A school district’s “Racial Equity Committee” has prevented members of the public from attending its previously public meetings for the first time since the governing body was created in 2016, according to reports. A disabled Fort Worth, Texas, resident who tried to attend a Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) “Racial Equity Committee” (REC) meeting … Continued
A couple from San Antonio, Texas, who decided to adopt a 4-year-old boy with cerebral palsy from Eastern Ukraine flew to meet him and found themselves in the middle of a brewing war zone. With the boy sick, flights getting canceled, and American citizens urged to evacuate, they almost didn’t make it out in time. However, weeks on, parents Kelci … Continued
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Democrat Beto O’Rourke won their parties’ gubernatorial nominations on Tuesday, as the state’s first-in-the-nation primary contests kicked off an eight-month sprint to the November midterm elections. Abbott, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, easily turned back several right-wing challengers, heads into the Nov. 8 general election as … Continued
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered boycotts in the United States, with governors of four states seeking to limit the sale of Russian products, mostly vodka. “I’ve asked the members of the Texas Restaurant Association, Texas Package Stores Association & all Texas retailers to voluntarily remove all Russian products from their shelves. Texas stands with … Continued
Two litigation firms have filed petitions against organizations that have admitted to paying for abortions in Texas after detection of a fetal heartbeat, a violation of the Texas Heartbeat Act. Attorneys from both America First Legal and the Thomas More Society filed petitions for discovery against the Lilith Fund for Reproductive Equity and the Texas Equal Access Fund, both … Continued
State lawmakers have introduced more than 230 pro-life bills across the country already this year, spurred by new hope that the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade this summer. The high court’s recent refusals to block the Texas heartbeat law, coupled with its decision to hear a Mississippi ban on abortions after 15 weeks, have … Continued
A conservative law firm has declared victory after a Texas university agreed that a Christian student organization could require leaders to hold specific religious beliefs. The Alliance Defending Freedom released a statement on Tuesday announcing it was voluntarily dismissing a lawsuit against the University of Houston-Clear Lake that the organization had filed on behalf of Ratio Christi. … Continued
U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, represented by the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and the state of Texas are suing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, challenging the constitutionality of its requirement that people wear masks on commercial airlines, conveyances, and at transportation hubs. The lawsuit is likely to go to the U.S. Supreme … Continued
Just ahead of Valentine’s Day, Jack Graham, pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church Plano, Texas, told his congregation how to become a “Romans 12 kind of Christian” and warned against conforming to the world. In a Feb. 13 sermon titled “Divine Direction,” Graham told hundreds of churchgoers that when Christians do not surrender to God, their minds will … Continued
Texas Democrat Beto O’Rourke complained Thursday that protecting unborn babies from abortions is “not good for business.” Speaking at a political rally in San Antonio, O’Rourke blasted pro-life Gov. Greg Abbott for hurting the state economy by signing a law that bans abortions once an unborn baby’s heartbeat is detectable. The former Democrat congressman is … Continued
Abortions in Texas fell by nearly 60% in the first four weeks following the implementation of the state’s new heartbeat law, AP News reported on Thursday. The state enacted a law banning the majority of abortive procedures once a health care provider can detect a fetal heartbeat — usually around six weeks’ gestation. What are the details? … Continued
Texas Republican Rep. Troy Nehls said Tuesday that the United States Capitol Police “illegally” entered his office as part of an alleged investigation and that one of his staffers caught them in the act. Nehls accused Capitol Police officers of illegally entering his office twice during Thanksgiving week last year, during which they allegedly photographed sensitive legislative … Continued
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