The Supreme Court of Texas has cleared the way for state-appointed managers to replace school board members in the state’s largest school district. On Friday, the state’s highest court reversed a temporary injunction that blocked the Texas Education Agency (TEA) from taking over the Houston Independent School District (HISD), according to a decision released by the…
Texas Supreme Court Clears the Way for Education Agency Takeover in Houston
January 16, 2023
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Watchdog Group: DEI Training Is ‘Insulting’ to Health Care Workers
January 16, 2023
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A watchdog organization that monitors radical and divisive ideologies in medical institutions has obtained an internal document (pdf) from a Texas hospital showing a sizeable commitment to enforcing concepts which, the group says, stray from basic health care training. Laura Morgan, program manager with Do No Harm (DNH), told The Epoch Times that the documents…
Finding Nimitz | Documentary
January 16, 2023
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Dustin and Alan finish their road trip history documentary on the two great World War II heroes from Texas. After visiting the birthplace of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Sons of History head over to the hometown of the great admiral Chester W. Nimitz. Follow us as we visit great restaurants, breweries, and more importantly, the…
Visiting Eisenhower | Documentary
January 15, 2023
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Dustin Bass and Alan Wakim hit the road for their first-ever road trip history documentary. This is part 1 of the two-part series on the Eisenhower-Nimitz connection. The Sons of History visit Denison, Texas, the birthplace of Dwight D. Eisenhower. The visit includes some of the best places to visit in the small, yet very…
Elon Musk Rejected in Bid to Move Tesla Tweet Trial to Texas
SAN FRANCISCO—A federal judge on Friday rejected Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s bid to move or delay a trial over a misleading tweet about a potential buyout of the electric automaker. The decision by U.S. District Judge Edward Chen came during a hearing held in San Francisco federal court to go over the final details of…
Southwest Airlines Shareholders Sue After More Than 16,000 Flights Canceled During Holiday Travel Chaos
January 13, 2023
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Shareholders of Southwest Airlines have filed a lawsuit against the company accusing the carrier of failing to publicly disclose serious shortcomings in its outdated flight scheduling software technology, which prompted thousands of flight cancellations in December. The proposed class action lawsuit (pdf) was filed by the Rosen Law Firm on behalf of the shareholders, led by Arthur Teroganesian, in…
Texas House Republicans Clash Over Awarding Chairmanships to Democrats
January 12, 2023
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AUSTIN, Texas—The opening of the 88th Texas legislative session this week was just as tense as any Western high-noon showdown. Grass-root Texas conservatives flocked to Austin this week wearing “Ban Democratic Chairs” T-shirts to protest against the appointment of chairs from the minority party to House committees. They left disappointed on Jan. 11 after attempts…
Texas Governor Backs Market Overhaul for Power Grid; Lawmakers and Experts Push Back
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has thrown his support behind the Texas Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) proposal to overhaul the market design of the state’s power grid. On Tuesday, Abbott sent a letter to the PUC commissioners (pdf) expressing his support and urging them to adopt the grid’s redesign plan that was introduced in November. The PUC…
New Texas Bill Would Raise Penalty of Illegal Voting to Felony, Joins Similar Pre-Filed Bills
January 12, 2023
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On the first day of Texas’s 88th regular legislative session, a Republican state representative filed a bill that would increase the criminal penalty for the offense of illegal voting from a Class A misdemeanor to a felony. It’s the latest in a string of similar bills that had been pre-filed by Republican lawmakers ahead of the state’s…
Texas Tech Makes History With Nation’s First Full-Scale Operational Oil Rig on Campus
January 11, 2023
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Texas Tech University in Lubbock recently made history with the nation’s first full-scale and fully operational, on-campus oil rig. On Jan. 6, a 140-foot mast was raised on the oil drilling rig at the East Campus Oilfield Technology Center, the university announced on social media. “The first full-scale, fully operational oil rig on a university…
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