Talarico’s China Record
(00:54) Paxton Accuses Talarico of Being ‘Soft on China’…(01:52) Tren de Aragua Deportation Challenge Dismissed as Moot…(02:44) Houston Murder Suspect Indicted in Stolen Check Scheme…(03:54) Hopper’s Optimistic Forecast For Texas…(05:04) Six Flags Moving Corporate HQ to Arlington…
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8.25.2026: Premium surge
(00:42) Abbott Orders Action as Homeowners Insurance Premiums Surge 79 Percent…(01:42) Court Backs Challenge to Biden’s Gas Stove Regs…(02:17) San Antonio ISD Wants More Debt and a Tax Rate Increase…(03:04) Democrat Candidate Clarifies: Her Cocaine Was on a Straw…
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8.24.2026: Wudu Out
(00:44) Abbott Wants DOJ To Investigate Muslim Foot-Washing Stations in Texas Airports…(01:42) Paxton Investigates ‘Made with Avocado Oil’ Claims…(02:29) Hood County Removing Its Flock Cameras…(02:54) Lottery Boss Appears in Court over $95 Million Scandal…
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8.21.2026: Talarico’s Socialist Gospel
(00:45) Talarico's Socialist Gospel…(02:00) Feds File Fraud Charges in School’s ‘Pass the Trash’ Scheme…(03:12) Mark Teixeira’s Texas…(03:59) Houston Appeals Ruling Against Minority Contracting Program…
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8.20.2026: Texas Tech’s Puberty Blockers
(00:52) Comptroller Huffines to Investigate School District Spending…(02:01) Texas Tech Billed Feds for ‘Sex-Rejection’ Treatments on Minors…(03:10) Flock Camera Scrutiny Grows as Two More Agencies Take Action…(04:06) Democrat Candidate’s Criminal Record Includes Cocaine Conviction…
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8.19.2026: H-1B School Employees?
(00:35) Abbott: Ban Foreign Funding, H-1B Workers in Public Schools…(01:56) Activists Want Sexually Explicit Books Out of Lubbock ISD Libraries…(02:33) Feds Launch ‘Project Safe Schools’ Initiative in North Texas…(03:21) Minnesota Demands Extradition of ICE Agent…
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8.18.2026: Paxton Blocks City Tax Hikes
(00:45) More Than 110 Cities Barred From Raising Taxes Over Audit Failures…(01:36) Ticket Lottery Opens for GOP Midterm Convention in Dallas…(02:22) A&M Trying to Withhold Records about Director of Student Affairs…(03:16) Wright: Energy Independence Should Benefit Americans…
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8.17.2026: Cartel Fuel
(00:47) Cartel Fuel Trafficking Threatens Texas Roads…(01:54) Flock Announces Internal Reforms Amid Privacy Backlash…(03:07) Texas Tech Regents Approve Tenure for Professors Without Radical Records…(04:10) Houston Voters to Decide on Marijuana Enforcement, No-Knock Warrant Ban…
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8.14.2026: DFW’s Islamic Foot Washing Stations
(00:50) Islamic Foot-Washing Stations Planned for Dallas Airport…(01:57) UT’s New Core Curriculum Set for Full Rollout in 2028…(02:57) Abbott Wants Closed Primary “Prepared to Succeed”…(04:04) Senators Examine Growing Cartel Drone Threat…(05:01) Election Integrity Law That Sent Democrats Fleeing Wins Again in Court…
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8.13.2026: Talarico’s Gender Makeover
(00:42) Government Agency Hiding Emails on Controversial Transmission Project…(01:46) Trump Ends Federal Funding for Gender Mutilating Procedures on Children…(02:18) Gender Mutilation Record Comes Under Fire in Senate Race…(03:26) James Talarico’s Big Makeover…(04:33) Fort Worth Issues Moratorium on New Data Centers…
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8.12.2026: Punishing Predatory Teachers
(00:48) Abbott Pushes Mandatory 10-Year Prison Sentence for Teacher Sex Crimes…(01:58) USDA Expands Border Surveillance To Combat New World Screwworm…(02:42) Local Government Spending Outpaces Population, Inflation…(03:36) Confusion Over Data Center Audit in East Texas…
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8.11.2026: Primary Fight Continues
(00:44) Secretary of State Continues Legal Opposition to Texas GOP…(01:53) Illegal Alien Receives Federal Prison Sentence For Unlawful Re-entry…(02:28) Major Data Center Companies Back Abbott’s Development Standards…(03:46) UNT Will Hide Records About Provost Until After Board Meeting…
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8.10.2026: The City Council Met…Where?
(00:51) Abbott Wants to Break Up City Utility Monopolies…(01:49) Data Center Companies Differing Responses To New Texas Rules…(02:47) City Council Holds Meetings ... 100+ Miles Out of Town!…(04:29) Judge: New Secretary of State Must Decide If He'll Fight Closed Primaries…
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8.7.2026: But, no one votes illegally, right?
(00:48) Honduran Sentenced to 20 Years for Illegal Re-entry…(01:23) SpaceX Announces Massive Texas Facility…(02:05) UK Subject Pleads Guilty to Illegal Voting in Texas…(03:41) Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to Texas Handgun Trespass Signs…
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8.6.2026: Subsidizing the Lefties
(00:38) Criminal Denaturalized in Texas District Court…(01:16) Burnet County Removes Flock Cameras…(01:54) Mosque Approved Despite Citizen Concerns…(03:40) Taxpayers Could Subsidize Six-Figure Tab for Left-Wing Journalism Conference…
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8.5.2026: Dead Voters
(00:47) Lawmakers Review Voter Registration System…(01:39) Natural Gas-Powered Data Center Planned for West Texas…(02:15) Deported Honduran Man Sues Houston Over ICE-Related Traffic Stop…(O3:25) New Lawsuit Challenges Texas THC Regulations…
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8.4.2026: Abbott’s Orders Data Center Audit
(00:48) Abbott Orders Comprehensive Data Center Audit…(01:44) A&M Officials Discuss ‘Race and Ethnic Studies Institute’ With Attorneys…(02:47) School Choice Program Has Nation’s Largest Waiting List…(04:27) Experts: Chinese‑Linked Platforms Moving Cash for Transnational Cartels…
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8.3.2026: Sharia Principal Loses
(00:51) Texas’ Online Child Safety Law Upheld…(01:39) Judge Won't Reinstate School Principal Reassigned Over Pro‑Sharia Posts…(02:42) UNT Tries to Keep Records Hidden About Liberal Provost…(04:03) Harris County Considers AI Cameras for Jail…
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7.31.2026: Texas Beats Biden’s Lizard
(00:47) Lizard Litigation Ends…(01:54) Cattle Imports Resume Amid Mixed Views of Screwworm Threat…(02:38) Top Regulator Says Lawmakers Didn’t Approve Controversial Plan…(04:43) Houston ISD’s Contradictory Stance on Graphic Content…
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7.30.2026: Will Texas Target Fauci?
(00:56) Republican AG Candidate Middleton Pledges Texas Investigation of Fauci…(02:14) Austinite Files Federal Challenge to City’s Tree Ordinance…(03:12) El Paso Woman Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Children…(04:28) Waller County GOP Presses for Restrictions on Flock Cameras…
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7.29.2026: Tax-free Data Centers?
(00:45) Senators Question Tax Exemption for Data Centers…(01:37) Recent Rainfall Delays Corpus Christi Water Emergency…(02:45) Police Officer Under Investigation for Alleged Flock Camera Misuse…(03:58) Texas Threatens To Revoke Use of National Education Group's Certification…
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7.28.2026: Talarico’s Islamic Mystics
(00:41) Smuggling Ring Charged With Death of Illegal Aliens Trapped in Boxcar…(01:28) Islamic Academy Acquires Former Baptist Church Property…(02:01) Talarico: Islamic Mystics Shaped My Faith as Much as Christians…(03:47) State Water Plan Receives Initial Approval Despite Missing Data Center Analysis…
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7.27.2027: Labeling Foreign Invaders
(00:50) Federal Legislation Filed to Disincentivize Birth Tourism…(01:46) Parents: United ISD Knew About Abusive Teachers…(02:27) Wise County Success Under ICE Partnership…(04:11) Regulators Begin Making Data Centers Pay Their Own Way…
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7.24.2026: McKinney Mosque Moves Forward
(00:47) UH Poised To Eliminate 40 Percent of Core Curriculum…(01:42) Proposed McKinney Mosque Moves Forward Despite Opposition…(02:52) Midland ISD Challenges School ‘Robin Hood’ Law…(04:20) Appeals Court Allows Illegal Abortion Clinics to Continue Work During Trial…
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7.23.2026: No More ‘Forever Students.’
(00:47) DHS Ends Indefinite Stay Policy for International Students…(01:36) Trucker Pleads Guilty After Admitting To Hauling Illegal Aliens…(02:12) Italian Court Demands Formal Death Penalty Waiver…(03:29) Arizona Model Could Strengthen Citizenship Verification in Texas Elections…
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7.22.2026: School Coverup Crackdown
(00:48) Schools Face Federal Crackdown on Coverups…(02:13) New THC Restrictions Begin July 31…(03:14) Abbott Orders More Agencies To Investigate Birth Tourism…(04:29) Black Democrats Press Talarico on Outreach…
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7.21.2026: Sharia Is Already Here
(00:45) Texas Congressman Backs Investigation Into ‘Woke’ Advisory Firms…(01:51) Speaker at Plano Mosque Says 'Sharia Is Already Here’…(02:39) Houston-Area Man Convicted in Smuggling for Ransom Scheme…(03:53) Republican Lawmakers Reject Mexican Senator’s ‘Lectures’ on Border Security…
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7.20.2026: 14 Months, 0 Releases
(00:52) 14 Consecutive Months, 0 Releases…(01:40) Texarkana Officers Not Liable in Death of Felon…(03:09) Fort Worth Weighs Data Center Pause…(04:36) Abbott Appoints New Secretary of State…
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7.17.2026: Limiting Flock
(00:46) Federal Legislation Would Limit Flock's Automated License Plate Readers…(02:11) Congressional Resolution Affirms States’ Rights To Defend the Border…(02:58) Sea Drone Company Announces Texas Shipyard…(04:37) A.G. Secures Settlement With Genetic Testing Company…
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7.16.2026: State Agencies Ordered To Cut Budgets
(00:39) State Agencies Directed to Reduce Budget Requests…(02:19) ICE Arrests 238 Illegal Aliens in Rio Grande Valley…(02:47) Grievance Studies Program gets $100,000 From TAMU…(04:29) Fifth Circuit Tosses Climate Groups Challenge to Deepwater Natural Gas Port…
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7.15.2026: Yes, Biden Policies Drove Up Housing Costs
(00:44) Illegal Immigration Raised Home Prices During Biden Administration…(01:37) Austin Unveils Its Latest Record-Setting Budget…(02:17) Paxton Rallies in the RGV…(03:41) Attorney General Asked To Take On Birth Tourism Scheme…
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7.14.2026: Flock’s Mass Surveillance
(00:40) University Employees Participating in Conference Alleged to Violate State Law…(01:40) Eagle Pass Denies Request To Stage Buoy Barriers…(02:20) Trump Says He Didn’t Expect Henry Cuellar to Run Again…(04:10) New Concerns Raised About Flock's 'Mass Surveillance’…
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7.13.2026: Rogue Prosecutors
(00:53) Judge Voids Misleading 2021 Statewide Ballot Measure…(02:07) UNT Appoints Critical Race Theory Scholar as Interim Provost…(03:08) Experts Warn of Pasture Mealybug Outbreak in Texas…(04:37) Report: Reining In Rogue District Attorneys…
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7.10.2026: Illegal Aliens Lose Key Benefit
(00:50) Texas Ban on In-State Tuition for Illegals Upheld by Federal Court…(01:46) Trump Petitions SCOTUS To Rehear Birthright Citizenship Case…(03:03) POLL: Texans Worried About Data Centers…(04:35) Ex-Texas Tech Professor Pleads Guilty in Fentanyl Trafficking Scheme…
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7.9.2026: Soros Floods Texas With Cash
(00:42) Soros Continues Funding Efforts To Turn Texas Blue…(01:43) Leadership Begins to Align Behind Closed Primary Push…(02:38) Houston ICE Agent Shoots Mexican National in Self-Defense…(03:57) Texas Film Commission Sent Staff To Left-Wing Film Festival…
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7.8.2026: Judge Orders Turbine Cleanup
(00:50) Abbott Orders Investigation Into South Texas Hospital Over Birth Tourism…(01:58) New AI Data Center Planned For Hood County…(02:55) Judge Orders Cleanup of West Texas Wind Turbine Blade Dump…(05:22) Federal Court Rules Illegal Aliens Entitled to Bond Hearings…
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7.7.2026: Trumpapalooza Tickets On Sale
(00:46) Want To Be A "Trumpapalooza" Delegate?…(01:52) Guatemalan Admits Role in Smuggling Incident That Left 53 Dead…(02:53) Texarkana Residents Rally Against Proposed Data Center Expansion…(04:33) Trading Has Officially Begun on the Texas Stock Exchange…
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7.3.2026: Huffines Appointed As New Comptroller
(00:31) Celebrating American Exceptionalism…(01:20) Gov. Abbott Appoints Don Huffines as Texas Comptroller…(02:20) Evidence of Criminal’s Satanism Can Be Used…(03:53) Regulators Approve Plan To Manage Large-Load Requests, Including Data Centers…
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7.2.2026: Criminalizing birth tourism
(00:34) Lawmaker Calls for Special Session to End 'Birth Tourism’…(01:46) UT-Tyler Offers Voluntary Incentive to Streamline Bureaucracy…(02:26) AG Freezes Foreign Site’s Domain for Ignoring Age-Verification Law…(03:50) Nearly 73,000 School Choice Accounts Receive Initial Funding…
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7.1.2026: Abbott Makes Senate Moves
(00:52) Abbott’s Property Tax Plan Gains First Senate Backers…(02:16) Donald Trump Announces National GOP Mid-Term Convention…(03:09) Paxton Cracks Egg Antitrust Case, Hatches Settlement for Texans…(04:29) Overreliance on Wind and Solar Drives Permian Basin Energy Controversy…
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6.30.2026: Big Pharma Pays Up
(00:50) Federal Judge Refuses to Dismiss EPIC’s Funeral Case…(01:40) School Board President Gets 40 Years for CSAM…(02:20) UT, A&M Oppose Ted Cruz’ NIL Measure…(04:26) Paxton Settles With AstraZeneca, Generating $34 Million for State…
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6.29.2026: Democrats Cheer ‘Going to Hell.’
(00:43) Republicans Crash Democrats’ Convention…(02:48) Cy-Fair ISD Adopts $1.25 Billion Budget…(03:37) SBOE Member Blasts Democrat’s Attempt to Silence Her…(05:08) Supreme Court Allows Detransitioner’s Malpractice Lawsuit…
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6.26.2026: Fighting California
(01:00) SBOE Removes Revolutionary War Battles From Social Studies Standards…(02:04) GOP Targets Vicente Gonzalez’ Record…(02:58) Federal Court: No Constitutional Right To Short-Term Rentals…(04:43) Paxton Joins Legal Challenge to California Law…
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6.25.2026: Texas Seeks Border Reimbursement
(00:36) Texas Seeks to Recover Billions Spent on Biden-Era Border Crisis…(01:29) Austin Audit Heads to November Ballot…(02:28) State Warns Democrat Judge About Abuse of Court YouTube…(03:49) House Committee Probes Data Centers’ Strain on Water…
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6.24.2026: US House Investigates Leftist D.A.
(00:53) Congressional Republicans Investigate Travis County DA Over Immigration Policies…(02:03) New Poll Finds Close Senate Race…(02:44) Talarico Called Himself a ‘Christian Who Hates Christianity’…(03:55) Texas Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit Over SpaceX Beach Closures…
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6.23.2026: Removing Entrepreneurship
(00:47) SBOE Considers Removing 'Entrepreneurship’ and Reframing 'Free Enterprise’…(01:58) Abbott Launches Workforce Push…(03:00) Drug Seizures Surge While Illegal Crossings Stay Near Historic Lows…(04:13) Clinic Owner Made Nearly $1 Billion in Fraudulent Medicare Claims…
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6.22.2026: Terrorist Org Sues School
(00:42) Terrorist Org Sues Fort Worth ISD for Reassigning Muslim Principal…(01:51) Fallon Legislation Restricts Funding for China-Tied Institutions…(02:26) Federal Judge Blocks Paxton’s ActBlue Lawsuit…(04:11) Education Board: New Reading List and Social Studies Standards…
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6.19.2026: Texas GOP’s Priorities
(00:48) Talarico Welcomed Activist Group Targeting Oil and Gas…(02:13) Paxton Sues Trans Health Association…(03:09) Texas GOP Announces Delegate-Selected Legislative Priorities…(04:28) Texas A&M to Host New Nuclear Reactor…
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6.18.2026: Low Expectations
(00:45) Utility Commissioners Hit Pause on Extra-High-Voltage Line Case…(02:28) Men Sentenced for Smuggling Illegal Aliens and Assaulting Federal Agents…(03:07) Higher Ed Ombudsman Receives ‘Harassing & Profane’ Comments…(04:21) Education Agency ‘Encouraged’ by 2026 STAAR Results…
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