First Amendment

LONESTAR — 8.21.2025 — Texas House Democrats Organize 'Slumber Party for Democracy' — Abbott Signs Emergency Abortion Care Ban — and More...

A group of Texas House Democrats returned to the chamber as part of an escalating protest against Republican efforts to…

4 days ago

Federal Court Blocks Ten Commandments in Texas Classrooms

A federal district court has temporarily blocked a Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public-school…

4 days ago

Cruz, Cornyn Introduce Bill Targeting Funders of Violent Riots with RICO Provisions

U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday introduced the Stop Financial Underwriting of Nefarious Demonstrations and Extremist Riots (Stop FUNDERs)…

1 month ago

LONESTAR — 5.30.2025 — Texas Senate Moves to Ban Hemp Products — Paxton Wants to Prosecute Voter Fraud — and More...

Texas Senate Moves to Ban Intoxicating Hemp Products, Expand Medical Marijuana Access With just days left in the legislative session,…

3 months ago

NPR Files Lawsuit Against President Trump Over Funding Cuts

National Public Radio (NPR) has filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump (R), arguing that he has violated the…

3 months ago

LONESTAR — 5.16.2025 — GOP Cuts Gender-Transitioning Funding — Abbott Requests Waiver to Prohibit 'Unhealthy SNAP Purchases' — and More...

Republicans are celebrating a legislative victory as a provision authored by Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R) to prohibit federal funding for…

3 months ago

Is The Texas House Criminalizing Memes?

A controversial new bill has advanced through the Texas House, and it’s drawing sharp criticism from free speech advocates who…

4 months ago