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Granite Ten Commandments monument at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, with scaffolding around the dome and a bright blue sky overhead.
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Texas Tries to Re-Teach Civics by Taping the Ten Commandments to a Classroom Wall

Texas is back in court, this time arguing that public schools should be required to…

January 20, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at a press conference ahead of his appearance at a Turning Point USA event in Lubbock.
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MLK Day, Confederate Heroes Day, and a 74-Page Campaign Flier Disguised as Law

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day — which, in Texas, also happens to be Confederate…

January 20, 2026
Masked ICE agents and local police stand near a white enforcement vehicle during a public immigration operation in a Texas city.
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ICE Is Busy in Texas – Lubbock Pretends Not to Notice

While Lubbock’s local news continues its proud tradition of strategic silence, the rest of Texas…

January 19, 2026
Members of Congress stand at a U.S. House podium during a press conference promoting an affordability-focused economic agenda, with American flags and a sign reading "Making the American Dream Affordable Again" in the background..
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“Reconciliation 2.0”: Lubbock Congressman Discovers Groceries Are Expensive, Blames Everyone Else

Lubbock’s own Congressman Jodey Arrington took to a Washington press conference this week to announce…

January 16, 2026
Brandon Creighton speaks at a Turning Point USA rally at Cook’s Garage in Lubbock, Texas, standing at a podium beneath the illuminated Texas Tech sign before a crowd.
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Texas Universities Discover the Best Way to Prepare You for a Job Is to Pretend Race and Gender Don’t Exist

Starting next week, Texas universities will begin scrubbing how race and gender are discussed in…

January 10, 2026
Texas Secretary of State speaks from the dais while presiding over the Texas House during the opening of a legislative session at the Texas Capitol in Austin.
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Texas Hands Over Voter Data to Trump DOJ, Because What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

In a move that surprised absolutely no one who’s been paying attention for the last…

January 9, 2026
Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk speaking into a microphone on stage with a raised fist gesture.
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Free Speech for Me, Not for Thee: Texas Discovers the Delete Button

One of Texas’ largest teachers unions is suing the state education agency, saying it crossed…

January 6, 2026
Aerial view of a sprawling South Texas suburban neighborhood with newly built homes, wide roads, palm trees, and undeveloped land stretching into the distance.
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Texas Wants Cheap Houses, Fewer Immigrants, and Apparently a Magical Workforce That Doesn’t Exist

Down in South Texas, construction sites are turning into ghost towns—not because people don’t want…

December 25, 2025
Jodey Arrington seated in a Lubbock TV studio wearing a blue blazer with an American flag lapel pin, smiling in front of a blurred newsroom backdrop.
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Anonymous, Unaccountable, and Apparently Above the Law: ICE Gets a Blank Check from Jodey Arrington

Let’s drop the polite press-release tone and talk about what’s actually happening here. Across the…

December 17, 2025