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Each week day morning, the Texas Minute brings you the real news impacting the Lone Star State. Hosted by Michael Quinn Sullivan, the Texas Minute ensures real Texans start their day with the news and information they need.
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Episodes

2.21.2025: Majority of Texans want school choice.

NGOs Lay Off Workers as White House Halts Funding to Illegal Aliens… School Choice Bill Filed in Texas House… Records Reveal Lawmakers’ Taxpayer-Funded News Sources… UT-Austin Names Interim President…

Feb 21, 20257 minEp. 283

2.20.2025: Obama lawyer keeps power.

Democrat Obama Lawyer Retains Power in Texas House… Dan Patrick Exposes Illicit Lottery Operation… Legislation Would Limit Pay for School Superintendents… Lawmakers Want to Evaluate Higher Ed Accreditation Agencies…

Feb 20, 20257 minEp. 282

2.19.2025: Democrats get tax-funded payday.

House Committee Unilaterally Raises Office Budgets, Gives Democrat Vice Chairs $3.6M in New Pay… USDA Exploring Federal Ban on China Buying U.S. Farmland… Texas Joins Coalition Lawsuit Against New York’s Climate Change Superfund Act… City of Austin Incubating DEI and LGBT…

Feb 19, 20256 minEp. 281

2.18.2025: Teachers caught hurting kids.

Hundreds Protest Transparency, Border Security at State Capitol… Abbott Demands Investigation Into Alleged Secret Transitioning of High School Student… Female Teachers Get Probation After Admitting to Sex With Students… Perryton ISD Football Coach Gets 30 Years for Abusing Student… Dallas ‘Church’ Celebrates Drag, Performer Calls for Sacrificing Trump Supporters…

Feb 18, 20256 minEp. 280

2.17.2025: Paxton takes on DeepSeek.

Ken Paxton Launches Investigation Into Chinese AI App… New York Stock Exchange Announces Expansion Into Texas… Law Would Expand Protections Against Explicit Books in Schools… 'Security Council' Proposed for Research Universities…

Feb 17, 20255 minEp. 279

2.14.2025: Senate passes tax relief.

Texas Senate Passes Property Tax Relief Legislation… House Committee Assignments Keep Democrats in Power… Brooke Rollins Confirmed as US Secretary of Agriculture… Will DEI Crackdowns Drive Out University Faculty?…

Feb 14, 20256 minEp. 278

2.13.2025: Texan confirmed as Trump’s DNI.

Senate Advances Laws to Strengthen Bail… Tulsi Gabbard Confirmed as Director of National Intelligence… Lawmaker Seeks to End Contracts School and Universities Have With Foreign Adversaries… Tren de Aragua Sex Trafficking Ring Leaders Arrested in Houston…

Feb 13, 20256 minEp. 277

2.12.2025: Tax relief advances in Senate.

Senate Committee Recommends $6 Billion in Property Tax Relief… Andy Hopper Wants to Abolish the Texas Education Agency… Texas Commission on Jail Standards Wants Action in Harris County… Tren de Aragua Member Captured In San Antonio…

Feb 12, 20255 minEp. 276

2.11.2025: Burrows promises school choice.

Speaker Burrows Promises Texas House 'Will' Pass School Choice… Legislation Would Cut Off Tax Dollars to Media Outlets in Texas… Lawmakers Want to Bring Ten Commandments, Prayer to Texas Schools… Defunding the ALA…

Feb 11, 20256 minEp. 275

2.10.2025: Trump is watching Texas.

Donald Trump Warns Texas House on School Choice… Math Goes Woke at UT-Austin… Ted Cruz Authors Constitutional Amendment To Stop Democrats From Packing SCOTUS… Harris County Empowers Attorney to Sue Trump… Harris County $120 Million Short for Active Flood Drainage Projects…

Feb 10, 20256 minEp. 274

2.7.2025: Aggie prof blasts Trump over USAID.

Texas A&M Professor Criticizes USAID Shutdown... in Taxpayer-funded, Leftwing Publication… Legislation Would Compel Law Enforcement to Aid ICE Operations… Paxton Demands Proof From 2 School Districts That Boys Are Not in Girls’ Sports… South Texas Teacher Caught in Snapchat Sex Solicitation Sting…

Feb 07, 20256 minEp. 273

2.6.2025: Texas Senate passes school choice.

Texas Senate Passes School Choice… Report: Divest From America’s Enemies… Protestors Rally Against ICE at Texas Capitol… Houston ISD Budgeted $2 Million for Bond Election Prep…

Feb 06, 20256 minEp. 272

2.5.2025: Abbott pushes more tax relief than Legislature.

Gov. Abbott Pushes $10 Billion in Property Tax Relief… Measure Would Legislatively End DEI in Federal Government… Ted Cruz Moves To Put Biden-era Water Heater Mandate on Ice… Hughes Wants to Protect Businesses From Ideological Discrimination… Pastor, Substitute Teacher Arrested Again for Child Sex Crimes…

Feb 05, 20256 minEp. 271

2.4.2025: Illegal aliens threaten conservative journalist.

Paxton Signs Immigration Enforcement Agreement With Trump Administration… Dallas Anti-ICE Protestors Threaten Conservative News Personality… Harrison Legislation Would End DEI-Influenced Courses in Public Universities… Texas Decertifies ES&S E-Pollbooks After Election Day Failures…

Feb 04, 20255 minEp. 270

2.3.2025: Big spending, low results.

Abbott Sets Legislative Agenda, Pushing for Action on Texas Students’ Test Scores Shrink as Spending Grows… New Calls for Termination of U.S. Department of Education… Facilities Designated for Deportation Operations…

Feb 03, 20257 minEp. 269

1.31.2025: Deporting the Jihadists.

President Trump to Cancel Student Visas of Pro-Jihadist… Gov. Abbott Directs State Agencies To Reject ‘Woke’ Gender Ideologies…Houston Mayor Says Police Will Focus on 'Local Issues,' Not Deportations… Harris Health Rep. Says Patients Don’t Have To Reveal Immigration Status… Texas Tech Class Encourages CRT in H.R. Departments…

Jan 31, 20256 minEp. 268

1.30.2025: Abbott backs Trump on border.

Abbott Issues Executive Orders to Back Trump’s Border Crackdown.. In DOGE Push, Keith Self Sets CFPB Funding to $0… Corsicana Councilman Wants DOGE-Style City Committee… Patrick Announces His Top 25 Priorities for the Senate…

Jan 30, 20255 minEp. 267

1.29.2025: Senate committee passes school choice.

Senate Education Committee Passes School Choice… New Poll Reveals Majority of Texans Want Education Savings Accounts… Burrows Blocks Debate on House Staff Citizenship and Tax Relief… Despite Declining Test Scores, Education Commissioner Claims ‘Progress’… Aggressive Offers Add to Ongoing Texas Lottery Controversies…

Jan 29, 20257 minEp. 266

1.28.2025: Tactical force sent to the border.

Abbott Deploys Texas Tactical Border Force to Support Federal Authorities… ‘Unprecedented’ Move: House Leadership to Raise Office Budgets Without a Vote… Speaker Confirms House Rules Were Written by Democrat Lawyer… Early 'State of the State' Announced to Accelerate Legislative Priorities… Ted Cruz Introduces Legislation to End Taxes on Tips… Check out The Advance at 9 a.m. today on X, Facebook, and YouTube.

Jan 28, 20256 minEp. 265

1.27.2025: Senate begins school choice push.

Troops Arrive in El Paso To Secure the Border… Harris County Pays Millions To Defend Illegal Aliens From Deportation… Texas Senate Moves Swiftly on School Choice… Texas State Bar Drops Long-Running Case Against Attorney General Ken Paxton…

Jan 27, 20256 minEp. 264

1.24.2025: Gulf of America.

House Uses ‘Nuclear Option’ To Force Through Rules Empowering Democrats… DOJ Orders Local and State Governments to Comply With Immigration Initiatives… Gov. Abbott Demands Federal Reimbursement for Texas Border Security Costs… LGBT Group Provides ‘Therapeutic Support’ to Houston Students… Renaming the Gulf…

Jan 24, 20256 minEp. 263

1.23.2025: Redefining birthright citizenship.

Brian Babin Seeks to Block Birthright Citizenship for Children of Illegal Aliens… Texas House, Senate Release Initial Budget Drafts… Michael Cloud Appointed to U.S. House DOGE Subcommittee… Harris County to 'Evaluate' Work-From-Home Policy…

Jan 23, 20256 minEp. 262

1.22.2025: Trump unleashes ICE

ICE Agents No Longer Under Biden-era Restrictions… Legislation Expands Prosecutorial Power of the Attorney General… Racing Commission Faces Continued Scrutiny… West Texas Teacher Charged with Sexual Assault of a Child…

Jan 22, 20255 minEp. 261

1.21.2025: A new golden age

Texans Celebrate Trump’s Inauguration and Promise of Golden Age… Texas Challenges Biden’s Parting Ban on Offshore Oil Leases… Chinese Drones Threaten Texas… Legislation Would End Tenure at Texas Public Universities…

Jan 21, 20255 minEp. 260

1.20.2025: Inauguration Day!

Online Lottery Ticket Vendor Partners With Uber… Dan Patrick Names Senate Committee Chairs… Luttrell Introduces Legislation to Combat Human Trafficking… Brandon Waltens Checks In From Washington…

Jan 20, 20255 minEp. 259

1.17.2025: Paxton sues Biden over methane tax.

Texas Sues Biden Admin­is­tra­tion Over ‘Unlawful’ Methane Tax… Senator Proposes State Homeland Security Division… Richardson ISD Allows Boys to Room with Girls on Field Trips… McKinney P&Z Approves Airport Expansion ‘Soundly Rejected’ by Voters…

Jan 17, 20257 minEp. 258

1.16.2025: Burrows starts the slow-walking.

New Speaker Delays House Rules Debate to Latest Date Since '09… Texas Completes 1.5-Mile Border Wall in Starr County… University Degrees Would be Reviewed for Economic Value… Harris County Commissioners Court Attendance Sparks Debate…

Jan 16, 20256 minEp. 257

1.15.2025: Democrats elect Burrows.

Democrat Coalition Propels Dustin Burrows to Speaker of the Texas House… Speaker… Who?… Texas A&M President Backtracks on DEI… Dallas Administrator Claims ‘Loopholes’ Let Boys Play in Girls’ Sports… School District Plans New Offerings on Bible, Arts, Careers…

Jan 15, 20258 minEp. 256

1.14.2025: Will Texans get a tax cut?

Comptroller Reveals $24 Billion Surplus… Lawmakers Want Action on Communist China's Infiltration of Texas Schools… Thousands Urge Abott to Prioritize ‘Stop Sexualizing Texas Kids’… Abbott Orders Flags Raised for Donald Trump’s Inauguration…

Jan 14, 20256 minEp. 255

1.13.2025: ‘Goodfellas’ run Texas House.

Dan Patrick Takes Aim at Shady House Business Dealings… Brandon Gill Introduces REMAIN In Mexico Act… Club for Growth Promises To Hold Lawmakers Accountable on School Choice… Harris County’s LGBT Commission to Host ‘Banned Book’ Fair…

Jan 13, 20257 minEp. 254
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