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GOP donor now frontrunner for Texas AG

Mayes Middleton helped fund the right — but that’s nothing next to the money he’s spent on himself

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GOP megadonor turned attorney general front-runner: How Mayes Middleton’s largesse fueled his rise

Middleton helped fund the Legislature’s swing to the right, and an internecine challenge to Ken Paxton. But that’s nothing next to the money he’s spent on himself.

The Texas Tribune

In Tarrant County, a Grassroots Coalition Pushes Back on Christian Nationalists

The recent redistricting of the county commissioners court has galvanized progressive organizers heading into 2026.

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These Librarians Won’t Let America’s Fever Hit Fahrenheit 451

A new documentary shows us our local guardians of intellectual freedom in battle.

Texas Observer

Texas Senate panel advances bill requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms

The committee also gave initial approval to a bill that would allow prayer in schools.

The Texas Tribune

In quest to infuse more religion into Texas schools, advocates say courts are now on their side

Past efforts to allow more religion in public schools have been hamstrung by legal challenges. But those on the religious right feel empowered by recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions.

The Texas Tribune

Republicans win Tarrant County, moving local government further to the right

Former state Rep. Matt Krause’s win may push the commissioners court even further away from the bipartisanship on which it once prided itself.

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A secret shelf of banned books thrives in a Texas school, under the nose of censors

A teacher at a public school near Houston has a secret classroom bookshelf largely made up of challenged titles. Many of the books deal with race, sex and gender.

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Ken Paxton impeachment moves to Texas Senate, where conflicts of interest, political intrigue await

Senators have been publicly silent, citing their role as jurors with a weighty decision: whether to remove one of the state’s top Republicans from office.

The Texas Tribune

Conservative Christians want more religion in public life. Texas lawmakers are listening.

Opponents of church-state separation have been emboldened by recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions and the growing acceptance of Christian nationalism on the right.

The Texas Tribune

‘They were trying to erase us’: Inside a Texas town’s chilling effort to ban LGBTQ books

This Texas town tried to impose one of the most severe book bans in the country. LGBT+ students fought back. Richard Hall reports from Granbury, Texas.

The Independent UK

Students Taking Back ‘Ownership’ of Education

“We defended these books, which remained in the library ... We saw book banning slow down, and that was really phenomenal to see.”

Texas Observer

Keller school officials order 41 books — including the Bible and an Anne Frank adaptation — off of library shelves

A new policy scraps community recommendations from last fall that some books that had been questioned should remain on shelves.

The Texas Tribune

Plaintiffs say bans violate rights

"They can't censor books, unequivocally, based on viewpoints that they disagree with," attorney says

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Texas GOP wants to take over deportation

Experts say the plan is a "completely unserious" political stunt that will be struck down in court

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Porn in Schools?: Texas GOP Sparks a Moral Panic Ahead of the Primaries

With bans on books and “critical race theory,” Republicans are scapegoating the state’s teachers for political gain.

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US conservatives linked to rich donors wage campaign to ban books from schools

Experts warn trend is accelerating as groups push for bans of works that often address race, LGBTQ issues and marginalized people

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