Texas Watch

12/08/2025

"The families and their legal team are demanding transparency from Celina ISD, specifically challenging the district’s refusal to release its internal investigation results, which they believe is being shielded by legal privilege."

A group of 17 families has filed a new civil lawsuit against the Celina Independent School District (ISD) and former coach and teacher Caleb Elliott, alleging the district exhibited "conscious indifference" and failed to stop a "known predator" from abusing children.

12/05/2025

"The specific case at issue is a claim from Missouri under whose failure-to-warn law cancer patient John Durnell was awarded $1.25 million.

The case could have far-reaching impacts, as Monsanto faces 100,000 similar suits, according to its court brief."

The Trump administration is backing Monsanto in its effort to get the Supreme Court to shield it from liability over cancer claims related to its Roundup weedkiller, a move that could anger the Tru…

12/04/2025

✏️ Attention Teachers: Looking for meaningful civics content to close out the semester?

The Texas Watch Foundation’s *7A Series* explores the Seventh Amendment and the role of juries in democracy.

📚 Free, classroom‑ready videos and resources available here: https://www.texaswatch.org/foundation/7a-series

12/03/2025

"The traffic violation was one of many times the stop-arm cameras AISD installed on all its buses in 2016 had been recording (and sending tickets to Waymo) over similar violations this school year. District records show since the first week of school, AISD’s system caught Waymo illegally passing its school buses 19 times."

On Nov. 5, email records show Waymo sent Austin ISD’s legal team a letter indicating it had made “certain software updates” to improve performance around school buses.

11/28/2025

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11/17/2025

"Burn Pits 360, a national nonprofit advocating for veterans exposed to toxic hazards, is inviting the public to attend a pivotal court hearing in the case of Texas Department of Public Safety v. Capt. Le Roy Torres."

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMedia Contact: Kalen CottoEmail: kalen@bp360mail.org ROBSTOWN, Texas (Oct. 22, 2025) — Burn Pits 360, a national nonprofit advocating for veterans exposed to toxic hazards, is inviting the public to attend a pivotal court hearing in the case of Texas Department of Public Safet...

11/11/2025

We honor those who served to protect us all.

11/05/2025

In the Fall 2025 edition of "The Rundown," Executive Director Ware Wendell updates the public on what the insurance industry is up to, progress on important appraisal rules for policyholders, school bus safety, and a new video with flood resources for your family. Be sure to check out the links provided below.

10/27/2025

"The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued multiple recalls for vehicles last week, including notices for over 1.4 million Ford and Lincoln vehicles."

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued multiple recalls, including notices for vehicles from Ford, Ram and Tesla.

10/17/2025

Insurance companies need to open their books. More oversight is required to stop them from price gouging us.

Homeowners across America are seeing higher homeowners insurance premiums every year. The first step to solve this problem is an honest look at accurate data. But for years, insurance companies hardly made any information on their prices, claims, and coverage public.

10/01/2025

When it comes to floods in Texas -- seconds matter. These resources can help you prepare and recover.