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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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  • #647
    Yesterday · 5 min

    8.28.2026: Islamic Investigation

    (00:52) Congressman Chip Roy Wants Islamic Community Investigated… (01:33) Tarrant County Democrat Derided ICE as ‘Un-American’… (02:23) Don Huffines Takes on Texas’ Spending Problem… (03:27) Speaker Johnson to South Texas: Trump Is ‘on the Ballot’…

  • #646
    Thursday · 5 min

    8.27.2026: Judge Protects ‘Drag Perverts.’

    (00:45) Paxton Announces $1 Billion Settlement With Meta Over Child Safety… (02:03) Federal District Judge Allows Explicit Shows For Children… (02:56) State Senators Consider Safety Risks From Mexican CDLs… (03:37) Records Show Statewide Transmission Buildout Benefits Wind and Solar…

  • #645
    Wednesday · 6 min

    8.26.2026: Talarico’s China Record

    (00:54) Paxton Accuses Talarico of Being ‘Soft on China’… (01:52) Tren de Aragua Deportation Challenge Dismissed as Moot… (02:44) Houston Murder Suspect Indicted in Stolen Check Scheme… (03:54) Hopper’s Optimistic Forecast For Texas… (05:04) Six Flags Moving Corporate HQ to Arlington…

  • #644
    Tuesday · 4 min

    8.25.2026: Premium surge

    (00:42) Abbott Orders Action as Homeowners Insurance Premiums Surge 79 Percent… (01:42) Court Backs Challenge to Biden’s Gas Stove Regs… (02:17) San Antonio ISD Wants More Debt and a Tax Rate Increase… (03:04) Democrat Candidate Clarifies: Her Cocaine Was on a Straw…

  • #643
    Monday · 4 min

    8.24.2026: Wudu Out

    (00:44) Abbott Wants DOJ To Investigate Muslim Foot-Washing Stations in Texas Airports… (01:42) Paxton Investigates ‘Made with Avocado Oil’ Claims… (02:29) Hood County Removing Its Flock Cameras… (02:54) Lottery Boss Appears in Court over $95 Million Scandal…

  • #642
    August 21 · 5 min

    8.21.2026: Talarico’s Socialist Gospel

    (00:45) Talarico's Socialist Gospel… (02:00) Feds File Fraud Charges in School’s ‘Pass the Trash’ Scheme… (03:12) Mark Teixeira’s Texas… (03:59) Houston Appeals Ruling Against Minority Contracting Program…

  • #641
    August 20 · 5 min

    8.20.2026: Texas Tech’s Puberty Blockers

    (00:52) Comptroller Huffines to Investigate School District Spending… (02:01) Texas Tech Billed Feds for ‘Sex-Rejection’ Treatments on Minors… (03:10) Flock Camera Scrutiny Grows as Two More Agencies Take Action… (04:06) Democrat Candidate’s Criminal Record Includes Cocaine Conviction…

  • #640
    August 19 · 5 min

    8.19.2026: H-1B School Employees?

    (00:35) Abbott: Ban Foreign Funding, H-1B Workers in Public Schools… (01:56) Activists Want Sexually Explicit Books Out of Lubbock ISD Libraries… (02:33) Feds Launch ‘Project Safe Schools’ Initiative in North Texas… (03:21) Minnesota Demands Extradition of ICE Agent…

  • #639
    August 18 · 5 min

    8.18.2026: Paxton Blocks City Tax Hikes

    (00:45) More Than 110 Cities Barred From Raising Taxes Over Audit Failures… (01:36) Ticket Lottery Opens for GOP Midterm Convention in Dallas… (02:22) A&M Trying to Withhold Records about Director of Student Affairs… (03:16) Wright: Energy Independence Should Benefit Americans…

  • #638
    August 17 · 5 min

    8.17.2026: Cartel Fuel

    (00:47) Cartel Fuel Trafficking Threatens Texas Roads… (01:54) Flock Announces Internal Reforms Amid Privacy Backlash… (03:07) Texas Tech Regents Approve Tenure for Professors Without Radical Records… (04:10) Houston Voters to Decide on Marijuana Enforcement, No-Knock Warrant Ban…

  • #637
    August 14 · 6 min

    8.14.2026: DFW’s Islamic Foot Washing Stations

    (00:50) Islamic Foot-Washing Stations Planned for Dallas Airport… (01:57) UT’s New Core Curriculum Set for Full Rollout in 2028… (02:57) Abbott Wants Closed Primary “Prepared to Succeed”… (04:04) Senators Examine Growing Cartel Drone Threat… (05:01) Election Integrity Law That Sent Democrats Fleeing Wins Again in Court…

  • #636
    August 13 · 5 min

    8.13.2026: Talarico’s Gender Makeover

    (00:42) Government Agency Hiding Emails on Controversial Transmission Project… (01:46) Trump Ends Federal Funding for Gender Mutilating Procedures on Children… (02:18) Gender Mutilation Record Comes Under Fire in Senate Race… (03:26) James Talarico’s Big Makeover… (04:33) Fort Worth Issues Moratorium on New Data Centers…

  • #635
    August 12 · 5 min

    8.12.2026: Punishing Predatory Teachers

    (00:48) Abbott Pushes Mandatory 10-Year Prison Sentence for Teacher Sex Crimes… (01:58) USDA Expands Border Surveillance To Combat New World Screwworm… (02:42) Local Government Spending Outpaces Population, Inflation… (03:36) Confusion Over Data Center Audit in East Texas…

  • #634
    August 11 · 5 min

    8.11.2026: Primary Fight Continues

    (00:44) Secretary of State Continues Legal Opposition to Texas GOP… (01:53) Illegal Alien Receives Federal Prison Sentence For Unlawful Re-entry… (02:28) Major Data Center Companies Back Abbott’s Development Standards… (03:46) UNT Will Hide Records About Provost Until After Board Meeting…

  • #633
    August 10 · 6 min

    8.10.2026: The City Council Met…Where?

    (00:51) Abbott Wants to Break Up City Utility Monopolies… (01:49) Data Center Companies Differing Responses To New Texas Rules… (02:47) City Council Holds Meetings ... 100+ Miles Out of Town!… (04:29) Judge: New Secretary of State Must Decide If He'll Fight Closed Primaries…

  • #632
    August 7 · 5 min

    8.7.2026: But, no one votes illegally, right?

    (00:48) Honduran Sentenced to 20 Years for Illegal Re-entry… (01:23) SpaceX Announces Massive Texas Facility… (02:05) UK Subject Pleads Guilty to Illegal Voting in Texas… (03:41) Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to Texas Handgun Trespass Signs…

  • #631
    August 6 · 5 min

    8.6.2026: Subsidizing the Lefties

    (00:38) Criminal Denaturalized in Texas District Court… (01:16) Burnet County Removes Flock Cameras… (01:54) Mosque Approved Despite Citizen Concerns… (03:40) Taxpayers Could Subsidize Six-Figure Tab for Left-Wing Journalism Conference…

  • #630
    August 5 · 5 min

    8.5.2026: Dead Voters

    (00:47) Lawmakers Review Voter Registration System… (01:39) Natural Gas-Powered Data Center Planned for West Texas… (02:15) Deported Honduran Man Sues Houston Over ICE-Related Traffic Stop… (O3:25) New Lawsuit Challenges Texas THC Regulations…

  • #629
    August 4 · 6 min

    8.4.2026: Abbott’s Orders Data Center Audit

    (00:48) Abbott Orders Comprehensive Data Center Audit… (01:44) A&M Officials Discuss ‘Race and Ethnic Studies Institute’ With Attorneys… (02:47) School Choice Program Has Nation’s Largest Waiting List… (04:27) Experts: Chinese‑Linked Platforms Moving Cash for Transnational Cartels…

  • #628
    August 3 · 5 min

    8.3.2026: Sharia Principal Loses

    (00:51) Texas’ Online Child Safety Law Upheld… (01:39) Judge Won't Reinstate School Principal Reassigned Over Pro‑Sharia Posts… (02:42) UNT Tries to Keep Records Hidden About Liberal Provost… (04:03) Harris County Considers AI Cameras for Jail…

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