By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune November 25, 2025 Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath recently met with a top official from Turning Point USA to discuss creating chapters of the conservative youth organization in all of the state’s high schools, days before Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick promised $1 million in campaign funds to help bring…

By Stephen Simpson and Jessica Shuran Yu, The Texas Tribune November 25, 2025 Texas officials are requiring youth camps to have weather alert systems, mandated emergency preparedness plans, and various communication methods to help children and their families feel safe when they return this summer. But one thing is still missing from the state plan…

By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune November 25, 2025 DALLAS — No matter how hard RJ Harber tried to stay positive, the week leading up to what would have been his youngest daughter’s 12th birthday challenged him. Friday was Halloween, when his two daughters would normally go trick-or-treating with friends. Sunday was All Souls’ Day,…

AUSTIN – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller today issued an historic invitation to two of America’s most iconic financial institutions, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), to relocate to the Lone Star State, where freedom, opportunity, and enterprise are not just words, but a way of life.   “Recent…

Houston, Texas – Today, American First Conservative Alex Mealer, the Republican frontrunner in Texas’s newly redrawn Ninth Congressional District, joined five other Texas congressional candidates in affected districts to file an amicus brief with the Supreme Court regarding the Texas Redistricting Map Case. Alex Mealer is a West Point graduate and combat veteran who earned…

By Marijke Friedman, The Texas Tribune November 24, 2025 Ahead of his expected run for a Laredo-based congressional seat, Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina is disputing allegations lodged in a federal complaint that accuses the Republican county executive of violating federal election law by trying to circumvent Texas’ resign-to-run rule. While he has not formally…

By Kayla Guo and Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune November 24, 2025 An unidentified woman accused Glenn Hamer, president and CEO of the Texas Association of Business, of sexually harassing and assaulting her before retaliating against her through his perch atop the powerful business group when she rejected his overtures, according to a lawsuit filed…

By Jess Huff, The Texas Tribune November 24, 2025 Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the Texas Department of Housing and Community Development, his second lawsuit in as many weeks that targets a state agency for practices he says discriminate against religious groups. Organizations that receive state funds to help homeless people or support housing…

By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune November 24, 2025 WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson is defending U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Houston, in the wake of a report that his behavior on a congressional delegation trip to Mexico in August was inappropriate. The dispute stems from an incident in which Crenshaw, a member of the House Intelligence…