5/19/26 Trump Endorses ‘MAGA Warrior’ Ken Paxton

County Judge Sent to Jail

-Suspended Fort Bend County Judge KP George Sentenced to Six Months in Jail -Higher Education Ombudsman Office Receives Avalanche of ‘Harassing & Profane’ Comments -Two Men Sentenced for Smuggling Illegal Aliens and Assaulting Federal Agents in Texas

What We Know about the Republican Midterm Convention

-Republicans Expected to Hold Rare Midterm Convention in Dallas -Lawmakers Join Push to Pause Transmission Lines -Houston Controller Calls for Suspension of Whitmire Advisor as Formal Investigation Begins

Mass Exodus from Public Schools

-Public School Closures Mount Amid Enrollment Declines -Higher Education Administrators Conference Promotes DEI Themes -Runoff Voters Chose New Mayors in Frisco and Denton

Texas GOP Convention Kicks Off

-Texas GOP Convention Opens With Calls for Unity Ahead of November -AG Paxton Says ‘Skill’ Gaming Machines Can Still Violate Texas Gambling Laws -Houston City Council Passes $7.5 Billion Budget

New Rules for Data Centers

-Abbott Directs Regulators To Make Data Centers Pay Their Own Infrastructure Costs -Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Touts Border Wall Progress -Houston Homeless Hub Begins Soft Opening Under Harris Center Management