The Texan Podcast - Daily Rundown - December 3, 2025

Episode Date: December 3, 2025

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Howdy folks, today is Wednesday, December 3rd, and you're listening to The Texans Daily Rundown. I'm the Texans assistant editor Rob Lauchess, and here is the rundown of today's news in Texas politics. First up, President Donald Trump has pardoned and battled U.S. Representative Henry Quayar following an ongoing legal battle involving the congressman, his wife, political consultant. and a number of foreign governments. In a social media post, Trump alleged the Biden administration, quote, weaponized the justice system against their political opponents, end quote, like Quayar. The president said that Quayar spoke out against open borders and that the previous administration would, quote, attack, rob, lie, cheat, destroy, and decimate anyone who dares oppose their far left agenda, an agenda that if left unchecked will obliterate our magnificent country.

Next, State Representative Mitch Little announced at a Wednesday press conference that he filed a lawsuit against Salina Independent School District and former Salina ISD teacher and coach Caleb Elliott on behalf of 17 families of alleged child victims. Caleb Elliott was initially arrested on October 3rd and is currently in custody on charges of recording and photographing students nude in the locker room at Moore Middle School. The victim count is currently around 40 students. There have been allegations that Elliott was transferred to Moore Middle School following inappropriate behavior at a previous school, had a relationship with a student, and placed cameras inside of the locker room. Elliot was charged by a grand jury in the U.S.

Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of Texas on November 14th, with seven counts of production of child pornography and one count of attempted production of child pornography. If convicted of these charges, he faces a minimum of 15 years and a maximum of 30 years in federal prison. In other news, Governor Greg Abbott is now urging the U.S. Treasury Department to investigate the Council on American Islamic Relations for potential removal of its tax-exempt status. In a letter published Tuesday, Abbott directed his inquiry to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant alleging cares, quote, longstanding ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas and its ongoing support for terrorism. The letter states, quote, Americans have generous hearts and federal law wisely creates

incentives to donate to nonprofit organizations that promote the public good. But charity must not become a backdoor to sponsor terrorism, endanger Americans, and subvert our democracy. Care describes itself as a non-profit, grassroots civil rights and advocacy organization. Also, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick plans to prioritize the creation of a new Little Texan Savings Fund during the next legislative session, which would allocate an additional $1,000 to newborn Texas children in addition to new federal Trump accounts. The private investment Trump accounts, seated with $1,000 from the federal government, will go into effect on July 4, 2026, and will be available for American children born between 2025 and

28. It was authored by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and passed by Congress over the summer via the federal funding bill known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a priority of President Donald Trump. Patrick said in an ex post on Wednesday morning, quote, One of my top priorities in the 2027 legislative session will be to pass the new little Texan savings fund to give newborn Texans an additional $1,000 each, invested in the SMP 500 as aligned with the federal program. Patrick estimates it'll cost the state about $400 million of taxpayer funds every year. In addition, the city of Fort Worth is taking targeted action to address ongoing panhandling issues throughout the city that regularly generate complaints from residents and businesses.

On Tuesday, December 2nd, the City Council received an informal report about the Fort Worth Police Department's panhandling enforcement efforts. The FWPD recognizes that panhandling in the city is complex and ongoing with freedom of speech protections, so it has taken action to address the behaviors of panhandlers throughout the city. Last but not least, a suburb just north of Waco is currently the site for a proposed 520-acre data center, but local residents are voicing concerns about the future of the project. Infrakey, a data center investment firm, plans to build up to six data centers.

The city of Lacey Lakeview signed a memorandum of understanding with Inferki in June, the same month the city purchased farmland for the project. Lacey Lakeview and McLennon County remain in negotiations with Inferki about the data center project, which is estimated to be valued at $10 billion. Thanks for listening. To support the Texan, please be sure to visit the texan.News and subscribe to get full access to all of our articles, newsletters, and podcasts.