by Erin Anderson | Jul. 22, 2020 | Local
Bucking a trend among their North Texas neighbors, Prosper Independent School District officials are sticking with plans to offer parents what they want: the choice to send their students to school for in-person learning or keep them home for remote virtual...
by Robert Montoya | Jul. 22, 2020 | Local, State
As Texas is dotted with mask mandates from both state and local governments, businesses are now caught in the middle of conflicting government orders, according to a former state legislator who practices healthcare law. The general public and businesses both seem...
by Conversations | Jul. 22, 2020 | Texas Scorecard Podcasts
Join Texas Scorecard Managing Editor Brandon Waltens for a conversation with Chad Prather. Chad is the host of The Chad Prather Show and has announced he will run for Governor of Texas. Chad can also be seen on TheBlaze.
by 1836 Studios | Jul. 22, 2020 | Texas Scorecard Video
Join Texas Scorecard Managing Editor Brandon Waltens for a conversation with Chad Prather. Chad is the host of The Chad Prather Show and has announced he will run for Governor of Texas. Chad can also be seen on TheBlaze.
by Jacob Asmussen | Jul. 22, 2020 | Local
AUSTIN — In the “Live Music Capital of the World,” government officials have recently forced at least 132,000 citizens out of work and are now on the brink of killing off a whole local industry—live music. “I think there’s a real risk of losing 90 percent of...
by Robert Montoya | Jul. 21, 2020 | Local
An email containing Marxist propaganda sent by a counselor at the Plano Independent School District has been confirmed to be authentic. The documents promote key demands of the Black Lives Matter movement, but school officials said the webinar “was not authorized, nor...
by Erin Anderson | Jul. 21, 2020 | Local
Another North Texas county health department is shutting down back-to-school plans, barring all local districts from holding in-person classes for weeks due to fear of the Chinese coronavirus. Today, Tarrant County’s local health authority, Dr. Catherine Colquitt,...
by Brandon Waltens | Jul. 21, 2020 | State
Amid rumors that Gov. Greg Abbott is considering shutting down portions of the state’s economy or empowering local officials to do it for him, two prominent Republican lawmakers are making headlines this week after aggressively opposing such a measure....
by Brandon Waltens | Jul. 21, 2020 | State, Uncategorized
After serving 15 years on the state’s highest civil court, Justice Paul Green announced he will be retiring in August, leaving the spot vacant for Gov. Greg Abbott to appoint a replacement. Green was originally elected to the Texas Supreme Court in 2004, after...
by Rachel Bovard | Jul. 21, 2020 | Commentary, Federal
It hasn’t escaped the notice of most Americans that, to put it mildly, things in the country are not going well. But one group of people hasn’t seemed to pick up on it, yet: Congress. To be more precise, the Republican-led Senate. As American cities burn, police...
by Robert Montoya | Jul. 20, 2020 | Local
Latest data show recoveries from the Chinese coronavirus continue soaring statewide. Out of Texas’ population of over 29 million, 3,958 have tragically died from the virus, and nearly 175,000 have recovered. As of Monday, recoveries continue rising and deaths are low...
by Erin Anderson | Jul. 20, 2020 | Local
Students in one of the largest school districts in Texas will start the school year with a choice of on-campus or online classes, despite other districts keeping campuses closed until September due to fear of the Chinese coronavirus. “We believe the best place for a...
by Thomas Warren | Jul. 20, 2020 | Local
Canyon Independent School District trustees voted last week to appoint Matt Parker to the Place 5 seat on the school board. Parker, vice president of cardiovascular services at the BSA Healthcare System in Amarillo, was selected by trustees after the board sought...
by Brandon Waltens | Jul. 20, 2020 | State
According to Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, the state government can expect to pull in less money than it needs to meet its obligations—a development that could force the Texas Legislature to convene in a special session this year. On Monday, Hegar announced his...
by Robert Montoya | Jul. 20, 2020 | Local
UPDATE 7/20/20 1:30 PM: Within 30 minutes of publication, UNT College Democrats issued the following reply to our press inquiry: “UNT College Democrats condemns any threats made against YCT or their Chairwoman Kelly Neidert. No threats of violence have ever been...
by David Vasquez | Jul. 20, 2020 | Local
Despite Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent statewide mask order and limits on public gatherings, local Rio Grande Valley politicians are not satisfied. Democrat county judges in Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr, and Willacy counties have joined the public calls for Abbott to return...
by Robert Montoya | Jul. 20, 2020 | Life
At a meeting of a North Texas commissioners court, a woman testified about her personal struggles at work and with others who are ostracizing her because she cannot wear a mask. She implored elected officials to be more clear with the public when relaying exemptions...
by Brandon Waltens | Jul. 20, 2020 | State
Allen West will be the next chairman of the Republican Party of Texas after delegates to the party’s convention voted overwhelmingly to replace incumbent Chairman James Dickey. West is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and served a term in Congress,...
by Brandon Waltens | Jul. 19, 2020 | State
As part of the Republican Party of Texas’ virtual convention this weekend, party delegates voted to declare eight legislative priorities for the next two years. Delegates were able to vote on 15 different priorities, as decided by the legislative priorities committee...
by Brandon Waltens | Jul. 17, 2020 | State
Update: The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has since issued a stay against the ruling. In the latest turn of events in a tumultuous week for the Republican Party of Texas’ state convention, a federal judge has ruled that the party may go forward with an in-person...
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