A new Texas bill proposes a stipend of up to $25,000 for public school employees, who are authorized to act as armed guards on school grounds. The proposed legislation follows a recent trend of training armed school staff after recent mass shootings at educational facilities across the country. Texas lawmakers advanced House Bill 13 on…
Texas Bill Proposes $25,000 for School Employees Authorized to Act as Armed Guards
Texas Ag Commissioner Says Employees’ Dress Must Align ‘With Their Biological Gender’
The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) has a new dress code and personal grooming policy that requires employees to wear clothing “consistent with their biological gender,” the policy reads. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller enacted the “Dress Code and Grooming Policy” earlier in April. The policy was first reported by the Texas Observer, and the…
Election Software Firm Drops Case Against True the Vote
An election software company has dropped its case against election integrity group True the Vote. Konnech, the company, told a federal court in Texas on April 19 that it was voluntarily dismissing the case. Konnech sued True the Vote and two of its officials, including founder Catherine Engelbrecht, for alleged defamation and unlawful access to…
LIVE NOW: NTD News Today (April 24): Texas Senate Approves Border-Crossing Crime Bill; Will Biden’s Hometown Back Him in 2024?
The Texas State Senate has passed a bill that would make it a crime for foreign nationals to enter the state illegally, allowing law enforcement to arrest an offender anywhere in the state. In President Joe Biden’s childhood hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania, signs of affection for the president are hard to miss—but do voters there…
9 Teenagers Injured in a Texas Prom After-Party Shooting
AUSTIN, Texas—Nine teenagers were shot in an east Texas residence early Sunday at a prom after-party attended by hundreds, local officials said in a statement. Just after midnight, deputies responded to shots fired at a private home in Jasper County where the party was held and found nine victims with gunshot wounds, according to a…
Texas Senate Approves Bill Creating New Crime for Illegal Border Crossing
The Texas Senate has passed a bill that would create a new crime for foreign nationals who enter the state illegally and authorize law enforcement to arrest any offender anywhere in the state. The bill, SB 2424, cleared the state Senate last week in an 18–12 party-line vote. It would create a new state-level criminal…
Texas Passes Bill Banning ‘Sexually Explicit’ Materials From Public School Libraries
The Texas House has passed a bill that will ban sexually explicit books from public school and classroom libraries. The bill had bipartisan support, with 11 Democrats joining Republicans. The bill followed a six-hour committee hearing. Concerned parents and citizens showed strong support for the bill, which passed on April 20, by a vote of…
Corpuz, Yin Tied for Lead at Chevron After 3rd Round
THE WOODLANDS, Texas—Americans Allisen Corpuz and Angel Yin shared the Chevron Championship lead at 10-under 206 after the third round Saturday. Corpuz and Yin each shot 5-under 67 at The Club at Carlton Woods in the major tournament that moved from the California desert to suburban Houston this year. Corpuz started out strong, with birdies…
6 Cattle in Texas Found Dead With All Their Tongues Missing
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office in Texas is “actively coordinating with other agencies to find answers” after ranchers found six cows dead in suspicious circumstances, including with all their tongues removed. In a statement on April 19, the office said it found the six cows in separate “locations, pastures, and herds,” but all “in the same…
6 Cows in Texas Found Dead With Their Tongues Missing
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office in Texas is “actively coordinating with other agencies to find answers” after ranchers found six cows dead in suspicious circumstances, including that all had their tongues removed. In a statement on April 19, the office stated that it found the six cows in separate “locations, pastures, and herds,” but all “in…
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