How the GOP went from championing campus free speech to cracking down on curriculum, protests, speakers — and flags.

Republican John Cornyn, the senior U.S. senator from Texas, says he'll run again in 2026 but is focusing on policy in 2025.

The vote comes amid a broader push by conservative Christians to infuse more religion into public schools and life.

Controlling crime in the downtowns of big Texas cities is important. But handing over control to the state goes too far.

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An interview with legal writer Liz Dye on the dangers that are mounting, now that Trump appears to be defying a judge’s order ...

Louisville coach Jeff Walz was around to watch Alexis Markowski's dad play at Nebraska. Now, he is tasked with trying to stop ...

A little more than 23 years ago, Republican President George W. Bush sat at a desk at a high school in Hamilton, Ohio, and signed a law that would vastly expand the role of the ...

DJ Daniel the Honorary Secret Service Agent refers to 13-year-old terminal brain cancer patient Devarjaye "DJ" Daniel who ...

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During his address to Congress, Trump bragged and threatened that his administration “is just getting started” ...