Daily Headlines

-Dallas Sheriff Faces Legal Threat From Paxton Over ICE Cooperation-More State Lawmakers Call for Pause on Extra-High-Voltage Transmission Project-Third Carrollton-Farmers Branch Teacher Charged With Sex Crime

-Texas Targets Alleged ‘Ghost’ Daycare Businesses in H-1B Lawsuit-Judge Temporarily Reinstates Terminated Texas State Professor-Livingston Police Officer Accused of Sexual Misconduct With Student

-Texas Sues Netflix for Allegedly Spying on Children and Consumers
-Texas A&M Gave Former VP Pence $150,000 ‘Honorarium’
-Organizer’s Husband Lashes Out After Cancellation of Muslim-Only Waterpark Event

-Trump Says Texas Senate Endorsement Decision Coming ‘Relatively Soon’-New Braunfels Announces Mayoral Runoff Amid Election Confusion-Texas Education Agency Adds 21 More Names to ‘Do Not Hire’ Registry

-State Board Orders Muslim University in Dallas to Shut Down-Paxton Launches Statewide Investigation To Enforce Ten Commandments and School Prayer Laws-State Lawmakers Question Extra-High-Voltage Transmission Project

-Abbott: Grand Prairie Must Halt ‘Muslims Only’ Waterpark Event or Lose State Funding-Left-Wing Groups File New Lawsuit Against Texas Border Enforcement Law-Secretary Rollins Highlights Ongoing Meatpacker Antitrust Investigation 

-Texas AG Investigates Drone Distributor Tied to CCP-Linked Company-Poll: Paxton Leads Cornyn, Middleton Up in AG Runoff-Undercover Video Highlights Exemptions to DEI Ban

-53,000 More Texas Students Awarded School Choice Funding Based on Income-Paxton Appeal Halts Judge’s Order Forcing Texas To Move EPIC City Development -Cy-Fair ISD Behavioral Specialist Charged With Felony After Non-Verbal Autistic Student Dies

-Houston’s $60,000 Mayoral Podcast Draws Ethics Complaints, Controller Review-Court of Criminal Appeals Judge’s Finance Report Shows Donations Far Above Legal Limits-Paxton Appeal Halts Judge’s Order Forcing Texas to Move EPIC City Development Forward

-Paxton Expands H-1B Fraud Investigation to Nearly 30 Texas Businesses-South Texas School District Pressures Staff To Vote in Bond Election -More Educator Misconduct Transparency On the Way From TEA

-Supreme Court Ruling Could Collapse Remaining Challenge to Texas Congressional Map-DPS Nabs Illegal Alien Wanted for Rape in Mexico-Demolition Begins at Northwest Mall Site Eyed for Houston High-Speed Rail Terminal

-Texas AG Investigates Trucking Schools Accused of Certifying Non-English Drivers-Left-Wing Faculty Association Threatens to File Complaints with TAMU, Tech Accreditors-SBEC Rejects Recommendation to Revoke ‘Reckless’ Rockwall Coach’s Certification

-US Supreme Court Upholds Texas’ Congressional Map, Overturns Panel Ruling-Paxton Issues Second Notice to Austin ISD Over Bathroom Policy-Hays CISD Teacher Accused of Sexual Misconduct With Student

-Cornyn Touted Legalization for Illegal Aliens in 2020 Campaign Ad-DOJ Drops Defense of Biden-Era Gun Rule Texas Fought-Special Ed Teacher Accused of Assaulting Azle ISD Student

-New Mexico Annexation, ‘Death Star 2.0' on Agenda for New House Oversight Committee-ICE Houston Arrests 277 Criminal Illegal Aliens in Two Weeks, Including Murderers and Child Predators-Higher Ed Coordinating Board Approves Controversial Social Work Doctorate at UT-Arlington

-Houston Walks Back ICE Ordinance, Votes to Amend Policy Under State Pressure-Families Fleeing Big School Districts Drive School Choice Demand-Federal Appeals Court Allows Ten Commandments Displays in Texas Classrooms

-Texas A&M Spends Six-Figures To Bring Former VP Mike Pence To Speak-Judge Speedlin-Gonzalez Resigns Amid Disciplinary Action-Pro-LGBT Doctor Elected Chair of Texas Medical Association

-Lawmakers to Investigate Roblox, Citing Violent Content and Risks to Kids-Texas Sues ActBlue Over Alleged Fraudulent, Foreign Donations-Illegal Alien Freed by Biden Admin Accused of Sledgehammer Killing in Houston

-Democrat Gubernatorial Candidate Defends ‘Protestors’ Who Spit on Police-Houston Buys More Time on ICE Ordinance as Harris County Commissioners Delay Action on Similar Proposal-Irving ISD Bus Assistant Arrested for Touching Young Student

-ERCOT Warns of Explosive Load Growth Driven by Data Centers-Austin Faces Loss of State Funds Over Police Immigration Policy-House Passes Pfluger Bill Targeting Foreign Pollution Rules

-Texas, FTC Reach Settlement With Ad Giants Over Alleged Collusion Targeting Media Outlets-El Salvador’s Harsh Prison Conditions Not an Obstacle to Deportation, Court Rules-Goose Creek CISD Counselor Charged With Improper Relationship With Student

-Tony Gonzales Resigns From Congress Amid Ethics Probe-Houston Mayor Seeks Repeal of ICE Policy After Gov. Abbott Threatens to Pull $110 Million in Funding-Undercover Video Shows Continued DEI at UT-Arlington

-Nonprofit’s Alarm: Bureaucrats’ Extra-High-Voltage Permian Basin Lines Ignore Abbott, Threaten Landowners-Texas Tech to ‘Phase Out’ Teaching on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity-Central Texas Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sex With Underage Boys

-House Committee Approves Fines Against Quorum-Breaking Democrats-Paxton Announces Investigation Into University of North Texas’ DEI Efforts-Houston ISD Enacts Budget Cuts

-Statewide Investigation of 1,000 Cities’ Tax Compliance Continues-Judge Rules Against Millsap Moms in Special-Needs Student Abuse Suit-Houston City Council Revives Sanctuary Policies for Illegal Aliens

-School Bond Debt Tops $236 Billion in Texas-Rep. Brandon Gill Blasts ‘Mass Amnesty’ Bill-Admitted Vote Fraudster Is Back on the Ballot in Carrollton

-Spending on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Has Surged in Texas-Poll Finds Americans Are Increasingly Opposed to Data Center Construction-Fort Bend Commissioner Candidate Removed from Runoff Ballot in Residency Dispute

-Texas ‘Islamic Tribunal’ Under Investigation Over Sharia Law Court Claims-Report: Tony Gonzales Sent Explicit Messages to Aide Years Before 2024 Scandal-UT-Austin Accelerates Consolidation of Ethnic and Gender Studies Programs

-Texas Teacher Union Pushed Members To Join Anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ Protests-Former Aransas County Teacher Fired From Navigation District-Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo: No Regrets Over Rodeo Incident, Dismisses Calls for Accountability

-Texas Cities Approve Ramadan Proclamations-Abbott Throws Cold Water on Gambling Push Ahead of Next Session-Houston Caregiver Charged With Child Endangerment After THC Gummies Land Toddler in Hospital

-Are Hospitals Champing at the Bit To Harvest Your Organs?-Impossible Foods Owes Texas Business $3.2 Million for Trademark Infringement, Jury Rules-Gilmer ISD Custodian Charged With Recording in Boys’ Bathroom

- Patrick’s Interim Charges for Senate Include Studying Data Center Growth, Property Tax Cuts - Past Celina Student Accuses Former Football Coach Bill Elliott of Rape - Texans Face $33 Billion ‘Power Grab’ as Oncor Pushes Permian Line 

- House Interim Charges Include Studying Sharia Influence, Eliminating Educator Misconduct, Evaluating Data Centers - Texas Moves To Block Professional & Commercial Licenses for Illegal Aliens - Lawsuit Alleges First Amendment Violations by Texas State University

- Paxton, Hancock Clash Amid Lawsuit Over School Choice Program- Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Dismissed Indictment for Roblox Islamic Terror Threat- Hunt County Rejects Plans for Controversial EPIC City

- TEA Directs Districts To Strike References to and Reverence of Cesar Chavez- Barbers Hill ISD Appears Set To Collect Three Times Market Rate in Building Lease- University of North Texas To Cut Women’s & Gender Studies Minor

-Texas AG Advises Collin County to Reject EPIC Development-SpaceX City to Cancel Election After No Challengers Emerge-LGBT Organization Must Produce Documents, Texas Supreme Court Rules

-Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo Removed From Rodeo Concert-Katy Teacher Continues Suit Against Principal Who Prohibited Her Prayer-Austin ISD Hides Specifics of Planned LGBT Celebration

-Abbott Presses Lawmakers To Back Property Tax Relief Plan-School Choice Account Applications Surpass 174,000-Scandal-Plagued Superintendent Retiring From Prosper ISD

-Court Strikes Down Biden-era Energy Requirement-ExxonMobil Plans to Redomicile in Texas-Documents Confirm Causes for Collinsville ISD Coach’s Firing

-When Must Texas Runoff Candidates Decide Whether to Drop Out?-Austin ISD Under Investigation for Violating Women’s Privacy-Abbott Orders Review of Chinese-Made Medical Devices Over Cybersecurity Concerns

-Texas Senate Primary, Already Record-Breaking, Heads to Cornyn / Paxton Runoff-Dallas Democrats Decide To Let DA Creuzot Go-Barbers Hill Foundation Gave 3 Percent of $89 Million to School District

-Republican Voters Overwhelmingly Back Ban on Sharia Law -Cornyn, Paxton Headed to Runoff in Texas Senate GOP Primary-Two House Chairs Defeated by Challengers

-An Election Day Preview-SXSW Educators Conference Promotes DEI and LGBT Instruction-Parent’s Challenge to Ten Commandments Displays Fails in Spring Branch ISD

-Paxton Opinion Targets Therapists Behind Child ‘Psychological Transitioning’-Trump Endorses Huffines for Comptroller, Miller for Re-Election-McKinney ISD, Athletic Trainer Sued for Alleged Sexual Abuse

- Texas Can Ban Sexually Explicit Shows for Minors, Appellate Court Rules- Texas Dismantles DEI-Oriented HUB Network- Houston ISD Board Approves 12 School Closures After Heated Public Opposition

- TEA Investigating Barbers Hill School District- Vanguard Settles With Texas in ESG Antitrust Case- Resident Appeals Abilene ISD’s Decision To Keep Sexually Explicit Books

-Meta-Backed PAC Pumps Over $1.2 Million Into Texas Republican Primaries-Casino-Backed PAC Dumps Millions Into Final Stretch of Texas GOP Primaries-Paxton Sues Radical Abortion Pill Network Shipping Illegal Drugs Across Texas

-Report Reveals Alleged Explicit Messages Between Rep. Tony Gonzales and Staffer-Mayor Among Dozens Charged in Hitchcock Game Room Raids-Bookkeeper Alleges Nonprofit Power Grab After Founder’s ‘Meme’ Arrest

- Paxton Sues Shein for Poisoning Consumers, Exposing Texans’ Data to the CCP- Dallas Judge Declares Mistrial in Tren de Aragua Capital Murder Case- Trustees in Scandal-Plagued Schools Withdraw From May Election