by Erin Anderson | Jan. 5, 2023 | State
Texas taxpayers are literally forced to fund their own political opposition in the state Legislature. Each legislative session, local governments spend millions of tax dollars on professional lobbyists to push policies in Austin that hurt citizens. With a new session...
by The Salcedo Storm Podcast | Jan. 5, 2023 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch is a dedicated immigration attorney from Austin, Texas with a passion for helping her clients navigate the often-complex and convoluted immigration system. She has a reputation for being an empathetic advocate for...
by Katy Marshall | Jan. 5, 2023 | State
Texas Scorecard has released a new documentary entitled “It’s Not Gonna Lick Itself.” It covers the explosion of hypersexual drag shows across Texas targeting children. Over the past few months, citizens have sounded the alarm over children attending drag shows. The...
by Soli Rice | Jan. 4, 2023 | State
Grassroots organizations including Texas Family Project, True Texas Project, and the Texas GOP have all announced that one of their top priorities for the upcoming session is to end “all-ages” and “family-friendly” drag shows. With the 88th...
by Texas Scorecard | Jan. 4, 2023 | Texas Scorecard Video
Kambree is bringing you the latest update on the multi-year Jeff Younger case. To read the full article, click here.
by Sydnie Henry | Jan. 4, 2023 | State
According to border security experts, Texas state officials—specifically Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton—can do more to protect Texas from the ongoing invasion. “Waiting for the Biden administration to suddenly enact policies that will secure our...
by Soli Rice | Jan. 4, 2023 | State
Since the beginning of pre-filing in the Texas Legislature, lawmakers have been rushing to file measures that would take away many of Texans’ Second Amendment rights. While some lawmakers have pushed to expand gun rights, others have been fighting to block them. Some...
by Texas Scorecard | Jan. 4, 2023 | Commentary
State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst (R-Brenham) wants to ban the governments and citizens of several enemy nations – including Iran, Russia, North Korea, and China – from owning land in Texas. In yesterday’s Texas Minute, we asked readers if they thought her proposal should...
by Erin Anderson | Jan. 3, 2023 | State
UPDATED January 5 to include a link to all proposed House rules changes. A coalition of grassroots Texans is urging Republican lawmakers to unify around a single proposal to stop giving Democrats powerful committee chairmanships in the GOP-led state House—a top...
by Sydnie Henry | Jan. 3, 2023 | State
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that three Texas laws prohibiting Texans from speaking out about the Texas House Speaker race are unconstitutional, despite pushback from two Texas lawmakers: State Reps. Charlie Geren (R–Fort Worth) and Dustin Burrows (R–Lubbock)....
by Katy Marshall | Jan. 3, 2023 | Federal
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is promoting an “LGBTQ Inclusivity” self-assessment for public school employees. While school districts across the country are under fire for exposing children to radical gender ideology and dangerous sexual...
by Texas Scorecard | Jan. 3, 2023 | Federal
Of the 25 Republicans in Texas’ delegation to the United States House of Representatives, only three opposed the election of Kevin McCarthy to the speakership. Those three supported a more conservative nominee. U.S. Reps. Michael Cloud, Chip Roy, and Keith Self...
by The Salcedo Storm Podcast | Jan. 3, 2023 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Texas State Senator, Bob Hall.
by The Salcedo Storm Podcast | Jan. 3, 2023 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
On this Salcedo Storm Podcast: Thane Rosenbaum is an essayist, law professor and Distinguished University Professor at Touro University. He is the author of numerous books of both nonfiction and fiction, and his writings have appeared in major media outlets. His most...
by Luke Marshall | Jan. 2, 2023 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Texas must do better to preserve and conserve our children’s innocence from the sexual revolution that is ravaging them.
by Soli Rice | Jan. 2, 2023 | State
The Texas Supreme Court has ruled against Jeff Younger’s appeal to prevent his ex-wife from moving his 9-year-old son James to California, where he fears she will access child gender mutilation procedures. For years, Jeff Younger has been fighting his ex-wife after...
by Katy Marshall | Jan. 2, 2023 | State
State Rep. Steve Toth (R–The Woodlands) filed a measure that would require school board candidates to run as members of a political party. As clashes over explicit books and radical ideologies in Texas’ public schools intensify, Toth’s legislation, House Bill 221,...
by Sydnie Henry | Jan. 2, 2023 | State
State Reps. Tom Oliverson (R–Cypress) and Harold Dutton (D–Houston) each filed legislation to address the issue of explicit materials in school libraries after nearly two years of parental complaints regarding inappropriate books. Oliverson’s House Bill 338 would...
by Texas Scorecard | Jan. 2, 2023 | Local, Metroplex, Quick Takes
Dallas taxpayers will be footing the bill to turn a hotel into a homeless shelter. First reported by the Dallas Express’ Noah DeGarmo, the project is expected to be launched this spring and will be the fifth such effort by the city. “The City purchased the...
