How a secret recording upended Texas A&M — #TheTexasTribune

A bigoted #MAGA student didn't approve of the #LGBTQIA materials covered in a course about children's literature. The materials were described in the syllabus, so they weren't a surprise. However, the student decided to go for blood, made a secret recording while she objected to the materials in class, then demanded faculty and staff be fired.

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/09/19/texas-a-m-welsh-firing-professor-gender-mccoul/

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How a secret recording of a gender identity lecture upended Texas A&M

Officials have struggled to detail the exact reasons for the A&M professor’s termination, citing a technical issue with her course description. Faculty say the move was politically motivated.

The Texas Tribune
West Texas Pastor Who Used Illegal Donations From Churches to Campaign for Office Is Fined $3,500

Fines issued to Scott Beard of Abilene’s Fountaingate Fellowship and two pastors follow reporting from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune that revealed the churches donated to his campaign for local office despite state and federal prohibitions.

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Hey kids! Look what I found:

#TheTexasTribune 2 December 2023 updated 3 december 2023

by #RobertDownen

#Texas #GOPieceOfShit executive committee rejects proposed ban on associating #Nazisympathisers and Holocaust deniers

Tells you everything you need to know!

#GegenNazis #NazisRaus #rightwing #farright #NoNeoNazis

“Someone tell me what to do”

Across the country, states require more training to prepare students and teachers for mass shootings than for those expected to protect them. The differences were clear in Uvalde, where children and officers waited on opposite sides of the door.

The Texas Tribune

Ken Paxton Was Impeached

I'm giddy.

Texas House names Ken Paxton impeachment managers; Senate trial will start by Aug. 28

On Monday evening, the Senate unanimously adopted a resolution that laid out an initial timeline for the next steps. The Senate appointed a seven-member committee that will prepare recommendations on the rules of procedure for the trial and then present

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Ken Paxton Was Impeached - Mason Pelt

I’m giddy. Texas House names Ken Paxton impeachment managers; Senate trial will start by Aug. 28 RELATED  Daniel Perry Sentencing

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Texas Legislature May Weaken Anti-slapp Laws

Texas has a very strong anti-slapp law, and that's a good thing. Laws preventing strategic lawsuits against public participation are probusiness. In absence of a strong law preventing the

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Texas Legislature May Weaken Anti-slapp Laws - Mason Pelt

Texas has a very strong anti-slapp law, and that’s a good thing. Laws preventing strategic lawsuits against public participation are probusiness. In absence of a strong law preventing the player on the board with the most money from launching frivolous claims that other players cannot afford to defend, the game is broken. Executive Roof Services sued […]

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