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One university in Texas is shutting down its "Women's & Gender Studies" program. Today's One Click Survey asks what you think should be done at the state's other institutions. 

This is the Texas Minute for Monday, February 9, 2026.

– Michael Quinn Sullivan 

Paxton Sues Company for Illegally Disposing Wind Turbine Blades

• Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against a recycling company and other affiliates for unauthorized disposal of industrial solid waste after it was discovered that the company was illegally disposing of wind turbine parts in Sweetwater. Addie Hovland has the details.
   
• Global Fiberglass Solutions of Texas LLC, whose primary place of business is located in Kirkland, Washington, was hired by multiple companies to break down and recycle turbine blades and parts. According to Paxton’s suit, the company failed to properly dispose of the materials and instead created a stockpile of more than 3,000 turbine parts.
      
• Paxton is asking the court to issue injunctions that prohibit further industrial solid waste from being placed in the facilities. He also wants the company to be forced to remove all of the unauthorized solid industrial waste. 
      
• Yes, the "green" energy industry really is a dirty scam.

Texas DPS Reveals Plans To Combat Homeland Security Threats

• The Texas Department of Public Safety has released an updated state framework for setting homeland security priorities for the next five years. The new plan is designed to enhance state reaction and prevention for both manmade attacks and natural disasters.
      
• While previous iterations focused largely on border security and border-related issues, the new plan looks more broadly at crime, state infrastructure, and cybersecurity.

TEA Investigating School Admins Tied to Coach’s Misconduct

• Three top administrators in Collinsville Independent School District are targets of state investigations into their actions surrounding alleged misconduct by the district’s championship-winning baseball coach Derrick Jenkins. Get the full story from Erin Anderson.
     
• The Texas Education Agency lists the district superintendent, athletic director, and high school principal as "under review" by the agency's Educator Investigations Division.
     
• Parents have accused the athletic director and principal—husband and wife administrators with supervisory authority over Jenkins—of failing to report past complaints about him. The administrators have also been accused of retaliation against parents and school staff who report misconduct.
      
• No criminal charges have been filed against Jenkins, but the Collinsville Police Department maintains that its investigation into Jenkins’ alleged grooming of girls is ongoing.

Judge Suspended for Unlawful Detention of Attorney

• A Democrat judge in Bexar County, known for keeping an LGBT flag in her courtroom, has been suspended without pay by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for unlawfully restraining an attorney. Travis Morgan details the case.
      
• The trouble began for Judge Rosie Speedlin-Gonzalez in December 2024, when she reportedly handcuffed a San Antonio defense attorney during a courtroom dispute. Speedlin-Gonzales, an outspoken LGBT advocate, was criminally indicted last month for unlawful restraint.
      
• Speedlin-Gonzalez is no stranger to controversy. In 2019, she made headlines for the LGBT rainbow flag. Three years later, a handgun was found in her baggage by airport security; she was fined but did not face charges. The judge has also been admonished for congratulating or praising certain attorneys, creating an appearance of bias. 

Abbott Says Texas Will Fight Radical Islam ‘Every Step of the Way’

• Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is moving aggressively to block the expansion of radical Islamic organizations, restrict the use of H-1B visas by state entities, and ensure illegal border crossings remain at historic lows—regardless of who occupies the White House in the future.
     
• In an interview with Texas Scorecard, Abbott said recent actions by Democrat-run cities and school districts underscore why the state has stepped in to confront groups he has designated as foreign terrorist organizations. "Our schools are not here to sponsor terrorist-based organizations."
     
• The governor also defended his proposal to create a statewide prosecutor. Abbott said the goal is to address what he calls prosecutorial malpractice by certain local district attorneys who refuse to enforce state law.

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Today In History

On February 8, 1825, the presidential election was settled by the U.S. House because none of the four candidates received a majority of votes from the electoral college. While John Quincy Adams placed second behind Andrew Jackson among both electors and the popular vote, members of the House voted for him to lead the executive branch.

Quote-Unquote

"Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air."

– John Quincy Adams​

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Amid criticism of far-left indoctrination taking place, Texas A&M recently announced that it is ending the Women’s & Gender Studies program.

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