Texas

BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, is again under scrutiny in Texas for allegedly continuing to pressure companies to abandon fossil fuels—despite being removed earlier this year from the state’s official energy boycott list. A new report claims BlackRock’s climate policies still violate Texas Senate Bill 13, a law passed in 2021 to protect the state’s fossil fuel industry from politically driven financial discrimination.

Federal agencies in Houston have launched a Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) aimed at dismantling transnational criminal organizations operating in Southeast Texas. The move follows the arrest of 1,361 criminal aliens in June, including gang members, murderers, child predators, and a convicted airplane hijacker.

Texas voters will face 17 proposed constitutional amendments on their ballots this November 4, covering a wide range of tax, immigration, education, and public safety issues. These measures, passed by a two-thirds legislative majority, reflect a major policy push by Texas lawmakers to shape the future of the state through its foundational legal document.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched a major investigation into noncitizen voting in the 2020 and 2022 election cycles.

President Trump is urging Texas lawmakers to redraw the state's congressional map during a special session.

UT Austin hosts a two‑day seminar empowering professors to teach the harsh history of communism and its toll on liberty, life, and law.

A New York county clerk has again rejected Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s attempt to enforce a $113,000 civil judgment against a New York doctor accused of violating Texas abortion laws. The move highlights a growing legal standoff between red and blue states in the post-Roe era.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) celebrated the "heroism" seen in Texas following the devastating flood and rescue efforts in an appearance on "Fox News Sunday."

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the federal response to the devastating floods in Texas during an appearance Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press. Responding to criticism over delayed federal aid, Noem pushed back, calling it “unfortunate” that critics were “playing politics” in the aftermath of the disaster.

As search and recovery efforts continue in the wake of the devastating Independence Day Flood in Kerrville, Texas, volunteer groups like Operation BBQ Relief have stepped up in a major way. With over 2,000 rescue workers and flood victims needing sustenance daily, the group has served nearly 10,000 hot meals—4,400 of them on Thursday alone.