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08/15/2026

Trump Is Going After Schools That Let Teachers Accused Of S*xual Abuse Move To New Jobs.

The Trump administration is going after a practice called “passing the trash.”

That is when a school lets an employee accused of sexual misconduct resign or move to another campus instead of confronting the allegations.

The Education Department says federally funded districts must report, investigate, and stop it. Schools that fail could face federal action.

No district should get to protect its reputation by putting another child at risk.

Should a district lose federal funding if it lets a teacher accused of abuse quietly move on?

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08/14/2026

Texas Is Now Letting Taxpayer Money Fund Private Islamic Schools.

Texas created its school-voucher program around parental choice. For many supporters, it also meant more faith-based options for Christian families.

Then Islamic schools sued after Texas initially left them out.

The state later approved every eligible Islamic school that applied.

Now qualifying families can use taxpayer-funded education accounts at private Islamic schools, just as they can at other participating religious schools.

That is what statewide vouchers mean: public money can follow a child to a private school of any faith.

Should taxpayer-funded vouchers pay for private religious schools?

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08/14/2026

BREAKING: Cartels Are Flying Drones Over The Texas Border. Lawmakers Say Texas Isn’t Ready.

Texas lawmakers were told cartels are using drones for surveillance, smuggling, and tracking border operations.

The drones can watch agents, move contraband, and give cartels another advantage before anyone on the ground knows they are there.

Now Texas agencies are asking for more power to detect and stop them.

The border fight is no longer only happening on the ground.

Should Texas have stronger authority to take cartel drones down?

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08/14/2026

Texas Is Putting $114 Million Into Housing As Homes Become More Unaffordable Than Ever.

Greg Abbott just announced $114 million in housing tax credits meant to help build affordable homes across Texas.

But families are still watching ordinary homes become impossible to buy.

Home prices are at record levels. Rent is still crushing families. And saving for a down payment feels out of reach for more Texans every year.

Is $114 million enough to make a real difference, or is Texas too far behind?

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08/14/2026

Texas Christian And Jewish Leaders Are Demanding Limits On ICE.

Faith leaders gathered at the Texas Capitol after recent ICE-related deaths and called for accountability.

They say Immigration enforcement cannot become so aggressive that innocent people are put in danger.

Supporters of ICE say agents need the freedom to arrest dangerous criminals and enforce the law.

Now churches and immigration authorities are colliding in Texas.

Should faith leaders have a bigger voice in how ICE operates?

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08/14/2026

Ken Paxton And James Talarico Are Fighting Over Who Represents Christianity In Texas.

The Texas Senate race is now a fight over faith.

Paxton says he was called to protect Texas from the left.

Talarico says you cannot love God while hating other people.

Both candidates are putting Christianity at the center of their campaigns. But they are offering Texas two completely different versions of what that means.

Who do you believe better represents Christian values in Texas?

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08/13/2026

DFW Airport Is Spending $300,000 On Islamic Foot-Washing Stations As Islam’s Presence In North Texas Grows.

DFW Airport is installing dedicated Wudu stations inside Terminal D restrooms for Muslim travelers to wash before prayer.

The project is expected to cost about $300,000 and is privately funded.

This comes as McKinney, moves forward with a major new mosque development and faith debates are already exploding across North Texas.

North Texas is changing fast.

Should public airports build dedicated religious facilities like this for travelers?

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08/12/2026

BREAKING: ICE Is Spending $20 Million On Gloves That Can Shock People Into Compliance.

ICE plans to buy thousands of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks.

They look like normal patrol gloves until an agent flips a switch.

Then, when pressed directly against someone’s skin, the gloves can shock them into compliance within seconds.

ICE says the gloves could help agents handle combative people faster and avoid longer physical fights.

Critics say ICE is giving agents a hidden pain weapon at a time when its use of force is already under heavy scrutiny.

Should Immigration agents be allowed to carry gloves that can shock people into compliance?

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08/12/2026

Ken Paxton Is Asking The Country To Help Him Hold Texas Red.

The Texas Senate race just became a national fight.

Paxton went on Fox News and asked supporters across the country to help his campaign, saying: “We need help.”

James Talarico has built a roughly $21 million fundraising advantage, outspent Paxton on TV, and is leading by 3 points in a Fox News poll.

Texas has not elected a Democrat statewide since 1994.

Now Republicans are fighting to hold Texas while Democrats see their biggest opening in decades.

Can Paxton close the gap before November?

08/12/2026

Abbott Wants 10 Years Minimum For Texas Educators Who Have S*x With Students.

Greg Abbott is calling for a mandatory 10-year prison sentence for educators convicted of an improper relationship with a student.

“No more probation. Not two years. Not five years. But 10 years.”

Texas already treats it as a felony, but the current prison range can start at two years.

Abbott wants a hard floor: 10 years in prison.

Should any educator convicted of this crime ever get less than 10 years?

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