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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

4.4.2025: Where’s the lottery exec?

Questions Swirl Around Location of Former Lottery Director… EPIC City Developers Hire High-Profile Defense Attorney… House Education Committee Advances School Choice Legislation… Dozens of Suspected Tren de Aragua Members Arrested Outside Austin…

Apr 04, 20256 minEp. 313

4.3.2025: Democrat’s special deal.

Lawmaker’s Real Estate Ties Raise Eyebrows in Texas House Deal… DOJ Charges Canadian National for Texas GOP Website Hack… Attorney General Alleges Houston ISD Engaged in Electioneering… Texas Lottery Vendor IGT Fined for Contract Violations…

Apr 03, 20257 minEp. 312

4.2.2025: Sending illegals to El Salvador.

MAHA Effort to End Taxpayer-Funded Junk Food Moves Forward… Lawmaker Proposes Sending Illegal Alien Inmates to El Salvador Prison… Paxton Supports Trump’s Border Security Orders… Islamic Compound Lacks Construction Permits… Residents Reject Planned Islamic ‘City’…

Apr 02, 20256 minEp. 311

4.1.2025 University of North Texas to ‘Pause’ Drag Shows

University of North Texas System To ‘Pause’ Drag Shows on Campus…Americans Value Energy Independence More Than Fighting Climate Change…Abbott Deploys Texas Rangers To Investigate Islamic Center…Buckingham Calls for Federal Action to Secure Border Islands

Apr 01, 20255 minEp. 310

3.31.2025: House members skip work.

Most Texas House Members Skipped Work… Superintendent Salaries Continue to Climb as Schools Claim They’re Underfunded… Congressional Subcommittee To Question Prosecutor of Hospital Whistleblower… Houston’s Efficiency Project Expanded…

Mar 31, 20256 minEp. 309

3.28.2025: Woke faculty get support.

UT Austin's Interim President Sides with Woke Faculty, Promises to Defend Status Quo… Lawmakers Slam Medicaid Provider for Spying on Patients and Legislators… Islamic Center Under Securities Investigation Amid Growing Scrutiny… Texas Senate Passes Ban on Red Flag Gun Laws…

Mar 28, 20257 minEp. 308

3.27.2025: Abbott moves against EPIC.

State Issues Cease-and-Desist to Islamic Group Over Funeral Violations… State Rep. Calls for End to UT Gender Studies Department Following ‘Transgender Conference’… GOP County Chairs Urge Support for Closed Primary Legislation… Troy Nehls Calls For End of Taxpayer Funding at NPR, PBS…

Mar 27, 20255 minEp. 307

3.26.2025: Paxton takes on EPIC.

Paxton Investigates EPIC Developer for Violations of State Law … Texas Senators Unanimously Approve Biennial Budget… Campaign To Save the Texas Lottery Linked to Abbott Advisor… Brian Harrison Slams House ‘Gaslighting’ Texas… Tarleton Prof Admits To Stealing Nearly $1 Million…

Mar 26, 20257 minEp. 306

3.25.2025: Federal judges gone wild.

Federal Judge Blocks Voter ID Requirement for Texas Mail Ballots… Federal Judge Orders Texas A&M to Host Drag Show… Texas Senators Tackle Squatter Problem… LGBTQIA+ Commission Sets Date for ‘Banned Book’ Fair…

Mar 25, 20256 minEp. 305

3.24.2025: Democrats run House?

Audit Shows Price Tag for Failed Paxton Impeachment… Republican Lawmaker’s Mic Cut by Democrat Chair… Court Blocks Biden-era Rule on Foster Care Providers… Houston ISD Board Votes for New ‘Teacher Excellence System’…

Mar 24, 20256 minEp. 304

3.21.2025: Expelling smartphones.

Senators Pass a Weakened Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying… Texas Tech Medical School Commits to Race-Neutral Admissions… House Committee Considers Ban on Smartphones in Classrooms… Houston ISD Operates 51 Schools Under 50 Percent Capacity…

Mar 21, 20256 minEp. 303

3.20.2025: Dan Patrick targets cannabis.

Dan Patrick Vows to Shut Down THC Shops in Texas… UT Austin Education School Dominated by Critical Race Theory… Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Coppell ISD Over Critical Race Theory… Texans Advocate for Stronger Protections From Civil Suits in Self-defense Cases… Harris County GOP Names County Attorney Preference…

Mar 20, 20256 minEp. 302

3.19.2025: House stalls transitioning ban?

Allegation: House Stalling Ban on Social Transitioning… University of Texas Bans Drag Shows on Campus… Irving Residents Say ‘No’ to Las Vegas Sands’ Casino Plan… Houston-area Arrests Made From Investigation Into Illegal Abortion Clinics…

Mar 19, 20255 minEp. 301

3.18.2025: Sex-swaps on state docs?

Paxton Challenges Power of District Courts to Order Gender-Swaps on Documents… University of North Texas Under Federal Investigation for Race-Exclusionary Practices… Harris County Attorney Announces Run for Empty Congressional Seat… Belton ISD Identifies Another Teacher Arrested for Sex Crime Against Student…

Mar 18, 20256 minEp. 300

3.17.2025: Clock ticking on Session.

Texas Congressman Proposes Ban on Foreign Adversaries Buying US Farmland… Senator Proposes Sweeping Higher Education Reforms… Texas Legislative Session Passes Milestone… Science Teacher Arrested for Solicitation of a Minor… Elementary Teacher Jailed for Child Sex Abuse Material…

Mar 17, 20256 minEp. 299

3.14.2025: Greg Abbott enlists pastors.

Abbott Calls on Pastors to Counter ‘Education Monopolists’ in Texas… Senators Consider Restoring Authority of Attorney General to Prosecute Election Crimes… Paxton Investigates Dallas Over Potential Sanctuary City Policies… US House Members Push Ban on Student Visas for Chinese Nationals…

Mar 14, 20256 minEp. 298

3.13.2025: Protecting gun rights.

Dade Phelan Doubles Down on Meme Regulation… Senators Pass Measures Clamping Down on AI-Generated Porn… Lawmakers Challenge Gambling Lobby Amid Lottery Scandal… Texas Congressman Wants to Block Federal Gun Control During Emergencies… Lawmaker Grills TASB…

Mar 13, 20256 minEp. 297

3.12.2025: Antisemitic art removed from UNT.

School Choice Fight Heats Up in Texas House… ICE Operation Nets 646 Illegal Alien Arrests in Houston… Senators Approve Constitutional Amendment Protecting Parental Rights… UNT Students Remove Art Exhibit After Lawmakers Decry Antisemitism…

Mar 12, 20255 minEp. 296

3.11.2025: Will Texas criminalize memes?

Dade Phelan Wants to Criminalize Political Memes… Trump Administration Converts CBP One App to Self-Deportation App… Senators Consider Proposal to Align State IDs with Biological Sex… Houstonian Charged Under Texas’ New Terrorism Law…

Mar 11, 20256 minEp. 295

3.10.2025: Aggies find a chancellor.

Texas A&M Regents Tap Hegar for Chancellor… Texas Has Five ‘Sinkhole Cities’… Legislation Would End Higher Ed Instruction on Radical Gender Pronoun Use… High School Coach Arrested After Admitting to Sex With Student…

Mar 10, 20256 minEp. 294

3.7.2025: Burrows turns over records.

Speaker Burrows Turns Over House Records for Audit of Impeachment Expenses… House Considers $8 Billion Bump for Government Schools… Legislator Wants to Codify Ban on Race-based Scholarships… ICE Makes Arrests in Houston-Area Sweep…

Mar 07, 20256 minEp. 293

3.6.2025: House pays Democrat $233k.

Texas House Keeps Democrat Adviser on Payroll at $233K… Senators Tackle Public School ‘Obscenity Exemptions’… Two More State Reps. Censured by Local GOP… 'Most Wanted' Illegal Alien Captured in San Antonio…

Mar 06, 20255 minEp. 292

2.5.2025: Trump on the $100 bill.

Catholic Charities of Fort Worth Sues Over Federal Funding Pause… Multiple Texas A&M Courses Center on Gender Ideology… Texas Lottery Commissioners Keep Executive Director, Begin Work on a Courier 'Ban’… Trump on the $100 Bill…

Mar 05, 20257 minEp. 291

3.4.2025: School lobby pays out big salaries.

Officials at Taxpayer-funded TASB Receive Massive Salaries… Senators Consider Stronger Safeguards Against Sexually Explicit Books in Schools… House Committee Considers Property Tax Relief… Harris County Approves Nearly $900k in Legal Reimbursements for County Judge & Staff…

Mar 04, 20256 minEp. 290

3.3.2025: A&M bans on-campus drag shows.

Texas A&M Regents Ban On-Campus Drag Shows… State Senators Threaten to Freeze Funding for Universities… State Vendor IGT Violated Its Contract With the Texas Lottery Commission… Democrat House Chair Melts Down as Republican Confronts State Agency on DEI… Senate Records Reveal Taxpayer-Funded News Sources…

Mar 03, 20257 minEp. 289

2.28.2025: Woke geography at A&M.

A&M Geography Course: Gender Is 'Social Construct’… Amid Lottery Controversies, Senators Approve 'Courier' Ban… Libraries Could Lose Funding for Hosting Drag Queen Story Hours… Houston Business Owners Challenge Minority Contracting Requirements…

Feb 28, 20256 minEp. 288

2.27.2025: A Milestone for School Choice

House Majority Backs School Choice Bill…Texas House Suspends Rules to Honor Group Opposing Voter ID…State Rep. Targets Free Speech in Texas…Paxton Investigates Texas Lottery Over Suspicious Wins

Feb 27, 20256 minEp. 287

2.26.2025: Mass arrests in Colony Ridge.

Mass Arrests in Colony Ridge… Democrat Lawmaker Pockets Pay from Taxpayer-Funded Lobby… Proposed Law Would Allow Ivermectin to be Sold OTC in Texas… Senator Wants to End Faculty Power in University Decision-Making…

Feb 26, 20255 minEp. 286

2.25.2025 The Lottery’s Worst Day (So Far)

If We Can’t Trust the Texas Lottery, the Senate Will End It... Apple To Open Major Manufacturing Facility in Houston… Abbott Says ‘Sharia Cities’ Are Not Allowed in Texas… Amarillo Police Chief Allowed To Retire After Supporting Sex-Abuser School Coach

Feb 25, 20257 minEp. 285

2.24.2025: Protecting Texas from China.

Paxton Seeks Injunction Against NCAA… Legislation Filed to Safeguard Texas Land From Foreign Enemies… Senate Education Committee Advances Teacher Pay Raise Bill… Teacher Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Relationship With Student…

Feb 24, 20256 minEp. 284
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