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Oath Keepers: Galveston County Commissioner Joe Giusti explains why he joined far-right extremist group that attacked US Capitol!

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Galveston, Texas (KTRK) – The commissioner of Galveston County is now explaining why he was once a member of the Oath Keepers. Several members of the far-right group have been charged in connection with the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. ABC13’s partner, The Texas Tribune, reports that more than 3,000 Texans are in the group, including police chiefs. Commissioner Joe Giusti said he is no longer a member of the department’s guards. “I was in the position for a year. The reason I entered is that it makes…

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Texas teachers: New online survey conducted by Charles Butt Foundation shows increase in educators considering leaving profession!

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Houston, Texas — Results from a new online survey of K-12 teachers in Texas, released Thursday, show that most are “seriously considering” leaving the profession this year, a 19% increase from the past two years. The video above is from a previous report. In its third annual Teacher Satisfaction Survey, last spring the Charles Bate Foundation sent an online survey to 1,291 Texas public school teachers randomly selected from the state’s Texas Education Agency’s 2020 teacher list. All of them replied. The Charles Bate Foundation is a nonprofit organization named…

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Uvalde school massacre: The Texas Tribune and other newsrooms sue to force officials to release shooting records!

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The Texas Tribune, along with a host of other news organizations, filed a lawsuit Monday against the city of Uvalde, the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office, and the Uvalde Unified Independent School District, asking a judge to order the release of records related to: May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School. The suit states that local entities unlawfully withheld detailed information about the actions of dozens of law enforcement officers who responded to the massacre, which news organizations requested under the Texas Public Information Act. These records include 911 calls, radio…

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Biden administration can’t force Texas hospitals to provide emergency abortions, judge rules!

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Texas hospitals will not be required to provide emergency abortions after a federal judge ruled that the Biden administration was not authorized to implement such a rule. The video above is from a previous report. U.S. District Judge James Wesley Hendricks ruled in Lubbock that guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services override the relevant federal law provision, Reuters mentioned. The judge’s ruling agreed with the Republican Attorney General of the State of Texas Ken Paxton. Hendricks, appointed by former President Donald Trump, only prevented federal regulators…

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