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Elementary school curriculum proposed this week would infuse new state reading and language arts lessons with teachings on the Bible, marking the latest push by Texas Republicans to put more Christianity in public schools. The Texas Education Agency released thousands of pages of educational materials this week. They have been made available for public viewing and feedback and, if approved by the State Board of Education in November, will be available for public schools to roll out in August of 2025.

At this week's city council meeting ( May 29,2024) City Council member Edward Pollard very publicly criticized a statement made by Mayor Whitmire, and drew a quick reaction from the Mayor.

Governor Abbott and others worked hard in the Republican Primary runoff this past month to be certain that when the next Texas Legislative session begins, school choice will become an option for some parents in Texas.

Speaker of the Texas House, Dade Phelan wins the Republican runoff for House District 21, despite endorsements for his opponents from Donald Trump, Ken Paxton and Lt. Governor Dan Patrick.

On Thursday, May 30 for the first time in U.S. history a former president was found guilty of multiple felonies involving falsifying documents in an effort to hide hush money payments to porn actress Stormy Daniels.

2 years after the deadly mass shooting at Robb Elementary School the families of the young victims have reached a settlement with the city of Uvalde and began lawsuits against, Texas DPS, a gun manufacturer, Instagram, and Activision the company that makes the video game Call of Duty which features the Daniel Defense gun used by the shooter.